Mr Peter Burke TD, Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage today announced that he has approved funding of €129,100 for Women for Election to continue their essential work encouraging and supporting women interested in being involved in local government. “I would like to commend Women for Election for their … Read more
Officials in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, which is surrounded by Russian forces, said they were delaying an evacuation of the civilian population, accusing Moscow’s troops of breaking a ceasefire. “Due to the fact that the Russian side does not adhere to the ceasefire and has continued shelling both of Mariupol itself and its … Read more
Three men have been injured and one man has been arrested following a caustic soda attack in Co Cork yesterday. Gardaí were alerted to the incident at around 8.40 pm on Connolly Road in Ballyphehane. It is understood that the substance used in the attack was caustic soda, otherwise known as sodium hydroxide. This is … Read more
Mr Joe O’Brien TD, Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities, officially opened the Offaly Volunteer Centre yesterday. Volunteer Centres are supported by the Department of Rural and Community Development to provide a placement service between individuals and groups who want to volunteer and organisations that are seeking to involve volunteers. They … Read more
Game of Thrones actor John Stahl has died at the age of 68, his agent has confirmed. The Scottish actor played the role of Rickard Karstark in two series of the popular HBO fantasy show. He was also well known for playing Inveradarroch in the long-running soap opera Take The High Road from 1982 until … Read more
Russia has blocked access to Facebook for its 146 million citizens amid the Ukraine invasion, a state regulator has said. The country’s communications watchdog, Roskomnadzor, said the social media platform was blocked on day nine of the war due to “cases of discrimination against Russian media”. It comes a week after Russia limited access to … Read more
The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade, and Employment, Leo Varadkar, today welcomed preliminary data released by the Central Statistics Office which shows the value of services exports from Ireland rose to €285.6 billion in 2021, the highest level on record. This is an increase of 17% when compared to 2020. The largest increase was … Read more
More than 1.2 million people have left Ukraine since the fighting began, according to the UN refugee agency. More than 165,000 people left the country on Thursday, down slightly from Wednesday’s count and well under the nearly 200,000 on Tuesday, which amounted to the peak one-day outflow of people from Ukraine since the conflict began, … Read more
Former Australian cricketer, and considered the greatest leg-spinner in the history of the game, Shane Warne has died aged 52 following a suspected heart attack in Thailand on Friday, 4 March. He was 52 and is survived by his three children with former wife Simone Callahan. Warne passed away in Koh Samui in Thailand and his … Read more
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 4,033 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. In addition, on Wednesday 3 March, 4,304 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. It brings the day’s cases to a combined total of 8,337. As of 8 am today, 670 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of whom … Read more
A man aged in his 60s has died in an accident on his farm in Co. Cork. Gardaí and the emergency services have attended the scene of the incident in the area of Drimoleague in the southwest of the county. The body of the man was recovered at around 3:30p.m yesterday. It is believed he … Read more
An Indian student has reportedly been shot at and injured in Ukrainian capital Kyiv, minister of state for civil aviation V.K. Singh said on Friday. Singh is in Poland currently to facilitate the evacuation of Indians stranded in war-hit Ukraine. “Today, we heard reports that a student leaving Kyiv was shot at. He was taken … Read more
Aldi Ireland today announced the opening of its new store in Caherciveen, Co. Kerry, its 150th store in Ireland since entering the Irish market in 1999. The store represents an investment of over €5 million in the local area and is creating up to 20 permanent jobs with market-leading pay, the discounter noted. 50 jobs … Read more
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 4,042 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. In addition, on Wednesday 2 March, 4,746 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. There were 661 Covid patients in hospital, with 46 in ICU, at 8 amCOV this morning.
For all non-EEA nationals who are registered to live, work, or study in Ireland, a new version of the Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card has been introduced from Tuesday, 1st March 2022. The new IRP card complies with the updated EU common format specifications. The difference from the previous IRP card is that this will … Read more