The Taoiseach is in Brittany for a summit of leaders on protecting the world’s oceans. Up to 40 world leaders are participating in the first high-level summit dedicated to the ocean. Hosted by the French president, Emmanuel Macron, as a highlight of France’s six-month EU presidency, the three-day summit will also focus on efforts to improve … Read more
A 12-year-old boy has been killed in an overnight road crash in Co Limerick. He was driving a car that was in collision with a lorry on the N21 at Rineroe. It happened just before 2 am this morning at Rineroe near Adare. Gardaí says the driver of the car was the sole occupant of … Read more
The Government announced a €290 million package of measures designed to address rising costs and inflation on Thursday, with the “centrepiece” a cut in the electricity bill of every household of €200. Public transport fares are set to be cut by 20 percent from April for the rest of the year and the Government has … Read more
An Irish woman who is a full legal parent of her non-biological children under Australian law is asking the High Court for an order quashing the State’s alleged refusal to grant them Irish passports. The woman was in a same-sex partnership with the biological mother, an Australian citizen, who gave birth to their children. The … Read more
AstraZeneca, one of the first companies which successfully produced Covid-19 vaccines recorded a full year revenue of $37.4 in 2021 where the company started to make profit from the vaccine for the first time ever. The 2021 revenue is an increase of 38% from the previous year and the revenue from the vaccine sales alone … Read more
The Revenue Commissioners have issued a warning to the public following an SMS (text messages) purporting to come from Revenue seeking personal information from taxpayers in connection with a tax refund or seeking credit/debit card details. These text messages did not issue from Revenue, the department said in a statement. The Revenue Commissioners never send emails … Read more
India has removed Covid-19 RT-PCR testing and quarantine for fully vaccinated passengers from 82 countries, which include the US and the UK. Under the new guidelines issued by the union ministry of health and family welfare on Thursday, India has also done away with its classification of `at risk’ countries as well. The Ministry of … Read more
IKEA is recalling a batch of its HUVUDROLL Vegetable Balls due to the possible presence of plastic pieces. Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in IKEA stores supplied with the implicated batch. Product: HUVUDROLL Vegetable Balls (Frozen), pack size: 1000g Batch Code: Best before date: 26-10-2022 Country Of Origin: Sweden Image: FSAI Customers are advised … Read more
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 5,649 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. In addition, on Tuesday 8 February, 5,387 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. There has been a total of 6,291 deaths related to COVID-19 notified in Ireland. This includes 63 deaths newly notified in the past … Read more
There has been a significant decrease in the number of people gambling in Ireland since 2014, but an estimated 12,000 remain problem gamblers, according to a new report published today by the Health Research Board (HRB). The HRB has issued its first report on gambling trends and found a 20 percent reduction in gambling overall. … Read more
The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar TD and the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD today launched a new €90m fund for Irish start-ups at Trinity College Dublin’s Tangent Ideas Workspace for student entrepreneurs. By investing in several underlying venture funds, the Irish Innovation Seed Fund Programme will provide vital … Read more
The State Examinations Commission has today published the time tables for Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle Examinations. The Leaving Cert exams will commence from 8th June and will end on 28th of the same month. Leaving Cert applied examinations also commence from 8th June and ends on the 16th. Full time table: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/4c442-leaving-certificate-examination-timetable-2022/ Junior Cycle … Read more
The government has spent €16.96 million to 67,434 people in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) this week. This represents a decrease of 7,979 on the number of people in receipt of the payment last week. In addition, a further 4,881 people, who are receiving payment today, closed their PUP claim between 31 January … Read more
If a worker is told to self-isolate, restrict their movements or diagnosed with COVID-19, they can apply for a COVID-19 enhanced Illness Benefit payment. Both employees and self-employed people can qualify for the COVID-19 enhanced Illness Benefit. Enhanced Illness Benefit (EIB) claims are paid on the day they are authorised so payments issue every day … Read more
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 5,677 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. In addition, on Tuesday 8 February, 5,578* people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. There has been a total of 6,291 deaths related to COVID-19 notified in Ireland. This includes 63 deaths newly notified in the past … Read more