BIG STORIES

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

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

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 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

After you are arrested, you may be taken into custody in a Garda Station. There are rules and procedures as to how you must be treated whilst in custody. These rules and procedures are derived from Criminal Justice Act 1984 (Treatment of Persons in Custody in Garda Síochána Stations) Regulations 1987 and 2006. When in custody, at … Read more

Heavy rains along Australia’s east coast over the weekend have brought the worst flooding in 50 years in some areas, on Sunday forcing thousands to evacuate and damaging hundreds of houses. People in parts of Sydney’s northwest ordered to flee their houses in the middle of night.New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the downpour across … Read more

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

Expedia CEO Peter Kern  says “Vacation deprivation is about to be replaced by a travel boom” . He told that people are beginning to think about their future travel “very quickly.” Reservations on the travel website for some parts of the United States this summer are “all booked up” and he expects Europe will soon follow as the … Read more

The World Happiness Report 2021 – released by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network and Finland was once again crowned as the world’s happiest country.    Ireland is ranked 13th  ahead of United states (14) and just behind the Australia(12) based on 2020 survey’s  compared to those in 2017-2019. Finland, Iceland are the most happy nations, while Afghanistan … Read more

Ireland wicketkeeper Gary Wilson is looking forward to becoming the head coach of North-West Warriors after retiring from the professional game on Friday.Wilson, who also takes up the post of Pathway Manager with the interprovincial side, added that he would like to be involved in the Ireland coaching set-up at a later stage, Wilson said … Read more

Taoiseach, Michéal Martin TD, and the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, have today announced €405 million in funding for fourregeneration projects in Co. Cork. The projects are being funded under ‘Call 2’ of the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF). The URDF part-funds projects aimed at enhancing urban areas to … Read more

Actor Sunil Shetty visits Ireland House to mark the commencement of services. Ireland House is the new home for the Consulate General of Ireland, Mumbai and Ireland’s Trade and Investment agencies in India – Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland. Sunil Shetty joined Team Ireland to help mark the occasion of the commencement of services from Ireland … Read more

Minister Catherine Martin,TD has now opened the Live Performance Support Scheme 2021 for applications. This new scheme which has been widely welcomed by the sector, builds on the very successful outcomes of the previous pilot scheme which recently provided thousands of days of employment to hundreds of musicians, actors, crew and technicians when no other … Read more

  Gardaí   seized  almost €180,000 worth of suspected cannabis herb and cocaine in Drogheda, Co Louth  following a search of a vehicle last night. As part of Operation Stratus, an intelligence-led operation targeting the sale and supply of illegal drugs in Drogheda,  gardaí from the divisional drugs unit and members of the Drogheda detective unit intercepted … Read more