Second batch of Irish medical supplies delivered in India

Second shipment from Ireland carrying 2 oxygen generators, 548 oxygen concentrators, 365 ventilators & other medical equipment arrives. Indian embassy says, “Deeply grateful to our EU partner for the support which will help add to our oxygen capacities” last week ,a shipment containing 700 units of oxygen concentrators and 365 ventilators was supplied from Ireland. … Read more

Dublin City Council is recruiting for the position of Administrative officer

Dublin City Council had called for eligible candidates for the post of Administrative officer. You are required to answer some assessment questions which could not be edited after submission. You can edit your personal information, education history and career information until the closing date. The application window closes on 7th of May, 2021 and more … Read more

Government is to introduce minimum unit pricing (MUP) on alcohol, so the price to increase from Tuesday.

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly is set to seek approval for minimum alcohol pricing from Cabinet today.Mr Donnelly is hoping to do this through the commencement of Section 11 of the 2018 Public Health Alcohol Act. Then,the cost of alcohol will soon rise if the Government approves the implementation of minimum pricing for alcohol on Tuesday.At … Read more

Legislation to help combat money laundering and tackle white collar crime

Minister of State with responsibility for Law Reform, James Browne TD, today welcomed the passage through the Dáil of two pieces of criminal legislation The Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill – which will strengthen existing anti-money laundering legislation and will give effect to provisions of the Fifth EU Money Laundering Directive, … Read more

IPL 2021 suspended as members of three franchises have been confirmed to have tested Covid positive

IPL 2021 has been suspended, following several positive Covid-19 cases across teams over the past couple of days. The move was confirmed by IPL chairman Brijesh Patel, who said the decision was taken for the safety of all stakeholders. “We have suspended the IPL for now. The new window will be worked out later on. … Read more

Bars and restaurants reopened in Greece which marks the onset of a flourishing tourist season

Restaurants and bars reopened on Monday as Greece moves towards easing Covid restrictions as they plan their tourist season later this month. Greece re-imposed their lockdown measures as the second wave of pandemic hit the country, and in the gap of six months, they are pretty confident in taking a step towards normality again. As … Read more

Reopening of external borders in consideration by the European Commission to facilitate summer travel

As the vaccine rollout gather more pace in the EU, the EU’s executive branch considers easing of travel restrictions in its member countries. Currently, countries with very low infection rate are allowed to enter the EU and with the coming of summer they are hoping to expand the list of these countries. EU will be … Read more

A record breaking performance by Irish women’s 4×200 relay team in World Relays Finals

Irish women’s 4×200 metre relay team finished second and sets a national record in the final at World Relays in Silesia, Poland. The team constitutes Aoife Lynch, Kate Doherty, Sarah Quinn and Sophie Becker finished in 1:35:93 to set the best ever time on relays by Irish teams. Poland finished first in the final followed … Read more

Shamrock Rovers broke a 100 year record by securing 31 consecutive wins in SSE Airtricity League

Shamrock Rovers set a new record of being unbeaten 31 games and sits on top of the Irish Premier Division table. They achieved this feat after they defeated Waterford for a 3-0 at Tallaght Stadium. Gary O’Neill, Danny Mandroiu and Rory Gaffney were the goal scorers for the side. In another match, Bohemian FC fell … Read more

WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Plans To Seek Second Term

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, plans to run for a second five-year term as the head of the agency, Stat News reported on Monday, citing a person familiar with the matter. Tedros, as he is widely known, has been the public face of the WHO’s efforts to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic … Read more

Covid-related supports for businesses and workers beyond June will be laid out by the Government by month end.

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath said there will be no “cliff-edge” to the payments but “maintaining the level of support at the current rate of expenditure is not sustainable.” “By the end of May, we will set out what our plans are, the government has not made any decision in relation to … Read more

Team training for adults in outdoors to resume on 10 May

Along with the plan on reopening society and the economy, cabinet has given green light for adult team sports outdoor training to resume from 10 May. It marks a further opening up of sporting activity along with last Monday’s reopening of sports facilities, including pitches, golf courses and tennis courts.This is a welcome news for … Read more