Rate of racial assaults observed in 2019 continued in 2020 despite the lockdown impact in Ireland

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

Children born in Ireland for non Irish parents will get citizenship in 3 years !!! Justice minister seeking approval from cabinet

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

Mandatory hotel quarantine in Ireland to come into effect for TRAVELERS arriving from 33 countries from Friday

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, the HR and financial management software company increasing company’s Irish workforce by 30%.

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

What is Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS)?

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

Minister for Health approves increase in number of Medical Intern and Postgraduate Training Places

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

Glacier National Park in Montana, USA, and Killarney National Park in County Kerry, Ireland are “sister parks”

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 Higgins and Sabina were grateful to receive their first COVID-19 vaccination from their local GP on Friday

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

Four players have been ruled out of the Republic of Ireland squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers

Four players have been forced to withdraw from the Republic of Ireland squad through injury as Conor Coventry receives first senior call-up.Burnley defender Kevin Long, Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, Swansea City midfielder Conor Hourihane and Bristol City winger Callum O’Dowda have all been ruled out.Blackburn defender Darragh Lenihan has been called up and West Ham … Read more

India stares at the second Covid wave- last 24 hours witnessed biggest single-day jump since November 7

With a daily increase of 39,726 in total cases, the most in a day since November 29 last year, India’s tally of coronavirus cases has risen from 11,474,605 on Thursday to 11,514,331 – an increase of 0.3%. Death toll has reached 159,370, with 154 fatalities in a day. Now the ninth-most-affected country by active cases, fourth by … Read more

Saudi Aramco will ensure China’s energy security as its highest priority for the next 50 years and beyond.

Saudi Aramco will ensure China’s energy security remains its highest priority for the next 50 years and beyond as new and existing energy sources run in parallel for some time, CEO Amin Nasser told the China Development Forum on Sunday. Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, retained its position as China’s top supplier in … Read more

Today is Census day for England and Wales – Households face £1,000 fine if they fail to fill out form or supply false information

On 21 March 2021, the decennial 2021 United Kingdom census, called Census 2021, will occur throughout most of the United Kingdom. The census in Scotland will take place in 2022, known as Scotland’s Census 2022. It will be administered by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) in England and Wales, by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency in Northern Ireland, and by the National Records of Scotland in Scotland. Census … Read more