As part of the City Development Plan Review,poster competition based on “My vision for Dublin” is open now for Dublin primary school kids from 3rd- 6th class. The deadline has been extended until April 30th and I’m looking forward to seeing your creations. In their entry students are welcome to focus on any or all of the … Read more
On the basis of latest restrictions imposed on Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) and the confusion it has created amongst OCI cardholders over interpretation of the brand new guidelines, the federal government is engaged on a web based system to offer permission for restricted actions. In a gazette notification early this month, the government imposed … Read more
Five new walk-in Covid-19 test centres are to be opened in areas of high transmission tomorrow.The tests will be free of charge and a GP referral will not be needed to attend the centres. Four new sites will open in Dublin, at Tallaght Stadium, Irishtown Stadium, Blanchardstown Centre – Mr Price Carpark and Grangegorman Primary Car … Read more
The latest report from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre shows there were 24 outbreaks in schools in the last week – three times the number of outbreaks last week which was eight. A total of 47 cases were identified within those school outbreaks.Outbreaks in childcare facilities also increased by eight to 16.Private houses remains the … Read more
If you have experienced sexual assault and want to report the rape or sexual assault, you should go to a Sexual Assault Treatment Unit as soon as possible. The best time for forensic samples to be collected is within the first 72 hours (3 days) after the assault but samples can still be collected within … Read more
Opening today the enchanting Royal Canal Greenway is 130km of level towpath, ideal for walkers, runners and cyclists of all ages and stages. Starting in cosmopolitan Maynooth, it follows the 200 year old canal through friendly Enfield and lively Mullingar to charming Cloondara in Longford, with cafés, picnic spots and attractions along the way. Rustic … Read more
The iReport is a human rights monitoring tool which takes the form of half-yearly and thematic observatories on racist incidents in Ireland. It is published by Irish Network Against Racism, INAR .The iReport observatory compiles its data from information submitted by people who have been subjected to racism, by frontline anti-racist organisations, trade unions and … Read more
The Government has today approved the final text of legislation to set Ireland on the path to net- Zero emissions no later than 2050 , and to a 51% reduction in emissions by the end of this decade. The Bill will also provide the framework for Ireland to meet its international and EU climate commitments … Read more
The Minister for Justice asked the cabinet to approve a proposition on children who born in Ireland to Non Irish couple should be given citizenship from 3 years since birth. As of now children of non Irish parents should live there for 5 years to gain citizenship. Children who already applied for citizenship after living … Read more
All passengers arriving into Ireland from designated States after 4am on the morning of Friday, 26 March are now required to pre-book accommodation in a designated quarantine facility, and to pre-pay for their stay. This is applicable to all transit travelers coming through any GCC country from India. From Friday, all travellers into Ireland from … Read more
Workday, Inc. (NYSE: WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, opened its new European headquarters office in Dublin in October 07,2015, in the heart of the north inner city. Then they had plans to create another 200 highly-skilled jobs for the city over the next three years. Yesterday Workday announced that it will create … Read more
Employment Wage Subsidy scheme(EWSS) was designed to assist employers and employees impacted by the Covid-19 virus, and to encourage companies to keep their workers on the payroll. The Financial Provisions (Covid-19) (2) Act 2020 (Act No. 8 of 2020) was signed into law on Saturday 1 August 2020. It inserted section 28B into the Emergency … Read more
The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, is pleased to announce an increase of 120 medical intern posts plus additional postgraduate training places and Post CSCST Fellowship posts for July 2021. The Minister is committed to increasing the medical workforce and this approach is a positive step as it offers more opportunities for training doctors, … Read more
An agreement signed today in a virtual ceremony establishes Glacier National Park in Montana, USA, and Killarney National Park in County Kerry, Ireland, as “sister parks”. The arrangement furthers international cooperation between the two countries and facilitates collaboration related to the management these cherished, protected places. Killarney National Park, managed by the National Parks and … Read more
PRESIDENT Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina have received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. The news was revealed via President Higgins’ social media account on Monday afternoon. The President will hope to return at a later date to public duties and events outside Áras an Uachtaráin. He has been unable to them … Read more