The new Dublin Regional Enterprise Plan to 2024 was launched by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment on 1 April 2022 in TU Dublin within the Dublin Enterprise Zone. The new Plan includes projects and initiatives across the four Dublin local authorities (Dublin City Council, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown, Fingal, and South Dublin). Stakeholder consultation … Read more
A man in his 20s has died after a single-vehicle collision in Co Tipperary in the early hours of the morning. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the fatal collision that occurred at around 12.45 am at Greenane, Tipperary town. The man who was the driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene … Read more
Fraud crimes in Ireland increased by 116% in the last quarter as gardaí continued to warn the public to watch out for con artists. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has published the latest Recorded Crime statistics, which cover Quarter 4 (Q4) 2021 and the full-year results. Commenting on the release, Jim Dalton, Statistician, said: “Recorded Crime statistics … Read more
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, has today announced 27 new academic and industry research collaborations on behalf of Science Foundation Ireland, valued at €2.1million. The SFI Industry RD&I Fellowship Programme will support the temporary placement of academic researchers in 19 companies. These researchers undertake research projects across a … Read more
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 5,750 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. In addition, on Thursday 31 March, 5,089 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. It brings the combined total of Covid-19 cases reported today to 10,839. As of 8 am today, 1,472 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of … Read more
Ireland’s Census 2022 takes place on Sunday 03 April. Every person present in Ireland on this night is legally required to be included on a Census form. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today requested that anyone who has not yet received a Census form, or been contacted by an enumerator, makes contact with them … Read more
Art and mindfulness session for children with mindfulness coach Orlaith O’Sullivan will be held at the Swords library in Dublin. This mindfulness session is part of the Hello How Are You? campaign. Orlaith O’Sullivan Orlaith O’Sullivan is a mindfulness educator, poet, and writer. She is also the founding member of the Community of Contemplative Education, … Read more
Following on from the package of measures announced last week to provide support to Irish farmers, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue T.D., has launched the Tillage Incentive Scheme. The Tillage Incentive Scheme (TIS) is a support measure for farmers to incentivise the increase in eligible tillage crops in 2022 to reduce … Read more
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, has today published a report on discrimination in Ireland. The report compiles data from a number of sources to provide data on the experience of discrimination reported by three groups: persons aged 18 years and over, children aged 12-17 years and Travellers and Roma. The … Read more
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 5,252 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. In addition, on Wednesday 30 March, 6,489 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. It brings the combined total of Covid-19 cases reported today to 11,741. As of 8 am today, 1,535 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of … Read more
Four benches and a number of high-tech bins have been burnt out in a popular south Dublin park. The damaged benches in Herbert Park in Ballsbridge are estimated to cost €2,000 each to repair. And the BigBelly bins are worth around €3,000 each. It is understood the benches and bins are being burnt with petrol, or some … Read more
Dublin Bus is hosting a recruitment day in April to find 450 new drivers and 50 engineering employees including mechanics and engineering operatives. The recruitment day will be on Saturday 2 April (10 am – 6 pm) at the Technical Training School, Broadstone. The company is offering competitive salaries packages for all positions. The benefits … Read more
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 5,381 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. In addition, on Tuesday 29 March, 7,127 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. As of 8 am today, 1,610 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of whom 49 are in ICU.
Plans for major reform of the Leaving Certificate have been hailed as “a momentous move” by the Children’s Rights Alliance. The alliance welcomed an announcement from the Department of Education of plans to overhaul subject curricula, aiming to reduce reliance on final exams and move towards increased teacher-based assessment. It said the proposed reforms, informed … Read more
The government has today approved high-level proposals for a National Centre for Research and Remembrance. The National Centre, to be located on the site of the former Magdalen Laundry in Sean MacDermott St in Dublin city centre, will stand as a National Memorial to honour all those who were resident in Mother and Baby Homes, Industrial Schools, … Read more