Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, has announced that the €125 once-off Fuel Allowance payment will be paid to 372,000 households from today. The payment, on top of regular Fuel Allowance, was agreed as part of the government’s €505 million packages aimed at mitigating the effects of rising energy costs. Households will receive the payment … Read more
If your child is interested in art, what better way to encourage their talents than the Dublin Desi Artists Collective, a platform formed in order to showcase the artistic talents of people of Indian origin living in Dublin. The Dublin Desi Artists Collective (DDAC) is all set for this year’s series of events and competitions … Read more
Badminton lovers… Here’s some amazing news for you. Kerala Junior Badminton Club, a space dedicated to training young badminton fans, has been officially inaugurated by the North West Dublin TD, Mr. Paul McAuliffe. The inauguration of this Junior Club was held on 7th March 2022, at Poppintree Sports Centre in Ballymun, Dublin. The Beginning Kerala … Read more
Irish premier Micheal Martin has said commodity prices are “going through the roof” as he warned people to expect an economic impact from Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Taoiseach said the conflict will affect how much products cost and said a possible shortage of grain will have “very serious repercussions”. Ireland is heavily reliant on … Read more
The number of people with Covid-19 in hospital has risen by almost 60% in the last two weeks. As of 8 am today, there were 957 patients with the virus, a rise of 62 on the same time yesterday. The figure represents the highest level in just under eight weeks, since 18 January, when it … Read more
Russia said Sunday that negotiators were making headway at talks to resolve fighting in Ukraine, more than two weeks after President Vladimir Putin ordered his army over the borders of its pro-Western neighbor. Leonid Slutsky, a senior member of Russia’s negotiating team, told the state-run television network RT that “significant progress” was made following several … Read more
Dublin Airport is set to have its busiest week since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Almost 800,000 people are expected to go through the airport over the next 12 days. This St Patrick’s Day is the first one since the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions with people all over the world eager to celebrate. Dublin … Read more
The Taoiseach and Prime Minister Boris Johnson have held a bilateral meeting on Saturday afternoon. They discussed the brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine and the profound global security, economic and humanitarian consequences. The Taoiseach, who had just come from a meeting of EU leaders in Versailles, emphasised the strength and unity of the EU response. … Read more
The Russian Embassy in Ireland has released a statement to Irish media, claiming that the bombing of a maternity hospital in Ukraine was a “hoax, carefully staged by the Ukrainian nationalists”. In a statement issued today, the Russian Embassy said the incident was created by “Ukrainian propaganda” and that the Russian Armed Forces are “not fighting the … Read more
A man in his 20s was arrested during a raid in North Dublin on Friday, where gardaí seized €157,000 worth of suspected cannabis. Gardaí said as part of ongoing investigations targeting persons suspected to be involved in organised crime operating in the Artane area, a joint intelligence-led operation was conducted by the Garda National Drugs … Read more
Traditional music legend Pete St John, who wrote world-famous ballads such as The Fields of Athenry and The Rare Auld Times, has died at the age of 90. Pete St John died peacefully earlier today at Dublin’s Beaumont Hospital, his family said. He is best known for writing The Fields of Athenry was written in … Read more
The United States and its allies moved Friday to end normal trade relations with Russia, as President Joe Biden vowed the West would make Vladimir Putin “pay the price” for his invasion of Ukraine. Biden announced the new step, which would enable Western nations to inflict steep tariff hikes on Russian goods, in coordination with … Read more
The biggest gathering of Indians in Ireland, the Kerala House Carnival, is back with a bang. This mega event will be held on 18th June 2022 at Lucan Youth Centre, Primrose Lane, in Dublin. Kerala House Carnival Kerala House Carnival is the biggest get-together of Indians in Ireland. Since their formation in 2010, they have … Read more
Migrant Nurses Ireland (MNI) has been invited by NMBI (Nursing And Midwifery Board Of Ireland) yesterday, 10th March for a lunch to take MNI’s input to the 2023 – 2025 strategy statement, as NMBI is seeing MNI as an important stakeholder. MNI raised a number of important issues in the meeting which were listened to very … Read more
Please sign this petition against the proposed introduction of a toll roll in Dublin airport at drop-off and collection point. The Dublin Airport Assosicstion had said they hope this introduction will inspire more people to use public transport, however with the current Public transport in Ireland – the airport is very inaccessible to many people on … Read more