Irish Boxer Aidan Walsh backed out from competing in men’s welterweight semi-finals in Tokyo Olympics after injuring his ankle while celebrating quarter final victory. The 24-year-old boxer was about to fight Britain’s Pat McCormack for the journey to the finals today morning. Walsh being forced to walk out, McCormack automatically qualified for the finals and … Read more
Ireland has overtaken neighbouring UK in terms of vaccine rollout, said Taoiseach Michael Martin. The country now vaccinated 72.4% of adults while UK’s vaccinated adult population stands 72.1%. “The vaccine rollout is continuing at great pace. Today we edged ahead of our nearest neighbours – a brilliant effort by everyone involved,” Mr Martin said. He … Read more
The Indian government has extended the ban on international flights to and from the country till August 31. The new decision came in contradiction with the earlier announcement to resume commercial flights from July 31. Scheduled flights also had set to resume from July 30 after 16-month gap. The move comes after India’s fight with … Read more
The Department of Health in Ireland has confirmed all of the 19 maternity units in the country will allow partners with pregnant women from next week. Amid Covid fears, many hospitals in the country advised the partners not to accompany the pregnant women during hospital visits. The government had eased many restrictions including allowing indoor … Read more
The public are advised not to enter at Seapoint beach for swimming as a recent test result showed high presence of e-coli bacteria in the water. The advisory notice was published by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County council yesterday and will be in effect for five days. The council had collected water samples from all five … Read more
Your EU Digital COVID Certificate can now be stored on your COVID Tracker app. You can use the COVID Tracker App as a ‘wallet’ to store your Digital COVID Certificate securely on your phone. This can make it easier for you to carry your certificate with you. Simple steps for how to do this: update … Read more
The number of homeless people in Ireland has crossed 8,000 once again in June as per the reports from the Department of Housing. Adding 23 more adults and children, the number of homeless people in the country now stands 8,014 for the month of June. The number of families without homes has also increased to … Read more
The Department of Health confirmed 1,501 new Covid-19 cases in Ireland on Friday. As per the reports there are 169 patients admitted in the hospitals and 23 of them are in intensive care units. The Health Service Executive (HSE) also warned the public over a text scam for Covid vaccine appointments. Some people are receiving … Read more
The department of health has launched a new online self-service portal for the Digital Covid Certificate in Ireland. The move comes after a wide range of complaints from the public regarding delays in issuing certificates especially via call centre system. The new poral https://covidcertificateportal.gov.ie/ can be accessed by the public to request for a new … Read more
Walk-in Covid19 vaccination centres are opening across the country from the coming weekend. More details in the HSE link below https://www2.hse.ie/screening-and-vaccinations/covid-19-vaccine/get-the-vaccine/find-a-covid-19-vaccination-centre/
Global healthcare company Abbott has today announced further investment in its cardiovascular Research and Development Centre based at its Vascular devices site in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, Ireland. Abbott is the world leader in drug-eluting stents. Both R&D and manufacturing of Abbott’s new vascular technologies to treat complex heart disease take place at its Clonmel site. The … Read more
Everyone over the age of 16 living in Ireland can register for their COVID-19 vaccine from today. This invitation includes all people aged 16 and 17, including those within this age range who may be in another vaccine allocation group and are not yet vaccinated. The quickest and easiest way to register is online with a Personal Public … Read more
The Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, today opened the single largest Solar Farm in the Republic of Ireland. Developed in a joint venture by Eli Lilly and Company and Enerpower, the 16-acre facility will help power a significant proportion of the Lilly plant at its Dunderrow site (near Kinsale) with sustainable energy. The ground-mounted Solar Farm will … Read more
Ireland is now on a legally binding path to net-Zero emissions no later than 2050, and to a 51% reduction in emissions by the end of this decade. The Act provides the framework for Ireland to meet its international and EU climate commitments and to become a leader in addressing climate change. The Minister for … Read more
Contract research organisation Charles River Laboratories International Inc. today announced plans for an €8M expansion of its testing capabilities at its Ballina, Co. Mayo site that will give an additional 1,500m2 of lab space and create up to 90 new skilled roles over the next three years. Charles River Laboratories and AstraZeneca have maintained a strategic … Read more