IRELAND

Circle K new promotion launched calling on the public to ‘Keep It Lit’ in support of Ireland’s Olympic hopefuls

Circle K, Ireland’s leading forecourt and convenience retailer and proud partner of both Irish Olympic and Paralympic Teams, is today launching a new Here for Ireland promotion to reiterate its support of Team Ireland athletes,Over the course of the initiative to date, Circle K customers have generated more than 218m digital coins, worth approximately €750,000 for the athletes … Read more

The National Public Health Emergency Team meeting today to discuss recommendations to government about ‘cautious’ relaxation of restrictions on the 5km limit

Easing of the 5km limit, outdoor sports, and the possibility of larger groups meeting up outdoors are due to be considered this week by government.  The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) will meet today to discuss what recommendations it will give to government.  The Cabinet sub-committee on Covid will then meet this evening to … Read more

Bank of Ireland paid three unnamed executives more than €1 million each in 2020

Bank of Ireland paid three unnamed executives more than €1 million each last year, with two being pushed above the threshold as a result of severance payments and wages in lieu of notice as they left the group. The third is believed to be the head of the bank’s UK division, Ian McLaughlin, who joined the … Read more

All about “Student Grant Scheme” awarded by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI)

The Student Grant Scheme is the main financial support scheme for students studying in Ireland and abroad. It also know as the SUSI grant because the Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) is the awarding authority for the Student Grant Scheme. Student grants are divided into Maintenance grants and Fee grants Maintenance grants help students with … Read more

Minister McEntee confirms the selection process for the nomination of a new Chief Justice

The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, has announced that the Government, at its meeting today, has agreed a process for the nomination of a person to be appointed as Chief Justice by the President. The current Chief Justice, the Hon. Mr. Justice Frank Clarke, is due to retire in October 2021. The Government Secretariat … Read more

World Cup 2022 qualifier : Ireland were shocked at home, losing 1-0 to Luxembourg in at the Aviva Stadium

It was the most desperate night for Ireland, though Luxembourg deserve credit for a very good performance. They were the more relaxed team from the first whistle, and it was clear very early in the game that it was going to be a difficult night for Ireland.  Gerson Rodrigues’ brilliant strike handed Luxembourg a famous … Read more

Irish citizens in Myanmar are being advised to leave the country by commercial means unless they have an urgent reason to stay.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney said he was “deeply shocked and saddened by the abhorrent and indefensible killing of unarmed civilians, including childrenThe role of the military in society is to protect its citizens, not to murder and terrorise them. Today, the security forces have disgraced themselves and these actions leave another stain on … Read more

Kodland Coding School is launching programming courses for children and teenagers for the age group from 8 to 17

Kodland Coding School is launching an ONLINE-COURSE on programming for children and teenagers for the age group from 8 to 17.Course duration is for 8 months and this will enable children in creating new programs and learning, rather than playing games in computers. This curriculum will help them   to acquire programming knowledge that will allow … Read more

European Union moves toward stricter export controls for COVID-19 vaccines

EU nations have been specifically stung by the United Kingdom, which has received some ten million doses from EU plants while they say nothing came back from Britain. The European Union moved Wednesday toward stricter export controls for coronavirus vaccines, seeking to make sure its 27 nations have more COVID-19 shots to boost the bloc’s … Read more

The total value of fines against Covid-19 breaches issued to date by Garda is approximately €2,287,000

GARDAÍ  have issued almost 17,000 fines for breaches of Covid-19 regulations at a value of around €2.3 million. New figures from gardaí show the highest number of fines were issued for non-essential travel, with 12,336 incidents incurring a €100 penalty. More than 2,700 fines have been issued to people for attending or organising house parties.Some 554 … Read more

Temporary extension of immigration permissions in Ireland to 20 September 2021

The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, T.D., has today announced a further temporary extension of immigration and international protection permissions to 20 September 2021. This applies to permissions that are due to expire between 21 April 2021 and 20 September 2021 and includes permissions that have already been extended by the previous 6 temporary extensions. … Read more

Migrant Rights Centre Ireland invites applicants for the post of Caseworker

MRCI invites Caseworkers in Anti Trafficking and Labour Exploitation. MCRI is an organisation aimed at promoting justice, equality and empowerment for migrants and their families. They are looking for people who are highly interested to carryout this exciting role. People who are confident enough to tackle injustice and exploitation against people in harsh conditions are … Read more

No more work experience required for overseas nurses to work in Ireland-NMBI

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) is set to introduce changes in how it processes applications for qualification recognition for applicants from certain overseas countries including India. Until now non-Directive applications for recognition of their qualifications from nurses and midwives– known as G3 applications  included a need to provide evidence they had practised for … Read more

Hot School Meals Programme-2021 will benefit 35,000 pupils in 189 primary schools

Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys TD, has today launched the Hot School Meals Programme 2021, which will benefit some 35,000 pupils in 189 primary schools. As part of Budget 2021, Minister Humphreys secured an additional €5.5 million for the extension of the Hot School Meals Programme to primary school pupils who had been availing … Read more