The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 2,743 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. In addition, on Monday 4 April, 4,990 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. This leads to a total of 7,733 new cases of Covid-19 being reported in Ireland today. As of 8 am today, 1,360 COVID-19 … Read more
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, has opened a new Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board (MSLETB) Hospitality and Catering Training Centre in Sligo. This new facility will train apprentice chefs and staff for the hospitality, tourism, and food sectors. The facility will be used in the … Read more
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has announced a short extension to the closing date for its Multi-Species Swards Measure. The Measure will now close at midnight on 14th April. It had been due to close at midnight on 4th April. As of Monday lunchtime, over 800 farmers had applied for the Measure. … Read more
US company Workday, Inc. a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, announced that it intends to create 1,000 new jobs over the next 2 years at its European headquarters in Dublin, increasing its Ireland-based workforce by approximately 60%. This investment is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland. In addition, to support its future growth … Read more
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 3,164 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. In addition, on Sunday 3 April, 3,354 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. On Saturday 2 April, the HPSC was notified of 3,750 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. 4,045 people registered a positive antigen test through the … Read more
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science, Simon Harris, has officially opened the new Atlantic Technological University (TU). Atlantic TU sees the dissolution of Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Institute of Technology Sligo, and Letterkenny Institute of Technology. Speaking at the launch event, Minister Simon Harris called the creation of the new Atlantic … Read more
Dublin Zoo has opened its newest habitat –’The Himalayan Hills’ for Red Pandas and Snow Leopards. Inspired by the natural habitat of Red Pandas and Snow Leopards in the wild, the Himalayan mountain range, the new area will reflect the look and feel of a Nepalese Village. With its colorful roofs and prayer flags, visitors … Read more
The Facebook group called Indian Ladies In Ireland (ILI) has taken up an initiative called ‘Feed the Homeless’. Indian Ladies in Ireland (ILI) group has taken up an initiative, called ‘Feed the Homeless’ to feed the homeless, poor, and needy people in Dublin City Centre. This fundraiser is organized by Supriya Singh in association with … Read more
The Government has taken the first step towards providing free school books for children at the primary level with a €1 million pilot project which will benefit more than 60,000 students. The Children’s Minister, Roderic O’Gorman announced the roll-out of the First 5 My Little Library Initiative. The initiative will see more than 60,000 children … Read more
The Government should produce an emergency budget to release further support for people struggling amid the cost-of-living crisis, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said. Ms McDonald said speed is of the essence when it comes to rolling out additional mitigations for families now living in a “permanent state of panic”. On Friday, Tanaiste … Read more
A man in his 20s has been shot dead in Finglass, north Dublin. The horrifying shooting happened in the Deanstown Avenue area of Finglas on Sunday morning. Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene at approximately 4:30 am where a man was discovered with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A … Read more
The Government is planning to meet with unions soon over the public sector pay deal. It comes after unions triggered a review due to the rising cost of living. This year no public servant will get a pay increase above 1.5 percent, but inflation’s predicted to be 6 or 7 percent. Chair of ICTU’s Public … Read more
A woman in her early 50s has been died after becoming unwell at the summit of the Galtymore Climb on the Galtee Mountains in Co Tipperary. Gardaí confirmed officers from Cahir assisted Mountain and Coast Guard Rescue teams in removing the woman’s body from the summit on Saturday afternoon A statement from gardaí revealed, “At … Read more
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has recalled some Ferrero Kinder Surprise 20g and Kinder Surprise 20g x3 with best before dates between 11th July 2022 and 7th October 2022 due to the possible presence of Salmonella. EHOs are requested as part of their routine checks to verify that the implicated products are recalled from … Read more
The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media is seeking to establish a panel of suitably qualified individuals to fill vacancies that may arise for the position of Services Officer in its offices in Killarney, Co. Kerry. The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media’s mission is to lead the sustainable … Read more