In a significant development, six aircraft leasing firms including one headquartered at Ireland — the global hub for aircraft leasing — have been given licenses to operate from GIFT City in Gujarat. Officials said that seven more entities have applied for licences for starting operations. The development comes within six months of the Centre announcing … Read more
Irish youngsters aged 18-20 will get free Interrail tickets to travel Europe, The European Commission said. The commission today launched a new DiscoverEU competition for free travel rail passes to 60,000 Europeans aged from 18 to 20 years and Irish people can also apply for free tickets from today. People born between July 1st, 2001 … Read more
A delegation will be sent by the The Department of Foreign Affairs to India to lobby for the trial of the man accused of raping and murdering Donegal backpacker Danielle McLaughlin to get properly under way. The body of Danielle (28), from Buncrana, Co Donegal, was found in a field between the Agonda and Canacona beaches … Read more
A North Dublin shopping centre bringing a brand new popular sports-fashion store. The store will be opened in Omni Shopping Centre by JD Sports. Santry area will see brand new items after a long wait, but according to a JD spokesperson, there is no set date for the opening of the store as of yet. … Read more
Women leading innovation in engineering and those who champion the talent of refugees and other marginalised professionals are among the winners at the 2021 Women of the Year Awards. Dame Esther Rantzen was also awarded the lifetime achievement award at the ceremony held in Central London on Monday. The 67th edition of the awards recognised … Read more
Three men have been arrested and produced before court in relation to causing damage on a train at Clontarf station in North Dublin. According to Garda, the incident took place around 3pm on Sunday where the arrested three were found spraying graffiti on a train carriage at the station. The men, all in their 20s … Read more
The HSE has confirmed 1,358 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland today. As of 8am this morning, 400 patients with Covid-19 are in hospital, including 75 in ICU.
The 19-year-old student from Waterford takes over Taoiseach’s office today to mark International Day of the Girl 2021. Mairéad Butler who is a European studies student as well as a member of Plan International Ireland’s Youth Advisory Panel (YAP) will become the first woman to hold the position in the history of Ireland. Plan International’s … Read more
A woman who was arrested on Sunday in connection with a hit-and-run incident has been charged and will be presented before court today. The incident had left four people injured and one among them in serious condition.The car just fed the scene without stopping. The injured are now being treated at the University Hospital Limerick. … Read more
Nurses at Connolly Hospital in Dublin will stage a protest today to highlight the issues they are facing including heavy work load an unsafe working conditions. These issues also reflect in patient care and the hospital management are continuously neglecting the calls for change, according to the nurses. The protest will take place at the … Read more
The VHCCI Temple in Dublin is organising “Durga Puja”, from 11 – 15 October at the VHCCI Centre in Dublin. The festival will run from morning until late evening every day for next 5 days. Everyone can join the festival. Attached flyer has more details.
A woman has been arrested following suspected hit-and-run case in Limerick. Four people were injured after a car hit them around 1am on Sunday. The woman aged 20s was arrested today in connection with the incident and currently under detention at Henry Street Garda station. Three women and one man had suffered injuries from the … Read more
The majority of patients being admitted to ICUs due to Covid are unvaccinated, says the HSE chief Paul Reid. As per the latest report 74 patients are in ICUs with Covid now, which is a 20% rise from last week. According to Reid, 67% of the people in ICUs are unvaccinated. 3% of the others … Read more
Garda are seeking public help in tracing the whereabouts of a 16-year-old boy who has been missing from the Trim area of Meath since Thursday evening. Ronan Quinn is described as being approximately 5’7″ inches in height with a thin build, brown hair and blue eyes. It is not known at this time what Ronan was … Read more
A courageous dog has travelled from Kildare to Dublin in search of her owner. Adding more to the story, she took a train to cover a distance of more than 60 Kilometers until finally reunited with the owner all alone. The incident happened on Thursday morning while the little black puppy took a train from … Read more