Young man charged over assaults on woman and two men in St Stephen’s Green

A man named Ruzmond Muwaniri charged over separate attacks on a woman and two men in Dublin’s St Stephen’s Green has been remanded in custody. The 33-year-old male from North Circular Road, Dublin 7, was arrested on Wednesday and held at Pearse Street Garda station. He was charged with assault causing harm to a named … Read more

No need of vaccination proof to visit care homes from next week; Read new guidelines here

Visiting to nursing homes is set to become normal from next week. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has published new guidelines regarding visiting, where strict guidelines were in place due to the surge in Covid cases recently. As most of the restriction are now eased, HSPC advices new visiting guidelines which will come in … Read more

Second male juvenile arrested over assault of a 17-year-old girl and her friend

A second male juvenile has been arrested on Thursday morning as part of an investigation into a serious assault of a 17-year-old girl and her friend that took place in Ballyfermot in late December. “He is presently being held at a Garda Station in West Dublin under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984,” … Read more

Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) to be reduced to €203 from this week

The Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe has today (Thursday) reminded employers that the graduated exit path for the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) has commenced. From 1 February 2022, most businesses, move to the reduced weekly rate of support of €203 per employee for the month of February, followed by the weekly flat rate subsidy … Read more

Minister for Education Norma Foley confirms waiving of fees for 2022 State Examinations

The Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has today (Thursday 3 February) confirmed the waiving of the fees for the 2022 Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle examinations. Students will not have to pay the fees which would usually be €116 and €109 for the Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle examinations respectively. Minister Foley said: “We … Read more

58-year-old woman arrested for money laundering offences in Dublin

Gardaí attached to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) arrested a 58-year-old female on the morning of Thursday, 3rd February, 2022, for money laundering offences, as part of Operation SKEIN. The female is currently being detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at Clondalkin Garda Station.  Operation SKEIN … Read more

Man and woman arrest at Kildare after suspected shotguns found on N7

A man and woman have been arrested following the seizure of two suspected firearms in Co Kildare.  A Garda statement said: “Gardaí have seized two shotguns and arrested two persons following an incident in County Kildare on the evening of Monday, 31st January 2022. “At approximately 10:30 pm, uniform Gardaí on patrol on the N7 … Read more

Male youth arrested over assault of a 17-year-old girl and her friend

Gardaí arrested a young male yesterday while investigating an alleged assault of a 17-year-old girl and her friend in Ballyfermot in December. He has been detained and investigations are still ongoing. The alleged incident was happened in the vacinity of the Civic Office on Ballyfermot Road on Thursday around 9.35 pm on 30 December. A … Read more

Unrest Among Non-EU Students Due To Exclusion From Undocumented Migrant Scheme

Several non-EU students living in Ireland for around 7 years are seeking help to attain Stamp 4 Visas. All of them came to Ireland as students for a better quality of life. After earning their Master’s Degrees, they were hopeful, until they could not find jobs that issue them Work Permit. So they managed with … Read more

550 patients waiting on trolleys at hospitals; INMO calls government intervention

The issue of patients waiting on trolleys at hospitals once again becomes a national topic in Ireland. According to The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), currently there are 550 admitted patients waiting for beds in hospitals. 436 of them are in the emergency department and 114 are in wards. “Over 1,000 patients have been … Read more

Man accused of rape in Ireland 21 years ago loses High Court extradition fight

A man has lost a fight against extradition from England to Ireland after being accused of raping a woman 21 years ago. Lawyers representing the man mounted a High Court challenge after a judge at Westminster Magistrates’ Court had ruled that he should be extradited. They said the man had mental and physical health difficulties … Read more

Covid-19: 12,560 new cases confirmed as 92 new deaths notified this week

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has been notified of 5,940 positive PCR cases of COVID-19 Ireland today. In addition, on Tuesday 1 February, 6,620 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. That’s a total of 12,560 new cases of the virus. A total of 92 deaths related to Covid-19 have been newly notified … Read more