BIG STORIES

Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, has announced the appointment of Ms Anne Carrigy and Mr Brendan Whelan to the board of the Health Service Executive (HSE). The appointments come following a Public Appointment Services (PAS) campaign for additional members to the board. Welcoming the appointments, the Minister said: “I am delighted to welcome Ms … Read more

Kidambi Srikanth was shocked by Ireland’s Nhat Nguyen as the Indian fell in the first round of All England Championships on Wednesday. Srikanth was the eighth seed in the tournament and lost 11-21, 21-15, 12-21 against Nguyen in an hour The 20-year-old put in a seriously impressive performance, defeating the world number 13 Srikanth Kidambi from India. … Read more

Register for School Transport If you are a first time user, you will need to create an online Family Portal account. If you are a returning Account Holder who is adding a new pupil, you can proceed straight to the login page. https://schooltransport.buseireann.ie/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2F Click on the links provided on the login page to create your account. … Read more

The World Health Organization reported that there was a 10% rise in new coronavirus cases globally last week, driven by surges in the Americas and Europe. WHO said in its weekly update on the status of the global outbreak published on Wednesday, the worldwide number of new COVID-19 cases peaked in early January at nearly five million cases, but … Read more

Gardaí and Dublin Fire Brigade teamed up with Children’s Health Ireland in developing a papercraft gift pack for children The packs were delivered to Temple Street, Crumlin & Tallaght Gardaí said they would love to have visited the children in person, but unfortunately that is not possible at this time To all the children currently … Read more

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has today marked the 3,000th application under the Apprenticeship Incentivisation Scheme. Speaking today (Tuesday), Minister Harris said: “The Government has ambitious plans to expand apprenticeship opportunities to reach 10,000 new apprentices registering per year by 2025 and later this month, we will … Read more

Minister for European Affairs, Thomas Byrne, spoke at Ibec Brussels’ online St. Patrick’s Day event on 16th March. The event covered a wide array of topics of relevance to Ireland and Irish businesses in the EU. In his remarks, the Minister discussed items currently on the agenda at EU level, including the implications of the … Read more

The Milford District Drugs Unit, Donegal Division in an intelligence led operation seized and examined a vehicle which resulted in the seizure of 41kg of a substance believed to cocaine with an estimated value of €2,800,000. Investigating Gardaí at Milford are liaising with the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau and the Police Service … Read more

Ireland has finally gained full access to the Schengen Information System (SIS II) on March 15, 2021, after the EU Council approved the Irish government’s request to join the system on December 10, 2020. The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, and Garda Commissioner, Drew Harris, have today welcomed Ireland’s connection to the Schengen Information … Read more

43 year old Maju Varghese, the son of immigrant parents from Thiruvalla in Kerala, who previously served as a key member of the Joe Biden for President campaign and the inaugural committee, was March 9 formally appointed as director of the White House Military Office. Varghese, is the first Indian-origin person to hold the post of … Read more

Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan is a Government backed mortgage for first time buyers. It is available nationwide from all local authorities from 1st February 2018. As a first time buyer you can apply for a Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan to purchase a new or second-hand property, or to build your own home.The loan is a … Read more

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue T.D., today advised farmers and advisors that the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme – Sucklers (BEEP–S) under the new Beef Sector Efficiency Pilot for 2021 opened today, 16 March 2021. Applications for the scheme can be lodged through agfood.ie with the closing date on Monday 26 … Read more

Criminal Assets Bureau crackdown on crime in county Longford saw the law enforcement agency conduct a series of raids in the county this morning. CAB with the assistance of the Garda Emergency Response Unit and the Revenue Customs Dog Unit conducted a search operation in county Longford this morning. During this morning’s searches, CAB was … Read more

The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar TD will participate virtually in some major trade-related events. This will form part of the government’s St Patrick’s Day programme.   The Tánaiste said:”Even though this year’s St Patrick’s Festival will be very different to previous years, we still intend to take the opportunity … Read more

As a commitment to position the company as a strong player in Ireland by leveraging the local talent pool, Tech Mahindra of India , a specialist in digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering, opened a Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Dublin in 2017. The Centre of Excellence in Dublin is to focus on digital technologies … Read more