A motorcyclist in his late 30s has been killed in a road traffic collision in Co Clare The biker collided with a car on the M18 in Shannon just after 4 pm on Monday. The man was fatally injured in the crash. His body has been taken to University Hospital Limerick where a post-mortem will … Read more
The Government approves the provision of specific additional support to Ukraine, including Body Armour and Meals The Minister for Defence, Simon Coveney TD, has today approved the provision of specific additional support to Ukraine in the form of approximately 10 tonnes or 5,000 units of ready-to-eat meals (MREs) and 200 units of body armour. The … Read more
Two men have been arrested and questioned by gardaí in recent days in connection with an alleged €450,000 fraud at the University of Limerick. The men, both aged in their 60s, were held for 24 hours at Henry Street Garda Station. “On the morning of Wednesday, 9th March 2022, Detectives from the Anti-Bribery and Corruption Unit … Read more
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science, Simon Harris, has today (14 March 2022) met with the Irish Universities Association to discuss the higher education response to the situation in Ukraine. The sector has agreed it will provide places for Irish students who have had to leave Ukraine in the middle of … Read more
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 2,100 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. In addition, on Sunday 13 March, 7,271 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. On Saturday 12 March, the HPSC was notified of 4,400 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. 6,853 people registered a positive antigen test through the … Read more
Consumer spending in pubs during the month of February rose 49 percent as the hospitality sector returned to full capacity following two years of restrictions, according to an AIB report. On average, consumers spent €1.6 million a day in pubs through the month with those in Dublin spending €500,000 a day in pubs, more than … Read more
Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, has announced that the €125 once-off Fuel Allowance payment will be paid to 372,000 households from today. The payment, on top of regular Fuel Allowance, was agreed as part of the government’s €505 million packages aimed at mitigating the effects of rising energy costs. Households will receive the payment … Read more
Irish premier Micheal Martin has said commodity prices are “going through the roof” as he warned people to expect an economic impact from Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Taoiseach said the conflict will affect how much products cost and said a possible shortage of grain will have “very serious repercussions”. Ireland is heavily reliant on … Read more
The number of people with Covid-19 in hospital has risen by almost 60% in the last two weeks. As of 8 am today, there were 957 patients with the virus, a rise of 62 on the same time yesterday. The figure represents the highest level in just under eight weeks, since 18 January, when it … Read more
Russia said Sunday that negotiators were making headway at talks to resolve fighting in Ukraine, more than two weeks after President Vladimir Putin ordered his army over the borders of its pro-Western neighbor. Leonid Slutsky, a senior member of Russia’s negotiating team, told the state-run television network RT that “significant progress” was made following several … Read more
Dublin Airport is set to have its busiest week since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Almost 800,000 people are expected to go through the airport over the next 12 days. This St Patrick’s Day is the first one since the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions with people all over the world eager to celebrate. Dublin … Read more
The Taoiseach and Prime Minister Boris Johnson have held a bilateral meeting on Saturday afternoon. They discussed the brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine and the profound global security, economic and humanitarian consequences. The Taoiseach, who had just come from a meeting of EU leaders in Versailles, emphasised the strength and unity of the EU response. … Read more
The Russian Embassy in Ireland has released a statement to Irish media, claiming that the bombing of a maternity hospital in Ukraine was a “hoax, carefully staged by the Ukrainian nationalists”. In a statement issued today, the Russian Embassy said the incident was created by “Ukrainian propaganda” and that the Russian Armed Forces are “not fighting the … Read more
A man in his 20s was arrested during a raid in North Dublin on Friday, where gardaí seized €157,000 worth of suspected cannabis. Gardaí said as part of ongoing investigations targeting persons suspected to be involved in organised crime operating in the Artane area, a joint intelligence-led operation was conducted by the Garda National Drugs … Read more
Traditional music legend Pete St John, who wrote world-famous ballads such as The Fields of Athenry and The Rare Auld Times, has died at the age of 90. Pete St John died peacefully earlier today at Dublin’s Beaumont Hospital, his family said. He is best known for writing The Fields of Athenry was written in … Read more