Funds invested by Indian individuals and firms in Swiss banks, including through India-based branches and other financial institutions, jumped to a 14-year-high of 3.83 billion Swiss francs (over Rs 30,500 crore) in 2021 on a sharp surge in holdings via securities and similar instruments while customer deposits rose as well, annual data from Switzerland’s central … Read more
The Tamil superstar Dhanush’s Hollywood movie ‘The Gray Man’ will release on July 22 on Netflix. The Gray Man is one of the most highly-anticipated films of the year. Directed by the Russo Brothers, the film features a cast full of A-listers – Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Dhanush, Ana de Armas, and Regé-Jean Page. Based … Read more
Former Ireland captain and opener, William Porterfield (37) announced his retirement from international and representative cricket on June 16, Thursday, after a 16-year career. The left-handed batter finished his career as the third-most capped Irish cricketer and the second-highest run-getter for his country. He led the country after taking over in 2008 and finished as … Read more
A man in his 40s has died following a fatal road traffic collision in Laois. The incident took place in the early hours of Friday morning. Gardaí and emergency services are currently at the scene of the incident on the Ballacolla to Rathdowney Road Ballacolla, Co Laois. According to An Garda Síochána, the single-vehicle collision … Read more
The Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said that a €55 million ‘Green Transition’ fund to help businesses move away from fossil fuels will help combat climate change. The business package is to encourage firms to move towards more sustainable alternatives. As part of this government’s plans to take better care of our planet Minister for Enterprise … Read more
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has announced a short extension to the Horticulture Exceptional Payment Scheme (HEPS). The closing date for the Horticulture Exceptional Payment Scheme (HEPS) has been extended by a week. The Scheme will now close at midnight on Friday 24 June 2022. It had been due to close at … Read more
Cloud services giant VMware is expanding its presence in Dublin, with plans to create 205 new tech jobs by 2025. Cloud services giant VMware is expanding its presence in Dublin with a commitment to recruit 205 new jobs by 2025. To drive further global innovation around its multi-cloud platform and the way businesses consume cloud services, … Read more
Indian-origin Donegal student Hari Pranavam claimed an overall grand prize at this year’s Hong Kong Global Youth Science and Technology Bowl (GYSTB). Grace Ní Ifearnáin from Tralee also won her first-place category award at international sci-tech competition in Hong Kong. Two SciFest projects represented Ireland at the virtual Hong Kong Global Youth Science and Technology … Read more
Over 4.7 million passengers passed through the State’s five main airports in the first three months of 2022, according to new data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The figure was 11 times that of the same period last year, however, remained 21 percent below the first three months of 2020, prior to the outbreak … Read more
Gardai have warned the public to be aware of a new scam in which people receive an email claiming to be from gardaí. The fake email states that the individuals computer is to be seized in relation to investigations into “child pornography – paedophilia – cyber pornography – sex trafficking” or some similar claim. Officers … Read more
Dublin tech firm, Triangle is creating 10 jobs in its managed service, cyber recovery, and mobility businesses. The new positions include service architects, service managers, Level 2 and 3 technical support personnel, and business development executives. Triangle, a Dublin-based ICT services provider, recently filled 10 new positions and plans to hire more than 10 new … Read more
A man is being interrogated in a Dublin Garda station after he was arrested when gardai seized a total of €269,280 in cash yesterday. The man, in his 30s, was arrested after gardai carried cried out a search as part of Operation Tara of residential premises in Newcastle, Dublin 22. A residential premise was searched … Read more
Ireland Men’s squad for the T20I series against India has been named. Cricket Ireland announced a 14-man squad for the series, leaving out Indian-origin spinner Simi Singh. The squad includes batter Stephen Doheny and fast-bowler Conor Olphert, who have been handed their maiden international callups. Andrew Balbirnie will lead the Irish team that includes other prominent names … Read more
The BCCI Wednesday announced a 17-member squad for the upcoming 2-match T20 international series against Ireland. Indian all-rounder and Gujarat Titans’ IPL 2022 winning captain Hardik Pandya has been announced as the captain of the side while Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been named vice-captain for the 2nd time. Suryakumar Yadav has returned to the squad after … Read more
House owners will soon be able to install solar panels on their roofs without any requirement for planning permission. The Minister of State for Planning and Local Government, Peter Burke, has published proposed revisions to the existing planning exemptions for the installation of solar panels on the roofs of houses and certain non-domestic buildings. Exemptions … Read more