BUSINESS/JOBS

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath said, Government spending on Covid-related measures is expected to hit €28 billion by the end of this year. The total covers expenditure on Covid-related measures in 2020 and 2021 and spending on wage and business supports as well as increased health spending on the pandemic. At a … Read more

From today contact tracing team will start  asking  additional questions to help identify the source of cases identified as community transmission. Currently, 80 per cent of cases of Covid-19 are traced to a specific source through the Health Service Executive’s contact tracing centres or through HSE public health teams. The remaining 20 per cent are … Read more

Parent’s Benefit and parent’s leave are new statutory entitlements for parents in the first year after their child’s birth or adoption. They are available for children born or adopted after 1 November 2019. Parent’s Benefit is paid while you are on parent’s leave from work if you have enough social insurance (PRSI) contributions. You must be on parent’s leave to get … Read more

In line with the plan set out in COVID-19 Resilience & Recovery 2021: The Path Ahead, the Government has today announced the phased easing of some restrictions for the month of April, to commence on 12th April.After taking full account of the current status of Covid-19 in the community, and the public health advice, the … Read more

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney, TD, today pledged a further €23 million in humanitarian assistance from Ireland in response to the Syria crisis in 2021. This brings Ireland’s response to the crisis since 2012 to more than €192 million Ireland’s largest ever response to a single crisis. Minister Coveney made the pledge at the … Read more

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath TD, today (Monday), welcomed the Government’s launch of “Our Rural Future” This policy will promote rural development over the next five years, supported by more than 130 measures which will address the challenges and capture the opportunities for people living in rural Ireland. The Vision of rural … Read more

The Dublinbikes rental scheme is going electric, with half of the fleet of 1,600 bikes being converted to e-bikes.While the per-trip rental rates will not change, the annual subscription charge will increase considerably, to €95 for e-bike users, with those choosing to stick with standard bikes remaining on the €35 annual fee. Half of the … Read more

In a March 26 press release, the Indian missions in the US said that in order to ease the travel of OCI card holders, it has been decided that the “time line for re-issuance of OCI cards in r/o OCI card holders, who may be required to get their OCI card reissued has been extended … Read more

Easing of the 5km limit, outdoor sports, and the possibility of larger groups meeting up outdoors are due to be considered this week by government.  The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) will meet today to discuss what recommendations it will give to government.  The Cabinet sub-committee on Covid will then meet this evening to … Read more

Bank of Ireland paid three unnamed executives more than €1 million each last year, with two being pushed above the threshold as a result of severance payments and wages in lieu of notice as they left the group. The third is believed to be the head of the bank’s UK division, Ian McLaughlin, who joined the … Read more

The Student Grant Scheme is the main financial support scheme for students studying in Ireland and abroad. It also know as the SUSI grant because the Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) is the awarding authority for the Student Grant Scheme. Student grants are divided into Maintenance grants and Fee grants Maintenance grants help students with … Read more

The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, has announced that the Government, at its meeting today, has agreed a process for the nomination of a person to be appointed as Chief Justice by the President. The current Chief Justice, the Hon. Mr. Justice Frank Clarke, is due to retire in October 2021. The Government Secretariat … Read more

It was the most desperate night for Ireland, though Luxembourg deserve credit for a very good performance. They were the more relaxed team from the first whistle, and it was clear very early in the game that it was going to be a difficult night for Ireland.  Gerson Rodrigues’ brilliant strike handed Luxembourg a famous … Read more

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney said he was “deeply shocked and saddened by the abhorrent and indefensible killing of unarmed civilians, including childrenThe role of the military in society is to protect its citizens, not to murder and terrorise them. Today, the security forces have disgraced themselves and these actions leave another stain on … Read more