Essay Competition on ‘Relevance of Mahatma Gandhi to 21st Century’ organised by Indian Embassy in Ireland have been announced. The competition was conducted on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti 2021 and received overwhelming participation from the Indian community. The first prize was bagged by Saanvi Kaushik for her excellent write up while Dr. Monika Gandhi … Read more
An asylum seeker from India has ended his hunger strike to grant permission to continue staying in Ireland. Indian man Nadim Hussain who is a native of West Bengal started his hunger strike nine days ago after his appeal to continue his stay in Ireland was rejected by International Protection Officer (IPO). Mr. Nadim reached … Read more
A group of eight homeowners who undertook expensive renovation and extension work from a Wicklow-based building contractor have opened up about the bad experiences with the builder in a programme at RTE news. According to the homeowners, the builder’s works were non-compliance with the building regulations where issues including the roofs started leaking and cracks … Read more
A woman has been injured after being struck in the face by a firework in Galway last night. The woman in her 20s is now being treated in hospital for serious facial injuries. According to the report, the firework hit her face while she was sitting at a bus stop in Eyre Square. It is … Read more
The government has given permission to reopen nightclubs in the country from today. The move is part of the earlier proposed reopening plans of the government, where majority of the restrictions to be eased from October 22. Minister for Culture Catherine Martin confirmed that nightclubs will be able to return with 100% capacity. The clubs … Read more
The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) have seized 11 vehicles from a dealership in Tipperary as part of its ongoing operation aiming money laundering and proceeds of crime investigation. The operation took place on Thursday morning while 24 CAB officers raided a car dealership. According to Gardai, the seized vehicles are linked to an Eastern European … Read more
GRANT THORNTON IRELAND has announced plans to create 1,000 new jobs over the next three years. The financial services firm announced plans today to hire new staff across its seven offices around Ireland – Cork, Galway, Limerick, Longford, Kildare, Belfast, and Dublin. Recruitment began last month for the roles on Grant Thornton’s tax team which … Read more
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued a warning about the dangers of jelly sweets containing cannabis ahead of this year’s Halloween. Cannabis edibles are products such as jelly sweets containing the psychoactive cannabis component known as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). During the Halloween celebrations there is a possible risk that children can unknowingly consume … Read more
Many workers in Ireland are going to enjoy higher rates of tax credits as the government announced amendments to the existing tax policies in Budget 2022. According to the report by the Irish Mirror, the new changes will greatly benefit common people as the plans to boost lower income tax bands take effect. The standard … Read more
Dr. Dinesh Medipally has been awarded a prestigious Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship by the Irish Research Council (IRC). IRC postdoc fellowships are globally recognized, highly competitive and are given to outstanding fellows to continue their research. Dinesh will carry out research on developing a novel methodology for the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer … Read more
The national speed enforcement operation, spearheaded by An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority (RSA), will take place for a 24-hour period from 7am on Thursday the 21st October. Speeding on rural roads is set to be targeted as part of this year’s National Slow Down Day. Gardai and the Road Safety Authority are … Read more
Historical skeletal remains have been discovered from a construction site in Cork City. The skeletal remains of six people was discovered on the site of the former Nancy Spain’s pub on Barrack Street where a new housing project is proposed. Initially two weeks ago skeletal remains had been discovered at the place. The discoveries are … Read more
The HSE will begin administering Covid vaccine booster shots for all aged 60 and above from November, reports The Irish Times. Currently booster shots are given only for those aged 80 and above and for those in care homes aged above 65 in Ireland. But as there are fears that vaccine effectiveness may decline after … Read more
A national litter survey by Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) has found Portlaoise is the cleanest town in Ireland. The survey was conducted for 40 areas in the country and also has found that 68% of the towns improved much in case of litter cleaning in the last 12 months. Portlaoise came to the first … Read more
Ethnic minorities who work in Irish Higher Education system are underpaid compared to others, a new research survey has found. The survey was conducted by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) by consulting 3,000 staff across the universities, colleges and technological institutes in the country during a period of the end 2020 and the beginning of … Read more