After a drone was spotted at Dublin Airport on Friday evening, a number of flights were cancelled. Following the sighting, flights bound for Dublin Airport were diverted to Shannon and Belfast Airports. Flights scheduled to depart from Dublin Airport were temporarily put on hold, Dublin Live reported. A Dublin Airport spokesperson said: “Flight operations at … Read more
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has extended a recall on a number of raw chicken products over the possible presence of salmonella. Further to a recall notice issued last month, poultry product supplier Western Brand is now undertaking a precautionary recall of further batches of products, the FSAI announced today. People infected with Salmonella typically … Read more
The tragic passing of two young friends just before midnight on Wednesday has left two Mayo parishes devastated. Following their car’s collision with a lorry, Martin Murphy (27) and Stephen Brennan (25) died. Just before midnight, the crash occurred on the N60 between Claremorris and Balla. Tom Connolly, a local Fine Gael councillor, said it is … Read more
The Taoiseach has expressed his grave concern over the rise of the far-right in this nation and stated that anti-refugee demonstrations are “not the Irish way.” Leo Varadkar criticised the scenes at several protests in recent days and weeks, but he also acknowledged that strong systems must be in place to make sure that those … Read more
Environment minister Eamon Ryan has announced funding of €24 million for Local Authorities to support and build low carbon communities across the country. A further €3 million is being provided to support cross-border and all-island community climate action initiatives. This funding is part of the Community Climate Action Programme, which supports projects and initiatives that … Read more
The replacement of the government jet has been officially announced by Tánaiste and Minister for Defense Micheál Martin. The Learjet 45, purchased in 2004, is “approaching its natural end of life,” according to Mr. Martin, who told the Dáil that he had accepted his officials’ recommendation to purchase a new one. “Ultimately, the State needs … Read more
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, and Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, have today opened the redeveloped campus of the Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM). The RIAM renovation project was built to the rear of Georgian buildings owned by the RIAM on … Read more
A road accident in Co. Mayo resulted in the deaths of two men in their 20s. Just before midnight, a car and an articulated lorry collided at Facefield on the N60 Balla to Claremorris road. Two of the car’s occupants were declared dead at the scene, and their bodies were taken to Mayo University Hospital … Read more
The Department of Education has confirmed that the number of Ukrainian pupils enrolled in schools across Ireland has climbed to almost 15,000. As of January 31, a total of 14,482 Ukrainian pupils have been enrolled in schools across Ireland. Out of that figure, 9,334 of these pupils have been accommodated in primary schools, while 5,148 … Read more
One of the Most “Instagrammable” Places in the World in 2023 has been named as Dublin. On Wednesday, the international travel website Big 7 Travel officially unveiled its list of the “World’s Most Instagrammable Places 2023.” Their annual hashtag tally, which is now in its fifth year, analyses the most ‘gram-worthy’ cities. One of the … Read more
Shubman Gill’s first T20I century and Hardik Pandya’s four-wicket haul helped Team India thrash New Zealand by 168 runs in the third and final T20I match on Wednesday in Ahmedabad. India won the toss and decided to bat first. India elected to bat first after winning the toss. Rahul Tripathi’s 44 off 22 balls and … Read more
The Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD today confirmed that the National Transport Authority (NTA) has allocated funds to Ireland’s local authorities with a view to spending €290m on walking and cycling infrastructure in 2023. This substantial investment will fund approximately 1,200 Active Travel projects, contributing to the development of almost 1,000km of new and … Read more
Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media, Catherine Martin TD, announced funding of over €830,000 for the promotion of Irish arts globally through Culture Ireland’s Grants Programme. The funding will benefit 112 projects spread across 26 countries and covering dance, film, literature, music, opera, theatre, visual arts, architecture, and circus. Announcing the awards, … Read more
There are 375,000 cars without a valid NCT on the road. In front of the Oireachtas Transport Committee today, operators Applus will apologise to customers for recent booking issues. In order to determine whether vehicles are roadworthy, Ireland introduced the National Car Test in 2000. Currently, 375,000 vehicles on Irish roads lack a valid NCT, which … Read more
Rental scams have grown significantly in recent times in Ireland amid the housing crisis. People looking for properties to rent often get fooled by prevalent rental scams. Recently, an Indian couple who were so avaricious as to take advantage of Ireland’s housing crisis has finally received punishment from the court. The Indian couple who pretended … Read more