IRELAND

Irish journalist Pierre Zakrzewski killed in Ukraine after vehicle hit by Russian shelling

An Irish journalist working as a Fox News cameraman, Pierre Zakrzewski, who was killed by Russian shelling in Ukraine on Monday has been described as a passionate and talented individual with an “indomitable” spirit. The photographer (55) died alongside Ukrainian journalist and producer, Oleksandra Kuvshynova, after the vehicle they were travelling in with reporter Benjamin Hall was struck by incoming … Read more

Covid-19: 6,284 PCR cases, 9,735 postive antigen tests

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 6,284 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. In addition, on Monday 14 March, 9,735 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. It brings the combined total of Covid-19 cases reported today to 16,019. As of 8 am today, 1,047 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of … Read more

Two men who raped student lose appeals against convictions

Two men who raped a “blind drunk” student after offering to give her a lift home from a nightclub have lost their appeals against convictions. Boakye Osei (32), formerly of Tooban, Burnfoot, Co Donegal, but now a prisoner at Midlands Prison, and Kelvin Opoku (35), formerly of Glendale Manor, Letterkenny, Co Donegal, but also a … Read more

Ireland govt. approves the provision of specific additional support to Ukraine, including Body Armour and Meals

The Government approves the provision of specific additional support to Ukraine, including Body Armour and Meals The Minister for Defence, Simon Coveney TD, has today approved the provision of specific additional support to Ukraine in the form of approximately 10 tonnes or 5,000 units of ready-to-eat meals (MREs) and 200 units of body armour. The … Read more

Two men arrested over alleged €450k fraud at the University of Limerick

Two men have been arrested and questioned by gardaí in recent days in connection with an alleged €450,000 fraud at the University of Limerick. The men, both aged in their 60s, were held for 24 hours at Henry Street Garda Station. “On the morning of Wednesday, 9th March 2022, Detectives from the Anti-Bribery and Corruption Unit … Read more

Minister Harris meets with universities to discuss the higher education response to Ukraine

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science, Simon Harris, has today (14 March 2022) met with the Irish Universities Association to discuss the higher education response to the situation in Ukraine. The sector has agreed it will provide places for Irish students who have had to leave Ukraine in the middle of … Read more

Covid-19: 11,975 new PCR confirmed cases and 19,915 positive antigen tests reported since Friday

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 2,100 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. In addition, on Sunday 13 March, 7,271 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. On Saturday 12 March, the HPSC was notified of 4,400 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. 6,853 people registered a positive antigen test through the … Read more

Spending in pubs up 49% in February as customers spend €1.6m a day

Consumer spending in pubs during the month of February rose 49 percent as the hospitality sector returned to full capacity following two years of restrictions, according to an AIB report. On average, consumers spent €1.6 million a day in pubs through the month with those in Dublin spending €500,000 a day in pubs, more than … Read more

Extra €125 Fuel Allowance Payments to be paid to 372,000 households from today – Minister Humphreys

Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, has announced that the €125 once-off Fuel Allowance payment will be paid to 372,000 households from today. The payment, on top of regular Fuel Allowance, was agreed as part of the government’s €505 million packages aimed at mitigating the effects of rising energy costs. Households will receive the payment … Read more

Dublin Airport expect almost 800,000 passengers in busy run-up to St Patrick’s Day

Dublin Airport is set to have its busiest week since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Almost 800,000 people are expected to go through the airport over the next 12 days. This St Patrick’s Day is the first one since the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions with people all over the world eager to celebrate. Dublin … Read more

Taoiseach meets with Boris Johnson as ‘brutal’ Russian invasion and Good Friday Agreement discussed

The Taoiseach and Prime Minister Boris Johnson have held a bilateral meeting on Saturday afternoon. They discussed the brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine and the profound global security, economic and humanitarian consequences. The Taoiseach, who had just come from a meeting of EU leaders in Versailles, emphasised the strength and unity of the EU response. … Read more

Russian Embassy in Ireland releases statement, claiming bombing of Ukrainian maternity hospital was a ‘carefully staged hoax’

The Russian Embassy in Ireland has released a statement to Irish media, claiming that the bombing of a maternity hospital in Ukraine was a “hoax, carefully staged by the Ukrainian nationalists”. In a statement issued today, the Russian Embassy said the incident was created by “Ukrainian propaganda” and that the Russian Armed Forces are “not fighting the … Read more