Colleges across Ireland will adopt an array of steps to fight sexual violence

Action plans against sexual violence and harassment in higher education welcomed by Minister Harris.Simon Harris TD has today (Monday, 28 June 2021) welcomed the publication by higher education institutions (HEIs) of their action plans aimed at ending sexual violence and harassment. The action plans address the fifteen key outcomes set out in the ‘Framework for … Read more

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar launched #MakingRemoteWork campaign

The increase in home working as a result of COVID-19 has brought remote workingto the forefront of working life. The adoption of remote work was already increasing in Ireland, COVID-19 has greatly accelerated this trend making remotework a central part of the workplace today and into the future. National Remote Work Strategy is that plan … Read more

Indian made Covishield may not be eligible for ‘vaccine passport’ by the EU

Europe’s new ‘vaccine passport’ programme, which recognises a few COVID-19 vaccines to enable people to travel in and out of Europe with few hurdles, includes the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine but not the version manufactured in India – Covishield. The immunity passport or ‘Green Pass’, available from 1 July, will serve as proof that the individual has … Read more

Manish Sadana appointed as a Peace Commissioner for Dublin county

Indian orgin Manish sadana have been recognized and appointed as a Peace Commissioner for County Dublin. With that he is authorized signatory for any document/ID verification in Ireland . Mr.Sadana is a dynamic, socially focused individual and entrepreneur with a diverse career that has been underpinned by extensive charity work and voluntary engagements in Ireland … Read more

National Play Day 2021 -to promote play and recreation opportunities

National Play Day 2021 will take place from the 3rd July 2-21 to the 10th July 2021. The theme for National Play Day 2021 is ‘Playful Communities’.The aim of National Play Day is to promote play and recreation opportunities for children and young people all across the country.  Through the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, … Read more

Accenture Ireland is expanding in Cork and the surrounding area creating 500 new jobs

Professional consultancy firm Accenture is to create 500 jobs in Ireland over the next three years.The bulk of the positions will be based in a new regional hub in Cork and the wider Munster area.Some will also be located in Dublin at the company’s innovation centre, The Dock, and at Accenture Labs. They will be … Read more

Government of India allows to link passport to Covid Vaccination Certificate via Co-WIN portal

The Co-WIN portal has now introduced an option enabling users to link their vaccination certificates to their passport numbers. This move has come as a big relief to those Indians who need to furnish their vaccination details before travelling abroad. “Now, you can update your passport number in your vaccination certificate,” the government said.The app … Read more

Dublin Airport begin a new service between Dublin and Aberdeen

Dublin Airport welcomes announcement by Loganair that it will begin a new service between Dublin and Aberdeen. The airline will operate its four times weekly service with a 49- seater Embraer 145 regional aircraft from September 5, increasing frequency to a daily service from March 28, 2022.“Aberdeen is one of Scotland’s most vibrant cities, offering … Read more

Minister for Health announces updates to list of designated States

The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, has announced his intention to add additional States to the list of designated States.People arriving into Ireland having been in or transited through these States in the previous 14 days must enter Mandatory Hotel Quarantine. Passengers from these States that arrive in Ireland after 04.00am on Tuesday 29 … Read more

Belgium to pass a law that will make battery-powered cars the norm in Brussels from 2035

The Brussels regional government announced on Friday a ban on diesel cars in the region by 2030 and petrol cars by 2035 in an effort to meet the European Union’s carbon neutrality goal by 2050.Its low-emission zone, established in 2018, has contributed to reducing emissions of nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter from transport by 11 … Read more