The Irish government is planning to establish a compensation scheme for people who suffer injury after taking vaccines under State’s programmes. The programme will not be Covid-19 specific, but more of a general manner, the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said in response to a question in parliament. A report by an expert group chaired … Read more
Further 1,903 people in the country were contracted by corona virus on Thursday, the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) confirmed. As of now 219 patients are in hospitals with Covid and 37 among them are being treated in ICUs. Meanwhile HSE chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan has said the vaccines are about 80% … Read more
A man was wounded seriously after a shooting incident in Coolock, Dublin last night. The man in his 30s was taken to hospital after the incident took in the Belcamp area after 9pm. The victim is in serious condition, a Gardai spokesman said. He is currently being treated in Beaumont Hospital. No arrests have been … Read more
Four people have been rescued from a sinking yacht off the coast of Wexford early today. The rescue operation was carried out by a four member RNLI volunteer crew, 50 miles south of Kilmore Quay around 5.30am. The operation was with the help of an all-weather Tamar class lifeboat. The Irish Coast Guard team were … Read more
The residential property price in Ireland has increased by almost 7% within a year, the new figures by Central Statistics Office (CSO) revealed. The average price of properties from June 2020 to June 2021 across the country went up despite the pandemic impact. As per CSO, there is a 6.9% house price increase during the … Read more
Ireland is showing the one of the greatest and humanitarian approaches during the pandemic by donating more than one million Covid vaccines to poorer countries in the world. The ‘Get a Vaccine, Give a Vaccine’ campaign, which started early in this summer has now raised more than 2.5 million dollars to purchase vaccines and to … Read more
Six out of 10 hospitals inspected by The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) last year were non-compliant with measures to control Covid-19 infections, the report revealed. Poor physical infrastructure, capacity issues and workforce challenges were the biggest barriers in the fight with pandemic. Even after increased investment in the healthcare system, many hospitals could … Read more
The leading broadband network provider in Ireland, Eir will extend its Gigabit Fibre Network service to further 200,000 homes and offices across the country. As the demand for internet increased during the pandemic, Eir aims to cover 84% of the premises with 1.9 million connections. Under the government’s plan, highspeed internet all over the country … Read more
A Yellow Wind warning has been issued for eight counties along west coast as gusts of up to 90km per hour are forecasted by Met Eireann. The warning is for counties Clare, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Kerry and Cork. The officials also warned that tomorrow would be an ‘unreasonably windy day.’ Met Eireann also … Read more
A man in his 20s died in Tallaght in Dublin following a stabbing incident. The 25-year-old has been attacked by another man around 7.15pm on Tuesday at Mac Uilliam Road. It is believed that the victim was standing beside his home while he got into an argument with another. During the incident, another man in … Read more
After the victorious Gold medal journey in Tokyo Olympics, Irish boxer Kellie Harrington returned to her home country today. As the Covid-19 restrictions are in place, people couldn’t go to the airport to greet the country’s amazing talent. Anyway she later met with the public by an open top bus by the evening, travelling through … Read more
Further 1,508 Covid cases have been confirmed in Ireland by the public health officials today. Currently 206 patients are treated in hospitals due to Covid complications and 33 of them are in intensive care units. The case number was 1,522 yesterday with 217 hospitalisations.
The Garda in Ireland issued a warning for students regarding rental scams. According to Garda, 503 cases of rental scams were reported between February 2019 and May 2021. The total loss was around 900,000 euros. As the restrictions eased, it is believed that the colleges will be opening not too late and the demand for … Read more
The United Kingdom moved India from ‘red’ to ‘amber’ list set up regarding travel restrictions as part of Covid protocol, it was confirmed. UAE, Qatar and Bahrain are also among countries moved to amber list along with India. The change has come into effect from 4am on August 8. The new move means fully vaccinated … Read more
An Indian accountant and his younger brother were arrested in Dublin following a probe in to the fraud money transactions in a financial firm. The 35 year old man, who migrated into Ireland seven years ago was working as a senior accountant for the firm. It is alleged that he claimed fictitious expenses from the … Read more