The HSE has said, the second case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Ireland. A spokesperson said that this “was not unexpected following the presence of monkeypox cases in the UK and many European countries”. The first case of monkeypox was confirmed in Ireland last Friday in the east of the country. Public health teams are … Read more
Tesco Ireland has introduced an overall 10% pay increase for staff that covers 2021, 2022, and 2023. The company said a 6% pay rise is effective from 1 April 2022, 2.5% of which will be backdated to April 2021. A further 4% increase will be awarded from 1 April 2023. Natasha Adams, CEO of Tesco … Read more
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has outlined concerns around staff and patient safety in University Hospital Limerick. This comes as 118 patients are without a bed in the hospital this morning. The number of patients on trolleys in University Hospital Limerick today make up over 25.2% of the total number of patients on trolleys … Read more
The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, has announced a revamp of the Treatment Benefit Scheme, which will benefit almost 80,000 young people aged 25-28 years old. To date, this cohort has had to be in employment for five years to qualify for State supports for dental, optical and aural treatments. From today, this period … Read more
The Electricity Supply Board (ESB) is to recruit 1,000 people over the next three years to support the delivery of its ambitious Driven to Make a Difference: Net Zero by 2040 strategy. As part of its transformative drive to deliver the infrastructure, services and associated customer-focused solutions required to achieve net zero emissions, ESB is seeking to … Read more
A driver has died after their car crashed into a ditch and caught on fire in Co Wexford on Sunday evening. The fatal single-vehicle crash happened in the townland of Clonhaston outside Enniscorthy at around 7.30pm. The driver of the car, whose age and gender has not been confirmed. “The vehicle collided with a roadside … Read more
The Taoiseach Micheál Martin travelled to Lebanon to visit members of the Irish Defence Forces. On Sunday Micheál Martin laid a wreath in the southern Lebanese town of Tibnine in memory of the 47 members of the Defence Forces who have lost their lives serving in the country. Speaking to reporters following the ceremony, Martin … Read more
Dublin Airport has warned passengers to expect “significant queues” for security screenings for weeks to come. Over the weekend, there were a number of reports on social media of people missing their flights due to the delays. Some passengers told that they could miss flights, due to the extent of the queues with 50,000 passengers … Read more
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The world’s largest bottle of whisky, containing 311 litres of 32-year-old Macallan single malt, has sold at auction for more than £1m (€1.2m). The 1.8 metre (5ft 11in) tall bottle, called The Intrepid, was bought by an anonymous, international buyer at Edinburgh-based auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull yesterday for £1.1m (€1.3m). Interest for the bottle, which … Read more
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has confirmed that the HSE has secured vaccines to help protect people against monkeypox. It comes as the first confirmed case of monkeypox that has been identified in the State. The infection was reported in the east of the country on Friday night and the person affected was not kept … Read more
At the opening of its new European Tech Hub in Dublin, Leading global payments & technology company Mastercard is hiring in the tech field for multiple roles. Earlier this year, Mastercard opened its new European Technology Hub, One South County, in Leopardstown. The fintech giant has been on a massive hiring spree since it announced plans … Read more
Gardaí have seized drugs worth around €1.4 million during searches carried out in Clare and Limerick over the past 24 hours. Cocaine worth an estimated €779,450 was seized during a search operation in counties Clare and Limerick Today. Yesterday, worth an estimated €643,000 were also discovered during a series of searches. Five people were arrested … Read more
Several passengers faced lengthy lines getting through security on, while airport operator DAA revealed, “another busy day” at the transport hub. A shortage of security screening staff has led to lengthy queues inside and outside the airport in recent months, causing some passengers to miss flights. The airport has been under significant pressure recently as staff … Read more
The Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has published a plan setting out how the recommendations of a report on civil-law reform will be implemented. The report of the Review of the Administration of Civil Justice, headed by former High Court President Peter Kelly (pictured), was published in December 2020 and included more than 90 recommendations. The … Read more