Recruitment campaign for migrants, travelers, and ethnic groups to explore a career with the An Garda Síochána in Ireland

There is currently a recruitment campaign for An Garda Siochana organized by the community policing office in Pearse Street Garda Station. The campaign is targeted at migrants, travelers, and ethnic groups living in Ireland. Officials said, “The aim of this session is to give people the opportunity to meet a guard, get some information on … Read more

Emergency services attend scene of reported attack on teenage girl in Kilkenny

There was an attack on a teenage girl this afternoon in Co Kilkenny. Emergency services have attended the reported scene. When the alleged attack took place around lunchtime, the 17-year-old girl was in the Johnstown area of Co Kilkenny. A spokesperson said: “An Garda Siochana are currently responding to a report in Johnstown, Co Kilkenny, … Read more

Government spent over €30 million on external legal, HR specialists, accountancy, and consultancy services

Government departments have spent over €30m hiring external legal teams, HR specialists, accountancy firms, and consultants in the past year. The most sizeable portion of this was spent by the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications, which racked up a €14.3m bill, including over  €10m of external legal and consultancy advice on the National Broadband … Read more

Manchester United player Mason Greenwood Arrested on Suspicion of Rape and Assault

Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood has been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault after a woman posted visual and audio allegations on social media of an incident. Manchester police said they had arrested a man on suspicion of rape and assault on Sunday after Manchester United suspended Mason Greenwood following allegations on social media. … Read more

Australian Open: Rafael Nadal makes history with 21st grand slam victory by defeating Daniil Medvedev

Rafael Nadal won a record 21st Grand Slam men’s title in the most spectacular fashion, fighting back from two sets down to defeat Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in a classic Australian Open final. With this victory, Nadal surpassed Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in the list of most men’s singles Majors and became the first-ever male … Read more

Man, 40s dies after being hit by car in Dublin

A man in his 40s has died following a road collision in west Dublin on Saturday night. A garda spokesperson said: “Gardaí in Clondalkin are investigating a fatal road traffic collision that occurred yesterday evening, Saturday 29th January 2022 at approximately 11 pm.” “The collision, which involved a car and a pedestrian, occurred on the … Read more

Drug trafficking: Man arrested as €3.1m seized at Dublin Port

A 46-year-old man has been arrested after €3.1m worth of cocaine was seized in Dublin Port on Saturday. Some 45kg of drugs were found in a refrigeration unit inside a vehicle by officials, with the help of a detector dog The operation was made as part of ongoing investigations targeting persons suspected of involvement in … Read more

Novovax : Fifth Covid-19 vaccine approved for use in Ireland

A fifth covid vaccine, US-based Novovax, has been approved by health officials for its use in Ireland. The Nuvaxovid vaccine, produced by Novavax, was approved by the European Medicine Agency in December and will now be included in Ireland’s booster vaccination program for people aged 18 years and older. The vaccine is given in two … Read more

Two arrested after four guns and silencer seized in Tallaght raid

Two men have been arrested by gardai in a major operation which uncovered the four firearms and drugs in Tallaght this morning. Gardaí also seized approximately €70,000 worth of suspected heroin as well as small quantities of crack cocaine and cannabis. Gardaí searched three residential properties in Tallaght, Dublin 24 at approximately 7.30 am on Saturday. … Read more

Google offers £745m ($1 billion) to push India’s digitalization

Google plans to invest up to $1 billion (£745 million) in partnership with India’s Airtel for providing affordable access to smartphones to over a billion Indians and accelerating the cloud ecosystem for businesses. The investment will help India’s small businesses adopt digital tools as India works to adopt digital education, payments and e-commerce amid the … Read more