Due to the extreme nature of Storm Eunice and the threat of multi-hazard weather events as confirmed by Met Éireann, the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth is advising that early learning and care (ELC) and school-age childcare (SAC) services in counties where Status Red wind warnings are in place and in counties … Read more
Minister of State for Disabilities, Anne Rabbitte, today welcomed the launch of a telephone information line for the autistic community. This initiative is being operated by AsIAm and is part-funded by the HSE. With HSE support, AsIAm proposes to operate the Information Line for 4 hours per day, 5 days per week. The aim of … Read more
The Department of Education has advised schools in seven counties to close on Friday due to Storm Eunice. The affected counties are Cork, Kerry, Donegal, Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim, and Roscommon. Due to the extreme nature of Storm Eunice and the threat of multi-hazard weather events as confirmed by Met Éireann, the Department of Education is … Read more
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 5,035 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. Additionally, 4,406 more positive antigen tests have been registered on the HSE website, bringing the day’s cases to a combined total of 9,441. There has been a total of 6,399 deaths related to COVID-19 notified in Ireland. This includes 108 deaths … Read more
A 6-week resilience-building program for women has been introduced by the South Dublin County Sport Partnership. This program with the help of proven psychological techniques aims to educate women on how to develop a healthy mindset to manage anxiety, cope with life’s pressure and build confidence. In addition, it will teach potentially life-saving self-defense techniques. … Read more
A U.S. patient with leukemia has become the first woman and the third person to date to be cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant from a donor who was naturally resistant to the virus that causes AIDS, researchers reported on Tuesday. The case of a middle-aged woman of mixed race, presented at … Read more
Irish-language feature An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) has taken two honors after its world premiere at the 72nd Berlin film festival. The film, written and directed by Colm Bairéad and based on the short story Foster by Claire Keegan, has won the grand prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury for best film and received a special … Read more
A 59-year-old Cork man has been jailed for 3½ years for claiming pensions for his dead parents for 33 years and defrauding the State of more than €500,000. Donal (Don) O’Callaghan, of Churchfield Green, Churchfield, claimed the pensions of his parents Donald and Eileen from 1987 to 2020. His father died in 1987, eight years after his mother’s death … Read more
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 5,268 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. Additionally, 4,613 more positive antigen tests have been registered on the HSE website, bringing the day’s cases to a combined total of 9,881. There has been a total of 6,399 deaths related to COVID-19 notified in Ireland. This includes 108 deaths … Read more
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (16 February 2022) published the Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) in December 2021. Residential property prices rose by 14.4% in the 12 months to December 2021, up slightly from 14% in November. In Dublin, residential property prices saw an increase of 13.1%, while property prices outside Dublin were … Read more
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, T.D. concluded the first leg of an Irish Agrifood trade mission to the Gulf region, with a series of government and business engagements. The Minister met his UAE counterpart her excellency H.E. Mariam Al-Mheiri and signed a Memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field … Read more
Cahir Castle, which has stood proudly for more than 700 years on its rocky island over the River Suir and is managed by the Office of Public Works (OPW), has won the European Film Commissions Network (EUFCN) Location Award 2021. Nominated by Screen Ireland as the location for The Green Knight, Cahir Castle won by … Read more
The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with responsibility for Research and Development, Martin Heydon, T.D. has announced the participation of his Department in a new European-led research Call on ‘A Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life. The call will be rolled out under the EU Joint Programming Initiative. … Read more
Santry Community Garden located within the Santry Demesne public park in Dublin has been voted among the world’s top ten Green Flag sites. The Green Flag Award for Parks is the mark of a quality park or green space and is recognised throughout the world. An Taisce Environmental Education have been operating this scheme within the … Read more
Gardaí seized about 80 electric scooters and bicycles, believed to be stolen, during a series of searches in south Dublin in connection with an ongoing investigation. Over thirty of the electric scooters and bicycles have been identified and returned to their owners. Gardaí are now looking for the public’s help to reunite the rest with … Read more