The number of people arriving in Ireland from Ukraine has reached 35,670, an increase of 2,500 in two weeks. This is the number of Personal Public Service numbers (PPSNs) issued to individuals who have fled the war up to 5 June last. Among the arrivals, 92% or 32,969 individuals could be mapped to a local … Read more
The Minister for Housing, Local Government, and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, has published a progress update on the planning measures he introduced 1 year ago to increase home ownership and restrict the practice of bulk purchasing by institutional investors. It demonstrates that almost 16,000 residential units have been ring-fenced for individual buyers and restricted from bulk buying or … Read more
Ireland Telugu Association is conducting Virtual painting classes in connection with Lepakshi- Summer project 2022. In the virtual Summer project, they will conduct classes for scenery painting on canvas in acrylic medium. The online classes will start from June 11th to July 9th, 2022. Class time will be from 2.00 PM to 4.00 PM. For … Read more
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, announced the opening of the 2022 Childminder Development Grant, with a total budget of €250,000. The Childminders Development Grant is designed to assist Childminders, already providing a childminding service in their own homes, to enhance safety/quality in the service through the purchase of small capital … Read more
An Indian man who was due to stand trial next week for the murder of his Indian wife and two children in south Dublin has been found dead in prison. Sameer Syed was found dead in his cell in the Midlands Prison on Thursday afternoon. Seema Banu, the wife of Sameer Syed, lived in a … Read more
A teenager has died following a seriously injured crash involving a car and a lorry. Gardaí are at the scene of the fatal collision that occurred on the N3 in Kilnalack, Co Cavan, at around 6 pm yesterday. A boy aged 17 was seriously injured during the collision. He was taken to Cavan General Hospital … Read more
The Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has received approval to draft legislative amendments to put in place bespoke supports for jury selection and summoning in the Stardust inquests. It is intended that the legislation will be passed before the summer recess and enacted quickly, enabling the Coroner to commence the inquests in line with her … Read more
Cregg Recruitment is looking for full-time Warehouse Operatives with forklift experience, in Fermoy, Co. Cork. Previous experience in a similar role would be an advantage, but not essential. Hours of Work: Monday – Friday, 8 am – 4 pm Rate of Pay: €13.50 per hour Job Requirements Previous experience working on a ram/warehouse or food … Read more
Gardai are investigating all the circumstances surrounding the death of an elderly woman at premises on High Street, Galway city Today morning. It is believed that the woman, who was aged in her eighties, may have fallen from the upper floor of a Pub building on High Street in the city centre. The woman’s body … Read more
Inflation in Ireland has increased to the highest level in 38 years, according to the Consumer Price Index May 2022 by CentralStatistics Office (CSO). New figures from CSO show that inflation hit by 7.8% in the year to May 2022,up from an annual increase of 7.0% in the year to April 2022. This is the … Read more
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) issued a recall notice to shoppers for a batch of Lucky Me Instant Pancit Canton Noodles. Product: Lucky Me! Instant Pancit Canton Noodles Hot Chili Flavour; pack size: 60g Batch Code: Best before date: 27/07/2022 Country Of Origin: Thailand The above batch of Lucky Me! Instant Pancit Canton … Read more
Trinity College Dublin (TCD) is back in the top 100 universities in the world. The university rose three places to reach 98th in the world and was named Ireland’s leading institution in the QS World University Rankings 2023. The improvement was due to a rise in citations (a measure of academic impact) across all three of … Read more
A pedestrian in his 70s is in critical condition after a serious road traffic collision which took place in Galway City. The incident took place in the Prospect Hill area of Galway at around 10 am this morning. At about 10 am, Gardaí were alerted following a collision involving a truck and a pedestrian at … Read more
Excel Recruitment has announced over 300 jobs as part of a recruitment drive to work at events taking place this summer. Excel Recruitment said that Dublin will host the bulk of the events, while they are looking to fill positions all over the country. The events will be held at locations right across the country, … Read more
Three primary schools from Galway were shortlisted as finalists in the annual Schools Teaching Awareness of Randomised Trials (START) competition, which is run by the Health Research Board-Trials Methodology Research Network (HRB-TMRN). START is held in celebration of International Clinical Trials Day and the anniversary of the first clinical trial carried out in 1747 in … Read more