The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 5,381 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. In addition, on Tuesday 29 March, 7,127 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. As of 8 am today, 1,610 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of whom 49 are in ICU.
Plans for major reform of the Leaving Certificate have been hailed as “a momentous move” by the Children’s Rights Alliance. The alliance welcomed an announcement from the Department of Education of plans to overhaul subject curricula, aiming to reduce reliance on final exams and move towards increased teacher-based assessment. It said the proposed reforms, informed … Read more
The government has today approved high-level proposals for a National Centre for Research and Remembrance. The National Centre, to be located on the site of the former Magdalen Laundry in Sean MacDermott St in Dublin city centre, will stand as a National Memorial to honour all those who were resident in Mother and Baby Homes, Industrial Schools, … Read more
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 5,962 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. In addition, on Monday 28 March, 8,587 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. It brings the combined total of Covid-19 cases reported today to 14,549. As of 8am today, 1,605 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of whom … Read more
There are 1,569 people in hospital with Covid-19 this afternoon, the highest figure in 14 months, the latest Department of Health figures show. There were 221 newly-diagnosed hospital cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours in Irish hospitals, which brings the number of new cases in hospital in the past three days close to … Read more
The Oscars ceremony takes place tonight and there is Irish interest in a number of categories. Jessie Buckley, Kenneth Branagh, Ciarán Hinds, and Van Morrison have all been nominated. Kerry native Buckley is nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Lost Daughter, and she has been hotly-tipped for success. She’s up against … Read more
A top European Central Bank official has warned targeted and temporary measures should be used to tackle rising inflation. Philip Lane, the chief economist of the European Central Bank, acknowledged that people were experiencing a major increase in the cost of living but said that he believed the rate of inflation will fall later this … Read more
Planning permission has been granted for almost 600 new homes in Dublin. Dublin City Council has given the green light for the first phase of the development of the former Irish Glass Bottle factory in Ringsend. Five hundred and seventy new homes are earmarked for the site of what will be Dublin’s newest suburb. The … Read more
Minister of State for Communities and Charities, Joe O’Brien TD, visited Blanchardstown and Tallaght to see first-hand the work being done by the community and voluntary sector to welcome new arrivals from Ukraine. In Blanchardstown, Empower, a local development company has welcomed over 200 families and provided them with services such as English language classes, … Read more
A 27-year-old man has been fatally stabbed in the early hours of the morning at a house in Carrigaline, Co Cork. A 42-year-old man has been arrested by gardaí, following the attack, who is currently detained at Gurranabraher Garda Station. The 27-year-old man died after sustaining an apparent stab wound to his chest at a … Read more
There were over 9,000 people accessing emergency accommodation in February, as homeless charities say rising rents and inflation are pushing people into homelessness. Figures released by the Department of Housing show that there were 6,825 adults who accessed emergency accommodation in the last week of February. There was also 2,667 children who were reported as … Read more
The Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has announced the establishment of Regional Education and Language Teams (REALT) to support the needs of Ukrainian children arriving in Ireland. These Education and Language Teams will be hosted by the 16 regional education and training boards (ETBs) and will be staffed by existing regionally-based education support personnel … Read more
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 9,324 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. In addition, on Wednesday 23 March, 10,542 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal.It brings the combined total of Covid-19 cases reported today to 19,866. As of 8am today, 1,466 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of whom 55 … Read more
Janssen Sciences Ireland, the drug maker has announced a €150m investment its biopharmaceutical facility in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork.The facility, which is part of the Johnson & Johnson group, will have the potential to create 180 jobs. Construction on the expansion started early this year and is expected to take around two years to complete. Up … Read more
An old man in his 80s has been killed following a road traffic collision on Thursday afternoon. The single-vehicle crash happened on Corbawn Lane, Shankhill, Dublin 18 at approximately 1.30 pm. The man, who was the driver and sole occupant of the car, was taken to St Vincent’s Hospital after the collision, where he died … Read more