Minister of State for farm safety Martin Heydon has urged farmers to be vigilant about their mental health and well-being. Today, Monday, October 10th, is World Mental Health Day, which marks the beginning of Mental Health week, an opportunity to raise awareness about mental health issues. Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food … Read more
The company is looking for people to work in software development, quality assurance, sales, marketing, business analysis, and customer success. Channel Mechanics, an IT firm that has been headquartered in Galway since its start in 2010, has formally unveiled its new offices in the city on 7 October. The company also stated today that it intends … Read more
Gardaí have appealed for information after two men were violently assaulted during an aggravated burglary in Co Wicklow. The aggravated burglary took place in The Links, Arklow, at around 1.30 pm on Saturday. The two victims – a man in his 30s and another man in his 40s – were taken by ambulance to St Vincent’s … Read more
Minister for the Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris marked World Mental Health Day by delivering funding for a new initiative to provide 24/7 mental health support to third-level students. Psychological Counsellors in Higher Education Ireland (PCHEI) launched a partnership with Togetherall to deliver a clinically moderated, online peer-to-peer mental health … Read more
A vegan sandwich shop in Dublin has announced that it would close all of its branches after failing to find an investment partner to help with rising costs. The Vegan Sandwich Co, which shuttered its Rathmines location in August, has announced that it would shut down its Stephens Green and Smithfield locations permanently. They claim … Read more
Tributes have been paid to the ten people who died in an explosion at a service station in Donegal, with several victims being named locally overnight. Talented teenage rugby player Leona Harper; Jessica Gallagher, who was understood to have been in her early 20s; shop worker Martina Martin; Catherine O’Donnell and her son James; and … Read more
The US-headquartered lab equipment and software manufacturer is investing €6m in Wexford, which will result in at least 20 new jobs. Waters Corporation is celebrating 25 years in Ireland by expanding its clinical diagnostics R&D facility in Wexford. Based in Massachusetts, Waters Corporation employs thousands of people across the world, including 400 already in Wexford. … Read more
A lady in her 30s and her infant son have been discovered dead at a residence in Dublin 15’s Beechfield neighborhood. A Garda statement claimed that officers and emergency personnel arrived at the location soon after 3 p.m. yesterday. At the scene, the lady and her child were pronounced dead. Their bodies have been stored … Read more
The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, has announced the start of the National Fuel Allowance Scheme for the 2022/23 Season. The €400 lump-sum payment for all households in receipt of the Fuel Allowance will be paid on the week commencing November 14th. The additional payment was announced as part of Budget 2023, bringing the … Read more
Casc, a manufacturing firm based in Lisburn, is investing £1.7 million in its operations, which will result in the creation of 26 new employment as well as skill development programmes for its existing workforce. Casc provides renewable energy project management and skilled labour services. It also fabricates metal for the engineering, construction, and utility industries. … Read more
Additional funding for families who provide accommodation for students under the Irish Colleges system has been approved by the Minister of State for the Gaeltacht. While visiting the Galway Gaeltacht, the Minister of State for the Gaeltacht and Sport, and Government Chief Whip, Jack Chambers, announced that he has approved an almost 10% or €1 … Read more
A woman in her 50s has died in a road traffic collision in Stradbally, Co Laois. She died when she and another pedestrian were hit by a car in the Dunamase area outside Stradbally. The incident occurred at approximately 1.10 pm on Friday. Her body has since been transported to Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise, … Read more
The Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform Michael McGrath T.D. has today welcomed the announcement from the Public Service Committee of the Irish Congress of Trades Unions that all of the affiliated unions taking part in the ballot voted in favor of the proposals to extend the current Building Momentum public service pay agreement to … Read more
Houses, regardless of location, may now install unlimited solar panels on their rooftops without any requirement for planning permission (subject to certain conditions) Exemptions also apply to rooftops of industrial buildings, business premises, community and educational buildings, places of worship, health buildings, libraries, certain public utility sites, and farms. Certain restrictions continue to apply, including … Read more
Kranthi Ireland launched a local Shopping campaign with the slogan “Shop Local Help Own Lives”. Kranthi Ireland, the cultural, and social organisation of people of the Indian diaspora in Ireland, aims to provide a forum where members get to blend with the progressive values of Ireland and its unique tradition and culture of theirs. As … Read more