In the first quarter of 2022, Irish residents travelled domestically overnight 2.3 million times, up 7% over the same period in 2020, the final quarter before the pandemic began, according to the latest figures released from the Central Statistics Office. With 987,000 visitors staying overnight in the south of the nation in the first quarter … Read more
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Indian origin Michelle Shochan achieved a stunning victory in her first match at the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF). Michelle, Ireland’s U17 badminton player, defeated Varsha Kumar of Team England 22-20 24-22 21-15. The European Olympic Committee owns the unique rights to the European Youth Olympic Festival, which is a part of the EOC. EYOF … Read more
Global software firm Kaseya is set to create 250 new jobs after choosing Dundalk as the location of its new centre of excellence. The new positions at the new Dundalk location will be concentrated in inside sales, particularly new client acquisition, as well as engineering and technical support. A few opportunities in corporate services will … Read more
A soldier from Ireland told how he broke open a DART train door “to protect the lives of our citizens”. There was a major delay to DART services yesterday as passengers disembarked from a DART stalled near Bray train station at 14:55 following reports of very hot conditions on board. And a soldier on board, who wishes … Read more
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, has welcomed the launch of a booklet on the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 to be delivered to every household in Ireland. It will also be sent to other residential settings across the country, while thousands of copies will be distributed to people living … Read more
A road traffic collision in County Limerick has resulted in the deaths of a man and a woman. The occupants of the car, both in their 30s, were pronounced dead at the scene. At 9.25 p.m. on Sunday, the N21 at Ballycarrane, Patrickswell, saw a deadly collision between a van and a car. A man … Read more
Siemens Digital Industries Software is expanding its Shannon operations with the creation of a €7m software research and development group. The new division will concentrate on high-performance computing (HPC) for semiconductor design in the cloud. Over the following three years, Shannon is anticipated to add more than 25 R&D positions. Operating in Ireland since 1925, … Read more
A teenager has died after the car he was driving collided with a roadside tree on the outskirts of Listowel in Co Kerry. Around 2.40 pm on Sunday, a single-vehicle collision occurred in the Listowel neighbourhood of Ballinruddery. According to Garda, a car hit a tree by the road. The 19-year-old male driver of the … Read more
Compared to June 2021, wholesale electricity costs have increased by 91.3 percent, according to data from the June 2022 wholesale pricing index. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) reports that costs have increased for a wide range of products made in Ireland. Wholesale electricity costs increased by 26.9% in June compared to May 2022. Wholesale electricity … Read more
Online commenters have praised and mocked an Indian woman who wears a moustache. The attention surrounding her facial hair, she claims, has not bothered her, BBC reports. “I love my moustache,” Shyja from Kerala declares in her WhatsApp status, right below her photo. The 35-year-old, who has never been shy about showing off her moustache, … Read more
The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has accepted new recommendations in relation to Ireland’s COVID-19 vaccination programme. The recommendations were made by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) to the Interim Chief Medical Officer (CMO), who has endorsed these recommendations. NIAC has recommended: a first mRNA booster vaccine for those aged 5-11 years who are … Read more
Monkeypox has been declared as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization, the highest alert it can issue. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the monkeypox outbreak has “rapidly” spread around the world. “For all of these reasons, I have decided that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of … Read more
The first-ever 251 Vediya Gayatri Deep Pooja will be performed on July 30 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the VHCCI Temple in Ballymount, Dublin, in the divine presence of revered Dr. Chinmay Ji Pandya (MBBS, MRCPsych), Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya University (DSVV), and other holy saints from Shanti Kunj, Indian Ambassador Akhilesh … Read more
The “Inner Journey” Vedic presentation by Dr. Chinmay Ji Pandya (MBBS, MRCPsych) seeks to explore and unleash the true nature potentials of human life. The event is being organised by Gayatri Pariwar Ireland and will take place on Saturday, July 30 from 11 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. at the Baldoyle Community Hall on Main Street … Read more