A man in his 60s has died after getting into difficulty while swimming in Portarlington, Co Laois. The incident happened on Saturday at around 3.30 pm at Derryounce Lake. The man was taken from the water and brought to Portlaoise General Hospital, but was pronounced dead a short time later. Gardaí are treating death as … Read more
Regulatory technology solutions provider FinTrU announced the creation of three hundred jobs in Co. Donegal over the next five years. The company, which has its headquarters in Belfast, plans to establish a European delivery centre in Letterkenny. The company, which specialises in KYC, compliance, legal, risk and control, and operations, designs technology-enabled solutions for investment … Read more
The Grassland Farmer of the year competition for 2022 was officially launched on Friday, July 15 in Johnstown Castle Estate by Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue. This is the sixth year of the competition which recognises farmers who are achieving high levels of grass utilisation in a sustainable manner. The Grassland … Read more
A man acquitted over the bombing of a 1985 Air India flight from Montreal to Mumbai has been killed in Canada, in what police believe was a targeted shooting. A man acquitted in a terrorist bombing that killed 331 people aboard an Air India flight in 1985 was killed Thursday in Canada, in what Canadian police described … Read more
New Zealand on Friday defeated Ireland in a last-ball thriller in the third ODI at The Village, Dublin. With the win, the Blackcaps whitewashed the hosts 3-0 in the series. The last match that went down the wire saw New Zealand winning it by a margin of one run. Though Ireland eventually lost the match, … Read more
Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, and Minister for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler TD announced an additional €1.9m in funding for women’s mental health services in 2022 through the Women’s Health Fund. The latest allocation of up to €1.9m from the Women’s Health Fund will see a significant expansion of mental health … Read more
Vedic Hindu Cultural Centre Ireland organizing Ramayan Path (recital of the Shri Ram Charitra Manasa) from 17th July -7th August at VHCCI Mandir in Dublin. There are still a few slots available. If you plan to read Ramayan in the VHCCI Mandir, please fill out the sheet below. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WIoGGmP1UNfLrNMCKxy6I64md0c9Z5AMLPZ-DgzRG7Y/edit?usp=drivesdk For further information : Sudeep sanyal: … Read more
Grants of up to €1,000 towards the cost of medically required contact lenses are to be made available every two years for employees and the self-employed. The new measures will be announced on Friday by Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys. Previously, this support was provided every four years to workers who required contact lenses … Read more
A recall notification has been issued by FSAI on CBD and hemp oil products from three different brands due to “unsafe” levels of THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis. The FSAI said in a statement: “The implicated batches of NaturesPlus, uHemp and Emerald Farm CBD and hemp oils contain unsafe levels of delta‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) … Read more
US-headquartered medical manufacturing equipment company Medtronic is expanding its R&D capabilities in Galway, hiring 200 new staff. Medtronic employees over 3,000 staff in the Galway city with plants in Mervue and Parkmore, and is set to get even bigger as it expands to 200 new employees for Research and Development roles. The new jobs are part of … Read more
A man in his 60s has died following a fatal accident at a farm in Galway. Gardaí said that it was a fatal workplace accident at a farm. The incident took place on Tuesday in the Derren area of Gort in Co Galway. “At approximately 7.10 pm, the body of a man aged in his … Read more
Texas-headquartered software company FileCloud has selected Limerick as a base for its new R&D center, in a move that will create 50 new jobs. Limerick city will also be the location for the company’s EMEA headquarters, and it expects to fill these technical and commercial roles over the next two and a half years. “We are … Read more
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 9.1% in the year to June 2022, up from an annual increase of 7.8% in the year to May 2022, the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show. This is the largest annual increase in the CPI since Quarter 2 1984 when annual inflation was 9.7%. The … Read more
The new Sick Leave Bill 2022 that will guarantee workers paid leave once commenced has passed all Stages of the Oireachtas. Building on his work to date to make work pay and improve terms and conditions for workers, the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade, and Employment, Leo Varadkar, announced that all workers will have … Read more
Indian-origin IM Tarun Kanyamarala won the 101st Irish Chess Championship which was held in Dublin from 2-10 July. The 18-year-old Tarun convincingly succeeded in the event scoring an unbeaten streak of 7 wins and 2 draws out of 9 rounds, with a rating performance of 2565, gaining 18 Elo points. Ireland’s youngest ever International Master Tarun … Read more