Irish-language feature An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) has taken two honors after its world premiere at the 72nd Berlin film festival. The film, written and directed by Colm Bairéad and based on the short story Foster by Claire Keegan, has won the grand prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury for best film and received a special … Read more
A 59-year-old Cork man has been jailed for 3½ years for claiming pensions for his dead parents for 33 years and defrauding the State of more than €500,000. Donal (Don) O’Callaghan, of Churchfield Green, Churchfield, claimed the pensions of his parents Donald and Eileen from 1987 to 2020. His father died in 1987, eight years after his mother’s death … Read more
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 5,268 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. Additionally, 4,613 more positive antigen tests have been registered on the HSE website, bringing the day’s cases to a combined total of 9,881. There has been a total of 6,399 deaths related to COVID-19 notified in Ireland. This includes 108 deaths … Read more
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (16 February 2022) published the Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) in December 2021. Residential property prices rose by 14.4% in the 12 months to December 2021, up slightly from 14% in November. In Dublin, residential property prices saw an increase of 13.1%, while property prices outside Dublin were … Read more
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, T.D. concluded the first leg of an Irish Agrifood trade mission to the Gulf region, with a series of government and business engagements. The Minister met his UAE counterpart her excellency H.E. Mariam Al-Mheiri and signed a Memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field … Read more
Cahir Castle, which has stood proudly for more than 700 years on its rocky island over the River Suir and is managed by the Office of Public Works (OPW), has won the European Film Commissions Network (EUFCN) Location Award 2021. Nominated by Screen Ireland as the location for The Green Knight, Cahir Castle won by … Read more
The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with responsibility for Research and Development, Martin Heydon, T.D. has announced the participation of his Department in a new European-led research Call on ‘A Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life. The call will be rolled out under the EU Joint Programming Initiative. … Read more
Gardaí seized about 80 electric scooters and bicycles, believed to be stolen, during a series of searches in south Dublin in connection with an ongoing investigation. Over thirty of the electric scooters and bicycles have been identified and returned to their owners. Gardaí are now looking for the public’s help to reunite the rest with … Read more
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has been notified of 4,160 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19 today. In addition, on Monday 14 February, 4,655 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE website for a combined total of 8,815. As of 8 am today, 635 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of whom 63 are in ICU.
Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan TD, today announced details of a €597 million investment programme for 2022 for regional and local roads. Overall funding will increase by over 4% this year. The funding package will allow approximately 3,100kms of roads to be maintained and 2,550kms to be strengthened. Minister Ryan stated: “The main priority in … Read more
The family of a welder who died when a steel column fell on him as he worked at Dublin Port has settled for a total of over €1.25 million a number of High Court actions over his death. James Byrne was killed instantly on June 6th, 2018, when the six-foot column fell on top of … Read more
Irish Farmers Association (IFA) held simultaneous protests outside Dunnes Stores in Cork and Monaghan to highlight the failure of the retail sector to give price increases to suppliers to address cost increases at the farm level. President of the Irish Farmers Association Tim Cullinan has called on the Government to intervene in the dispute over … Read more
The UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine of Ireland to enhance cooperation in the field of food security. The agreement was signed by Her Excellency Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, (Pictured above) UAE Minister of Climate Change and … Read more
The Taoiseach Micheál Martin has been said there are currently no plans to introduce extra measures to tackle the cost of living prior to this year’s budget. Speaking on the abolition of Universal Social Charge, a tax on income of more than €13,000 a year, Martin added, “It will not be abolished, and we have to be … Read more
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science, Simon Harris, has today announced the expansion of Atlantic Technological University through the purchase of a 10-acre site in Galway. The site was funded with support from the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science through the Higher Education Authority (HEA). On … Read more