Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton TD has today 24th June 2021, announced details of a further 10-month extension to the validity period of learner permits in response to the level 5 restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to restrictions on accessing many of the services delivered by the Road Safety Authority (RSA), as a … Read more
The below batch of HELIO Sezam łuskany (shelled sesame seeds) is being recalled due to the presence of Salmonella. The presence of Salmonella may make this product unsafe to eat Category 1: For Action Alert Notification: 2020.45 Product: HELIO Sezam łuskany; pack size: 200g Batch Code: 65112; best before date: 30/09/2022 Country Of Origin: Poland Nature Of Danger: … Read more
Indian Immigrants’ son Ishan Amba had won the prestigious Eir’s Cabinet Branding Art competetion. Ishan will have his artwork proudly displayed on 100 of Eir’s Fibre Cabinets across Dublin and a €200 voucher to spend on whatever he likes. The management extented congratulations to Ishan and his classmates at St. Patrick’s National School, Diswellstown Castleknock who have “enjoyed … Read more
Fianna Fáil Cllr Uruemu Adejinmi has been elected as Mayor of Longford County Council, marking a series of firsts for the county, as she is the first migrant, first African and first black female to become Mayor. Cllr Adejinmi assumed the chain of office from outgoing cathaoirleach Cllr Peggy Nolan at the local authority’s annual general meeting, describing … Read more
INAR invites applications for the position of policy officer & Community Development Officer INAR is a National Network organisation of over 160 civil society organisations working together to combat racism at the local, national and European levels. The INAR Policy Officer will be responsible for overseeing INAR’s policy work. INAR is hiring for this role … Read more
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Mr. Simon Coveney, T.D., has welcomed today’s announcement from the White House of the proposal to nominate State Representative Claire Cronin, of Massachusetts, as the next Ambassador of the United States of America to Ireland. Minister Coveney said: “I am delighted that President Biden has announced … Read more
Cork City Council is delighted to announce the launch of Phase 2 of their Heritage Orienteering Project. Cork City Council have commissioned Abarta Heritage and artist Sheelagh Broderick to create a new orienteering route in South Parish. Combining community, creativity and exploration, a public art competition is being launched to find illustrations that will feature … Read more
New Zealand are ICC World Test Champions after beating India inside the final hour of a nail-biting reserve day at the Hampshire Bowl, wrapping up an eight-wicket win with a boundary from Ross Taylor. SCORECARD Kane Williamson and Taylor calmed New Zealand nerves during a chase of 139 from 53 overs – a target that … Read more
Tourism Ireland has gifted its six ‘Glass of Thrones’ stained-glass windows to Maritime Belfast Trust (formerly Titanic Foundation Limited). The windows are now on permanent display in the Titanic Quarter and are part of Belfast’s Maritime Mile. The beautifully crafted windows were installed around Belfast back in 2019 – to showcase and celebrate Northern Ireland … Read more
Galway-based fashion circular economy player Rent the Runway has announced that all employees based in Ireland are offered 20 weeks of fully paid leave as part of its gender neutral family leave policy designed to support families. Any employee that becomes a birth parent, adopts a child, becomes a parent through surrogacy or whose partner … Read more
The Lord Mayor of Dublin Hazel Chu has today launched the first of 30 new park benches to be installed across the city in memory of people we have lost to Covid-19. The Lord Mayor wanted to respond in some way on behalf of the citizens of Dublin, to the effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic … Read more
The Government has said it plans to sell its remaining shares in Bank of Ireland over the next six months. The State currently holds 13.9pc of the bank’s shares.The number of shares sold will depend on market conditions, among other factors, according to a statement from the Department.Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said on Wednesday, marking the state’s … Read more
SimoTech, the largest Irish-owned process automation services and manufacturing IT systems company for the pharma/biotech sector, has today announced the creation of 70 new jobs over the next two years. These jobs will be based in Ireland, including Carrigaline, Co Cork, where SimoTech has expanded to a new headquarters to facilitate its continued growth. 20 … Read more
Tanaiste Leo Varadkar has said that AstraZeneca vaccine doses could be administered to younger age cohorts in July and July due to “excess” doses being available. He said that Ireland does not have the excess stock of J&J jabs to provide this access but that it will soon have “hundreds and thousands” of AstraZeneca vaccines … Read more
The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment intend to seek proposals from the research community on the social, economic and environmental implications of reduced working time. Similar research has been carried out in other jurisdictions to give consideration to how, for example, a move to a … Read more