The Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan T.D. today (Thursday, 1st July) announces the first approvals for funding under the SEAI’s on-street public charge point scheme for Local Authorities. These are the first grants under this particular scheme to roll out public Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across counties and towns in Ireland. More and more … Read more
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced on Thursday, 1 July, that two doses of the COVID vaccines approved for use in the European Union appear to provide protection against the rapidly spreading Delta variant of the coronavirus, reported news agency AFP. The assessment came in the wake of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recent warning … Read more
Chilled meats from Great Britain, such as sausages, which would otherwise be prohibited in Northern Ireland, will continue to move from Great Britain to Northern Ireland after the UK and the EU agreed to extend the grace period allowing this until 30 September. The extension means that Northern Ireland consumers will be able to buy … Read more
Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Damien English, has today announced the successful applicants approved for funding through the third call of the Covid-19 Online Retail Scheme, which is administered by Enterprise Ireland. 133 retailers have been approved €5M in funding as part of the … Read more
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced 2 new contracts for the provision of a ferry and cargo services to the islands in west Cork. A €1 million contract has been agreed between the Department of Rural and Community Development and Carberry Isle Ferries for the provision of a ferry service … Read more
Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH) announced the opening of its new Ireland facility located in Dublin. This new facility reflects Bio-Techne’s commitment to supporting the broader life sciences industry in Europe as well as expectations for continued growth and staffing needs in this geography. The Dublin facility is responsible for servicing Bio-Techne’s growing number of European-based academic … Read more
The below batches of bakery products are being recalled as the ingredients are not labelled in English. The implicated batches contain egg, milk, soybeans, sulphur dioxide and sulphites and cereals containing gluten, This may make the batches unsafe for consumers who are allergic to or intolerant of egg, milk, soybeans, sulphur dioxide and sulphites and … Read more
India’s Covaxin, developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research, effectively neutralizes both Alpha and Delta variants of Corona virus, the U.S.’ National Institute of Health has said. The National Institute of Health said results of two studies of blood serum from people who had received Covaxin suggest that the … Read more
Leave No Trace gives a few simple guidelines to minimise your impact on our shared outdoors. Make a commitment to stand up and protect your favourite recreational places. A new public awareness campaign from Leave No Trace Ireland and its partners calls on the public to exercise renewed care and responsibility when outdoors in managing … Read more
The increase in home working as a result of COVID-19 has brought remote workingto the forefront of working life. The adoption of remote work was already increasing in Ireland, COVID-19 has greatly accelerated this trend making remotework a central part of the workplace today and into the future. National Remote Work Strategy is that plan … Read more
Professional consultancy firm Accenture is to create 500 jobs in Ireland over the next three years.The bulk of the positions will be based in a new regional hub in Cork and the wider Munster area.Some will also be located in Dublin at the company’s innovation centre, The Dock, and at Accenture Labs. They will be … Read more
The Co-WIN portal has now introduced an option enabling users to link their vaccination certificates to their passport numbers. This move has come as a big relief to those Indians who need to furnish their vaccination details before travelling abroad. “Now, you can update your passport number in your vaccination certificate,” the government said.The app … Read more
Dublin Airport welcomes announcement by Loganair that it will begin a new service between Dublin and Aberdeen. The airline will operate its four times weekly service with a 49- seater Embraer 145 regional aircraft from September 5, increasing frequency to a daily service from March 28, 2022.“Aberdeen is one of Scotland’s most vibrant cities, offering … Read more
Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton TD has today 24th June 2021, announced details of a further 10-month extension to the validity period of learner permits in response to the level 5 restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to restrictions on accessing many of the services delivered by the Road Safety Authority (RSA), as a … Read more
The below batch of HELIO Sezam łuskany (shelled sesame seeds) is being recalled due to the presence of Salmonella. The presence of Salmonella may make this product unsafe to eat Category 1: For Action Alert Notification: 2020.45 Product: HELIO Sezam łuskany; pack size: 200g Batch Code: 65112; best before date: 30/09/2022 Country Of Origin: Poland Nature Of Danger: … Read more