A new survey of the childcare industry has found that 41% of early years professionals are actively seeking a job in another sector. The Early Years Professionals survey report was conducted by social scientist Dr. Amy Greer Murphy. Murphy said that today professionals are still struggling with low pay and insecure working conditions, feel undervalued … Read more
Rents nationally increased by 10.3pc in the last three months of 2021 when compared with the previous year, according to listed rent prices compiled by the property website Daft.ie. An acute shortage of homes has pushed the rate that rents are rising to a four-year high. On a quarterly basis, rents increased in the Dublin … Read more
A heartbroken sister is appealing public help to trace the whereabouts of her missing brother. 28-year-old Dean McCann was gone missing a day before. Dean’s sister Tara took to social media to ask people to keep an eye out for her brother. Gardai have issued an appeal to find Dean McCann, who is missing from … Read more
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) issued five closure orders and one prohibition order last month to food businesses which failed to comply with the standards. The businesses are located in Dublin, Meath, Waterford, Wexford and Offaly. The reasons for the orders included rodent droppings; a build-up of food debris; exposed piping and rotten … Read more
Government ministers will travel across the globe to represent and promote Ireland on St Patrick’s Day. The government said this year’s St. Patrick’s Day program will see a promotional program of 33 high-level visits abroad which will take place in line with local Covid-19 public health guidelines. Due to Covid-19, in-person ministerial-level visits were possible … Read more
The highest number of registered immigrants in Ireland are from India, the new annual report from the Department of Immigration shows. The department today published annual review of 2020 in which India accounts for 21% of the all registered immigrants in Ireland. The top 10 countries with registered nationals are as follows: · India (21%), … Read more
The government has announced new retrofit plan aiming at making private homes energy efficient across the country. As per the plan, individual private homes will be given €25,000 grant to retrofit their homes with proper insulation. This is the highest grant the government ever offered for home retrofitting in the history of Ireland. The Home … Read more
Gardaí are appealing to the public for assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 33 year old Iris Hirvoj who is missing from her home in Drogheda, Co. Louth since the early hours of this morning Tuesday 8th February, 2022. Iris is described as being 5’ 5” in height, of slim build, with short blond hair … Read more
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 3,780 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. In addition, on Monday 7 February, 5,585* people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. As of 8am today, 646 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of whom 72 are in ICU. Given the current high incidence, the daily case … Read more
The second Public Consultation Period for the Ballinasloe Flood Relief Scheme will commence on Wednesday, 9 February, and run until Wednesday, 23 February 2022. Information on the project will be available for members of the public to view at the civic offices and the public library in Ballinasloe between February 9 and February 23. This … Read more
Gardaí are investigating an alleged assault on a teenage girl that happened yesterday in Fermoy. The victim, 16, is believed to have been out walking in the Chapel Sq area of the town at around 1.20 pm when she was allegedly attacked. The girl did not suffer any serious injuries during the incident but is … Read more
An anti-covid vaccination activist Antonio Mureddu has been arrested by gardaí in Co Donegal. According to the reports, the arrest relates to an incident at Letterkenny University Hospital when a seriously ill Covid-19 patient was assisted in leaving the hospital on September 14, 2021. The man, 68-year-old Joe McCarron, died a couple of days later in the … Read more
The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, has today opened the international protection strand of the regularisation scheme for long-term undocumented migrants. Applications for this separate international protection strand will be accepted from 10am today for six months until 7 August 2022, when the strand will close. The International Protection Office (IPO) of the department has … Read more
Gardaí in Galway are appealing for witnesses following an arson attack on a car and an incident of criminal damage caused to a house in the Castle Park area of Ballybane in Galway City overnight. Gardaí received a report of criminal damage whereby a car was set on fire outside a house in the Castle … Read more
Minister of State for the Office of Public Works, Mr. Patrick O’Donovan T.D., today announced the introduction of the new 30 km/h speed limit in the Phoenix Park, which will commence on Monday, the 28th of February 2022. This change is in line with the Phoenix Park Transport and Mobility Options Report, published in January … Read more