Yet another happiness from boxing ring for Ireland after Aidan Walsh- Irish boxer Kellie Harrington marched to the final in Women’s Lightweight Boxing in Tokyo Olympics after the victory over Thailand’s Sudaporn Seesondee this morning. The Dublin based boxer’s winning was for a decision of 3 against 2 from the judges in the nail-biting match. … Read more
India beat Germany in in Men’s Hockey bronze medal match today and ended the 41-year-long medal drought. After scoring 5 goals against 4 in the thrilling match, India again emerged as one of the top teams in the world as they were once. The last time Indian Hockey team achieved a medal in Olympics was … Read more
The Met Eireann issued a yellow warning all over Ireland for today following fear over thunderstorm. The storm will be accompanied by spells of rain and lighting, forecasted the Met Office. Some areas may also witness hailing. The warning will be in effect from 6am to 7pm today. The raining may cause localised flooding and … Read more
The Laois County Council said they will not grant permission to hold annual Electric Picnic Festival this year, amid fears of Covid pandemic. The festival usually takes place in Stradbally in Co Laois every summer. The decision to deny license is after considering the latest public health advice from the Health Service Executive (HSE), the … Read more
Aer Lingus has announced a ten-year franchise agreement with Emerald Airlines to operate its regional flights after Stobart Air recently ceased their operations for the company. With the new deal, Emerald Airlines will operate Aer Lingus flights between Ireland and regional airports in the UK, Isle of Man and Jersey. Earlier, Stobart’s revoke from operations … Read more
The Home care provider ‘Home Instead’ will hire 1,000 more home caregivers for their operations all over Ireland, confirmed the company. The Dublin based company has 4,000 caregivers at the moment who help almost 7,000 old age people in the country with non-medical assistance. The move comes amid the report which states the number of … Read more
The unusual guest from Arctic is back after 4 months and a long 2,000 km journey to the Irish coasts. The Arctic Walrus, the one spotted off the coastline of Kerry in last March again appeared near Clonea Strand in Co Waterford on 2 August. After the first appearance in March off the Irish coasts, … Read more
The Migrant Leadership Academy in Ireland is inviting candidates to join an academic programme intended to bring out effective and strong migrant leaders in the country. The applications are open from 3 August to 23 August for candidates who have migrant or refugees background in Ireland. The academic progamme will comprise online weekly sessions (6-8pm) … Read more
Ireland will buy 700,000 doses of Pfizer/BioNtech Covid-19 vaccines form Romania, confirmed the Taoiseach Michael Martin. The discussion began last month regarding buying excess doses of vaccine from Romania which was then agreed last day. “I want to thank Romania and the EU for their assistance and show of solidarity to Ireland as we further … Read more
A Belarusian dissident who was in exile found dead in a park in Ukrainian capital Kiev on Tuesday. The police started an investigation in suspected murder. 26-year-old Vitaly Shishov, head of Belarusian House in Ukraine (BDU) organization was reported missing since Monday. He was later found hanging in a forest area in Kiev park next … Read more
More than 30,000 people in Ireland availed Covid vaccine through walk-in vaccination centres in the weekend, HSE officials said. The HSE set up around 20 walk-in vaccination centres all over the country from Saturday to Monday, which were also bank holidays. Anyone above 16 could come directly to the centre without prior booking to avail … Read more
Irish boxer Kellie Harrington assured a medal after beating Algeria’s Imane Khelif in Tokyo Olympics quarter final yesterday. Harrington qualified for semi-final with an authentic victory against Khelif after a 5-round match in Women’s Lightweight Boxing. With this winning, Ireland has secured 4 medals in total so far in this Olympics. “Sometimes you think of … Read more
Irish government is all set to impose a levy on disposable coffee cups, it was confirmed. The levy will be introduced through the Circular Economy Bill 2021 later this year or in early 2022. Minister of the state at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communication, Ossian Smyth confirmed the levy would come into … Read more
Immigration Service Delivery has launched a new website available at https://www.irishimmigration.ie/ From 28th July 2021, INIS website will no longer be updated!
Ireland added Georgia and Malaysia to its renewed mandatory hotel quarantine list. People travelling from or through these countries within last 14 days, have to stay in a hotel after arriving in Ireland. The restriction for travellers will come into effect from 4 AM on August 4. Meanwhile the department of health confirmed Saudi Arabia … Read more