Chinese video-sharing platform TikTok has announced that it plans to create an additional 1,000 workers to bolster its Irish operation. At the beginning of this year, the company employed more than 2,000 staff in Ireland. It established its Irish operation in Dublin in 2018. The news was shared with the Taoiseach and IDA Ireland CEO … Read more
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL has voted to make Dublin City an LGBTIQ+ Freedom Zone, meaning it has committed to policies promoting and protecting LGBTQI+ rights, as well as explicitly sanctioning structural discrimination mechanisms. It follows the European Parliament’s declaration last year that the EU was to be an LGBTQI+ Freedom Zone. The DCC motion also condemned … Read more
The National Transport Authority (NTA) has announced an order for 120 double-deck battery-electric buses from Bamford Bus Company (trading as Wrightbus). These 120 buses are part of a framework agreement which provides for the procurement of up to 800 zero-emission battery-electric buses over a period of five years. The buses – Streetdeck Electroliner BEVs – … Read more
Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, today announced the opening of applications for the Pig Exceptional Payment Scheme 2 (PEPS2). This Scheme (PEPS2) aims to help producers who have been impacted by the current market disturbance. A total fund of €13 million is being made available for this voluntary demand-led scheme for … Read more
A new ESRI study commissioned by the Department of Social Protection explores how the national consistent poverty target of 2 per cent by 2025 could be achieved. The research estimates that increasing labour market participation of women could decrease the risk-of-poverty (AROP) rate by 2.9 percentage points while activating jobless households could decrease the risk-of-poverty … Read more
Around 500 expectant parents will receive a free bundle of supplies worth €500 from the State this autumn when their babies are born. Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman announced details of the plan to pilot the Little Baby Bundle with 500 expectant parents and newborns. The pilot will be undertaken in collaboration with the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin and … Read more
Under the new law, social media users will be able to report misinformation relating to elections and referenda. The Electoral Reform Bill proposes new powers to prevent manipulative or inauthentic behaviours online. Take down and correction notices could also be issued to protect Ireland’s democratic processes. Speaking to Newstalk, junior minister for electoral reform, Malcolm … Read more
Indian origin Michelle Shochan made history today by beating Denmark’s Anne Mouritsen in the final of the German U17 Open badminton tournament. Ireland’s U17 badminton player, Michelle defeated Anne Mouritsen 23-21 21-18 in the girls singles final match at Gladbach, Bergisch Germany. Michelle entered the final of the U17 German Open after beating France’s Clara … Read more
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A new Irish film entitled Places for People, which marks the launch of Ireland’s new National Policy on Architecture, features in the inaugural New European Bauhaus (NEB) Festival. The NEB Festival is the highlight of this year’s NEB programme and runs from 9-12 June online and in-situ in Brussels. This ambitious and culturally diverse festival … Read more
The State’s cybersecurity body and the HSE took part in a European-wide simulated attack on health services this week — just over a year from the start of the devastating real-life attack on HSE systems. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), together with the HSE and a number of hospitals and pharmacy companies, participated in a large-scale … Read more
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued a recall notice for Pat the Baker and Irish Pride batches of breadcrumbs due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes. Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated batches Consumers are advised not to eat the following batches: Product: Pat the Baker … Read more
Ireland’s U17 badminton player, Indian Origin Michelle Shochan entered the quarter-finals at the German U17 open badminton tournament with two remarkable wins. In the girls U17 singles match Michelle defeated Germany’s Winnefeld 21-14 21-14, In the last 32. In the last 16, Michelle defeated the number 3 seed Belgium’s Boonen 21-10 21-8. The tournament is … Read more
A man in his 80s died following a two-car collision in Bandon, Cork yesterday. The two-car collision occurred Shortly after 12pm, gardai and emergency services were alerted following crash on the R585, Dunmanway Road, Bandon. The man (80s), the driver of one of the cars involved, was pronounced dead at the scene a short time … Read more
The Council of Europe Committee of Ministers has published a decision in relation to a group of Northern Ireland legacy cases (McKerr vs UK), following an examination of legacy issues in the context of the introduction of the UK’s Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill on 17 May. The decision noted the concerns and questions that … Read more