Two Indian-origin students, Aditya Kumar and Aditya Joshi have won first prize at this year’s European Union Contest for Young Scientists. Aditya Kumar and Aditya Joshi, 5th-year and 4th-year students at Synge Street, Dublin, had already won this year’s BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. Their project proposes a solution to a mathematical problem from the … Read more
A cost-of-living protest in Cork city attracted hundreds of protesters, and activists there demanded more assistance from the government to support those who were struggling with inflation. Protesters chanted “the cost of living is rising, so are we” and held signs up with slogans like “Rent Control Now”. The Cork City Council buildings were surrounded … Read more
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has today marked World Patient Safety Day 2022 (Saturday, 17 September 2022). Ireland continues to support this international initiative, led by the World Health Organization which focuses on raising awareness and ensuring that patient safety is established as a global health priority. The theme this year is ‘Medication Without Harm’. … Read more
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine today announced the introduction of regulations under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 requiring flock keepers to apply particular bio-security measures for poultry and other captive birds as a precautionary measure against Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). These precautionary measures against avian influenza (bird flu) come … Read more
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has accepted new recommendations in relation to the use of adapted bivalent vaccines in Ireland’s COVID-19 booster vaccination programme. The recommendations were made by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) to the interim Chief Medical Officer (iCMO) Professor Breda Smyth who has endorsed these recommendations. NIAC has recommended authorised adapted bivalent … Read more
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Ireland has announced a €100m investment in Limerick. The firm, which is a division of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, will use the investment to expand its existing site in Plassey, Limerick. The company’s ongoing investment in Ireland will also result in the creation of up to 80 additional jobs. The … Read more
Fire crews from three stations responded to a large fire at commercial premises in Co Galway on Friday. Around 11 a.m., a fire started at the Xerotech facility in Claregalway’s Corporate Park. A crew from Athenry was sent to the city to give cover as units from Galway City, Athenry, and Tuam stations responded to … Read more
Indian-origin Ayaansh Mulukutla is representing Ireland in the FIDE World Cadets Chess Championships 2022 – Open in the under-8 category in Batumi, Georgia. The Georgian Chess Federation, Georgian Chess Club “64,” and FIDE are organising the FIDE World Cadets Chess Championships 2022, which is scheduled for September 15-28 2022, in Batumi. The championships are in … Read more
Due to concerns about avian flu, Wexford County Council has urged locals to avoid touching dead wild birds. With dogs also in danger of contracting the illness, there follows a sharp rise in complaints of animal remains. The local authority also called on people not to go near birds that are exhibiting flu-like symptoms. It … Read more
Minister for Children, Roderic O’Gorman, has launched the new funding model for ELC and SAC, Together for Better. Together for Better brings together 3 major elements, the Early Childhood Care and Education programme, including the Access and Inclusion Model (AIM), the National Childcare Scheme and Core Funding, and is launched as Core Funding comes into … Read more
The Office of Public Works (OPW) is recruiting up to 250 staff, including a large number of high-value civil and structural engineering roles, over the next 12 months. The ongoing and accelerated recruitment campaign comes as a result of the OPW’s increased funding secured under the National Development Plan (NDP) 2021 – 2030. Under the … Read more
Ryanair has stated that it is cancelling 420 flights, affecting 80,000 passengers, due to a strike by French air traffic controllers that will take place tomorrow. Many flights from the Dublin airport are included in those. Ryanair claims to have sent emails or SMS notifications to affected customers informing them of the cancellations. The DGAC … Read more
Minister Martin Heydon, has announced the establishment of a new pilot research initiative. The ‘Policy and Strategic Studies Research Call’, or PSSRC, will support research that expands the evidence base for the department, informing and supporting the development of policies across the agri-food, forest, and biobased sectors. In tandem with announcing the establishment of the … Read more
On the Dublin to Belfast line at Gormanston in Co. Meath yesterday night, two men were struck by a train, one of whom died and the other of whom was wounded. The incident happened the 20.50 train leaving Connolly Station for Belfast at about 9.30 p.m.The two men were on the tracks near Gormanston station … Read more
Tech company Patreon has announced plans to shut its Dublin office and cut 17 percent of its workers. The membership platform, commonly used by podcasters, allows entertainers and creators to sell their content behind a paywall to online subscribers. The company’s chief executive officer Jack Conte notified colleagues on Tuesday of plans to shut the … Read more