Malta’s Health department has confirmed that seven people on a flight from Dublin that landed in the country on Tuesday were required to enter mandatory quarantine after their HSE vaccine cards were not accepted. A number of people who had travelled to the island have been placed in mandatory quarantine as the country doesn’t accept … Read more
The National Transport Authority (NTA) is in the process of appointing a supplier to develop its “next generation ticketing” system. Digital payment options that would allow passengers to pay with contactless bank cards, smartphones and QR codes could be available by 2023 or 2024. It was previously informed that cashless payments could replace Leap Cards by the … Read more
Morehampton Foods is recalling the below batch of its pizzas due to mislabelling with the incorrect use by date of 31/7/2021. The correct use by date is 21/7/2021. The implicated pizzas may be unsafe to eat after 21/7/2021. Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in Donnybrook Fair stores supplied with the implicated batch.
Bausch + Lomb, a leading global eye health company, today announced plans to invest €90M to expand manufacturing operations at its Waterford facility. The investment is expected to generate 130 additional jobs when production commences in 2023 and will provide the Waterford facility with additional capacity to meet expected demand for its Biotrue ONEday® range of … Read more
Re-open EU provides information on the various measures in place, including on quarantine and testing requirements for travellers, the EU Digital COVID certificate to help you exercise your right to free movement, and mobile coronavirus contact tracing and warning apps. The information is updated frequently and available in 24 languages. This should help you plan … Read more
The Chief Medical Officer for Ireland Dr.Dr Tony Holohan says, “Heat exhaustion is not usually serious if you can cool down within 30 minutes. Signs of heat exhaustion include headache, dizziness and confusion, loss of appetite and feeling sick, fast breathing or pulse, high temperature of 38C or above and being very thirsty. If not treated … Read more
The burglar, identified as Dean Maguire, was one of three men killed on July 7 when a BMW plowed into a truck on the N7 and burst into flames.
Gardaí on Monday seized €76,000 worth of suspected cannabis herb and more than €7,000 in cash following the search of a house in Galway. At approximately 10.30 p.m., Gardaí attached to the Galway Divisional Drugs Unit seized suspected cannabis herb worth €76,000 (pending analysis) and €7,150 in cash during the search of a house in … Read more
The season of intermittent showers is nearly over with nary a cloud in sight, and the likelihood of parched lawns and fallowed fields are looming in Ireland. Irish Water has issued remarkably bleak warnings about the nation’s summer water supplies, telling homeowners, farmers and others to gear up for potential shortages. Night-time water restrictions and … Read more
The below batch of Derg Cheddar is being recalled by Derg Farmhouse Cheese due to the presence of elevated histamine levels. In some people, elevated levels of histamine can cause symptoms that are similar to those of an allergic reaction. Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in The Cheese Shop, Tralee and some Sheridan Cheesemonger … Read more
Medable Inc, the leading cloud platform for patient-centered drug development, on Tuesday, announced the first stage of its European expansion plans with a new EMEA headquarters in Dublin. The regional headquarters will serve as a hub for expanded sales, customer success and software development in Europe, enabling Medable to continue broad adoption of digital clinical … Read more
Those aged between 18-24 who would like to opt-in for the viral vector COVID-19 vaccine AstraZeneca are being invited to register online from Tuesday. The invitation is only for people aged 18-24, including those within this age range who may be in another vaccine allocation group and are not yet vaccinated. The quickest and easiest … Read more
Delta surge engulfing Ireland as the country opens up its borders to foreign travel from today. Experts warn Europe that the delta variant could make up 90% of cases by late august Almost 3,700 cases have been reported in Ireland over the past three days, and it has been warned that we could see a … Read more
The EU Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) helps citizens move freely and safely within the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic. The EU Digital COVID Certificate Regulation entered into application on 01 July 2021. EU citizens and residents will now be able to have their Digital COVID Certificates issued and verified across the EU. Vaccine passports may … Read more
Frustrated that his cricketing career was not going anywhere, an 18-year-old Simranjit Singh, aka Simi Singh, of Mohali, Punjab, packed his bags for Ireland in 2005 to pursue hotel management.Mohali’s Simi Singh, who plays for Ireland, becomes the first-ever cricketer to score an ODI century batting at No 8 or lower. Singh scored a feisty … Read more