Tanaiste Leo Varadkar hopes that the lift in restrictions will.lead the country to a state of normality by this summer. The people could enjoy a normal Christmas too. The only problem is that in the case of the new virus, nothing could be promised as it is more contagious and dangerous than the earlier version. … Read more
Taoisech, Michael Martin, asks the county councils not to engage in long term lease contracts with global investment firms because the purchase of all estates and houses by them cannot be accepted. The talk on this matter was raised as ar result of a huge takeover by two investment funds firms in Maynooth, Co Kildare … Read more
Pooja Sharma I arrived in Dublin on a balmy afternoon in August 2017. At the cusp of what should havebeen the start of an amazing year pursuing a Masters degree at Ireland’s top university –Trinity College Dublin, I found myself fighting a legal battle against one of the city’s largestEnglish Language school for discrimination and … Read more
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD has today (5 May 2021) granted Technological University (TU) status to Athlone Institute of Technology and Limerick Institute of Technology. This is the third TU to be created since 2019 and is a milestone for the Midlands and the Mid-West.Minister Harris said: … Read more
An Indian nurse in Bray was lucky enough not to lose money from fraudulent calls in related to Social welfare scheme. She got call from different numbers for almost three hours scamming and then tried to extract the funds online and then through banks. It started with a call from unknown number and didn’t picked … Read more
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, has welcomed Cabinet approval for the publication of the Affordable Housing Bill 2021.The Bill will be the first comprehensive standalone legislation dedicated to the provision of affordable housing in history of the State. The Bill includes two new options for affordable home ownership, The … Read more
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D., today reminded farmers that the deadline for submitting their 2021 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) applications online is midnight on Monday 17th May. This is also the deadline for the related submission of applications for followings, Transfer of Entitlements Young Farmer/National Reserve The Straw Incorporation … Read more
Minister Martin launches Cruinniú na nÓg 2021 – a day of free creative activity for children and young people, Saturday 12th June 2021Cruinniú na nÓg 2021 is a collaboration between the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, the Creative Ireland Programme, local authorities and RTÉ and is the only event of its … Read more
Second shipment from Ireland carrying 2 oxygen generators, 548 oxygen concentrators, 365 ventilators & other medical equipment arrives. Indian embassy says, “Deeply grateful to our EU partner for the support which will help add to our oxygen capacities” last week ,a shipment containing 700 units of oxygen concentrators and 365 ventilators was supplied from Ireland. … Read more
The children ombudsman in Ireland said that an increase in bullying and sexual assault against children have been noted in schools. Dr Nial Muldoon had reported to the Oireachtas Education Committee that many schools are not properly equipped to deal with such bullying and assaults and had failed to report the child protection welfare issues. … Read more
Green Party TD, Neasa Hourigan asked for urgent action on services and support for pregnant women and mothers who just delivered a baby. The well being of women were not considered a priority in the Covid period but it should be prioritised post-covid. Covid 19 has made us realise how unaware we were in these … Read more
Corporate filing records prove that online e-commerce site Amazon hadn’t paid the operations tax in Europe for the year 2020 even though they had a record sales of €43.8 billions. Amazon spokesman said that profits were very low because of tight margins in retail and investment made by the company. He explains that corporate taxes … Read more
Dublin City Council had called for eligible candidates for the post of Administrative officer. You are required to answer some assessment questions which could not be edited after submission. You can edit your personal information, education history and career information until the closing date. The application window closes on 7th of May, 2021 and more … Read more
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly is set to seek approval for minimum alcohol pricing from Cabinet today.Mr Donnelly is hoping to do this through the commencement of Section 11 of the 2018 Public Health Alcohol Act. Then,the cost of alcohol will soon rise if the Government approves the implementation of minimum pricing for alcohol on Tuesday.At … Read more
At just 19 years of age, she becomes the first Irish female diver to qualify for the Olympic games, following her success at the FINA Diving World Cup in Tokyo.Tanya was 16th in the preliminary round of the Women’s 10m Platform with 271.85 points at the FINA Diving World Cup 2021 and moves into the … Read more