Following an aggravated robbery that occurred at a store in Blackrock, County Dublin, yesterday afternoon, a man has been taken into custody. A man armed with a knife entered the location on Rockville Road and threatened employees before departing with some cash. There were no reported injuries during the incident. When the incident was reported, … Read more
The Minister for Housing, Local Government, and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, has welcomed the progress being made by the Land Development Agency (LDA) towards delivering 265 new social and affordable homes at the former St. Kevin’s Hospital lands in Cork City. Enabling works have begun at the site. The Minister for Housing, Local Government, and Heritage, … Read more
Following an attack and public order incident in St Stephen’s Green north overnight, two males were admitted to the hospital and ten were taken into custody. During the early hours of today morning, gardai responded to the site and detained 10 individuals, who were then brought to a few garda stations in Dublin’s city centre. … Read more
Shell has pulled out of two wind projects off the coast of Cork and Clare operated by Simply Blue Group a year after the British company acquired stakes in the developments. In a joint statement released on Saturday, Shell and Simply Blue stated that Shell’s decision to leave the Western Star and Emerald projects was … Read more
The Government of Ireland will this week (September 28th to 30th) host the 13th OECD Rural Development Conference 2022 on the theme of Building Sustainable, Resilient, and Thriving Rural Places. The Conference will bring more than 400 delegates including Ministers, policy-makers, and practitioners from right across the OECD region to Ireland to consider the theme … Read more
The international pizza shop chain Domino’s Pizza will provide 1,000 new employment to the Irish economy. The company revealed on Monday that it will fill the new positions at 88 locations in Ireland. For a variety of jobs including delivery drivers, in-store team members, and pizza makers, Domino’s is hiring all throughout the nation. Domino’s … Read more
The State will offer free schoolbooks to all primary school children from next September, under an initiative to be announced as part of tomorrow’s Budget. Education Minister Norma Foley is expected to officially announce the school books plan tomorrow and will also confirm a 1-point reduction in the average pupil-teacher ratio to 23:1. It will … Read more
A batch of children’s yoghurts is being recalled from Irish stores due to the presence of Listeria monocytogenes. Glenilen Farm Kids Banana Live Yoghurt was sold in shops around the country. The affected product – pack size: 4x90g – has a use-by date of October 10 and originated in Ireland. The Food Safety Authority of … Read more
According to Daft. ie most recent sales report, housing prices were largely stable between June and September. In the third quarter of this year, the average national listed price was €311,514. That is a 0.1% gain over the second quarter’s average and a 16% decline from the Celtic Tiger peak. The lowest average price was in … Read more
A €20 rise in social welfare payments has been ruled out by minister of social protection Heather Humphreys. According to Social Justice Ireland, a €20 rise “must be part of a suite of targeted measures to support households on fixed incomes” in the Budget 2023. Speaking on RTÉ’s ‘This Week’, Minister Heather Humphreys said agreement hasn’t been … Read more
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 we all are well aware Local retailers and shops around us are facing massive challenges … Read more
A driver in his 20s was arrested in Fermoy, County Cork after he hit a person and caused damage to several cars. At around 3:30 pm yesterday, the event happened on McCurtain Street in the town. Video footage of the incident has been shared on social media. The video shows the man’s crazy driving, which … Read more
Biotech company MeiraGTx has formally opened its gene therapy manufacturing facility in Shannon. The facility has the potential to create 100 jobs in its current phase, with plans to increase this to 300 over time. Currently, there are 75 people employed at the facility and MeiraGTx is recruiting for positions in engineering, QA, and manufacturing … Read more
This weekend will see severe disruptions to rail service on a number of routes as planned engineering work begins. Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Portlaoise, Portarlington and Limerick Junction are among the impacted routes, in addition to southside Dart services. Additionally, commuters are informed that on Saturday and Sunday, there will be no dart service between Greystones … Read more
A man has died following a fatal road collision on the M7 between a car and a pedestrian in Co Kildare on Saturday morning. A vehicle traveling northbound on the M7 between junctions 11 and 10 in Naas hit a man pedestrian in his mid-20s at around 4 in the morning. The man was declared … Read more