Approval sought for €2.5bn scheme to repair apartments

Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien will seek Cabinet approval today to draw up a scheme that would provide financial support to repair apartments with building defects. There are an estimated 100,000 such apartments in the country.  The plan is anticipated to create support for the repair of structural issues, water intrusion, and fire safety issues … Read more

Human remains found in derelict Mallow house identified as homeowner

Gardaí investigating the discovery of human skeletal bones in a Cork home have discovered a match with the last listed owner of the property. Dental records have identified that Tim O’Sullivan, a native of Kerry, is the person whose remains were discovered in a boarded-up home in Mallow, Co. Cork, last week after going unnoticed … Read more

Petition: Save Immigrants from Minors – Criminal law required for Racism and Anti-Social behaviour. Do you agree?

Aditya Mohtra started a petition against racism and anti-social behaviour toward immigrants. The petition can be signed by clicking the link. https://chng.it/wP4cKKgV “Immigrants leave their homes and families and travel so far for work and also they contribute to the economy of the country they migrate to. The least they can expect is to walk … Read more

Local Enterprise Office clients created over 7,800 new jobs in 2022

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, announced the annual results for the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) for 2022, which showed that LEO supported companies created 7,870 new jobs in 2022. This was the third highest year of job creation by the LEOs since their inception in 2014 and meant a net employment gain … Read more

Ireland facing shortages of over 200 medicines

More than 200 medicines are currently out of stock in Ireland, according an analysis published earlier this week by pharmaceutical company. The number of out-of-stock medicines has increased to 224 amid warnings that patients here are suffering as a result of Ireland’s lower drug manufacturer payment rates compared to other nations. According to Azure Pharmaceuticals, … Read more

Free GP care for all would cost between €381m and €881m – ESRI

According to recent research from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), providing free GP care to the entire population in 2026 would cost the State between €381m and €881m. The Department of Health funded the study, which estimates the cost of expanding free GP care services over time, between 2023 and 2026, by examining scenarios in … Read more

Call for proposals for Agri-Food Tourism Initiatives

Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine Charlie McConalogue T.D. has issued a call for proposals for Agri-Food Tourism Initiatives under the 2023 Rural Innovation and Development Fund. Total funding of almost €300,000 is available for projects supporting agri-food tourism initiatives (which may also include rural food markets). The maximum amount payable to any project … Read more

National Minimum Wage increases from 1 January 2023

The government raises the national minimum wage from €10.30 to €11.30 per hour as of January 1, 2023. This will be followed by additional gradual increases to the national minimum wage until it reaches 60% of the hourly median wage.   The government stated that the goal is to no longer have a national minimum wage … Read more

Irish rowing team sets record after crossing Atlantic

By rowing from the Canary Islands to Antigua in 33 days, 12 hours, and 38 minutes, an Irish crew of mostly inexperienced rowers has broken the previous record for the quickest Atlantic crossing by a team of five rowers. Around 8.30 p.m. local time yesterday, Tom Nolan, Shane Culleton, Derek McMullen, and brothers Gearoid and … Read more

Minister McGrath travels to represent Ireland in Brussels and Davos

The Minister for Finance Michael McGrath TD, is in Brussels today (Monday) to represent Ireland at the first meetings of the Eurogroup and ECOFIN for 2023. From Brussels, Minister McGrath will then travel to Davos in Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum. Ahead of the Eurogroup meeting on Monday, Minister McGrath will meet with … Read more

Indian-origin student Alisha Manoj wins two awards at BT Young Scientist

Indian-origin student Alisha Manoj won two awards in the Biological & Ecological project category at the 2023 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE).  Alisha investigated which compostable bin liner is the best for home compost and won two awards. She won the EPA award for Best Environmental Project and Winner in the Biological & … Read more