330,000 children sexually abused within Catholic Church in France, reveals the independent commission report

Almost 330,000 children became victims of abuse within France’s Catholic Church during the course of last 70 years, finds an independent commission. The major report published by the president of the commission Jean-Marc Sauve also accuses the Catholic authorities covered up all the incidents through these years in a systematic manner. The commission consulted victims, … Read more

Grand inauguration for Bihar and Jharkhand Association of Ireland; Indian Ambassador, Lord Mayor of Naas attend the event

There are thousands of Indians living in Ireland and there are various organizations and associations that represent different states in India. It has been a long dream for people from Bihar and Jharkhand to have their own association and now it has become a reality. The Bihar and Jharkhand Association of Ireland (BJAI) was inaugurated … Read more

Prisoner escaped from Cavan Prison

A prisoner has escaped from an open prison in Co Cavan. The prisoner who was convicted of drug related charges absconded from the low security Loughan House prison on Monday, The Irish Prison Service (IPS) said. Officers are trying to locate the prisoner and Garda in Cavan are assisting the investigation.

Biden lifts controversial abortion referral ban in Texas following huge protests

The Biden administration has restored the federal family planning programme where the clinics can refer women seeking abortions to a provider. The move comes following huge protests took place in Texas and many other parts of the country to lift the ban introduced by the then President Donald Trump. The programme was there under the … Read more

Global outage for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp; Users devastated

Social media platforms Facebook, Instagram and messaging app WhatsApp are currently facing outage due to unknown reasons. All the three owned by the social media giant Facebook has stopped working all over the world. Facebook is showing reluctance to connect and reach to the home page. No formal statement from the company on the issue … Read more

Winter and flu in Ireland; Health Minister urges vulnerable people avail flu vaccine

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has urged all eligible people in Ireland to avail flu vaccine ahead of winter season. The flu claims 200 to 500 lives in Ireland each year during winter and considered a serious illness by the health officials. All aged 65, and children between two and 17 years are eligible for free … Read more

Dublin’s Fire Brigade suffers staff shortage; In need of 60 firefighters urgently

Dublin Fire Brigade service suffers staff shortage issue and in urgent need of at least 60 firefighters, says report. Currently, the agreed number of fire personnel for staffing Dublin’s Fire Brigade service is 965, which forms part of an agreement reached in the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) back in 2015. However, there are only 930 … Read more

Scarlett Johansson settles dispute with Disney Studios over Black Widow release

Scarlett Johansson and Walt Disney Studios have reached a settlement in a dispute over the OTT release of her movie ‘Black Widow.’ Johansson sued the Studio for breaching release agreements and alleged that it had made her loss significant amount of remuneration. Black Widow had a release simultaneously in cinemas as well as the studio’s … Read more

Individuals can travel to India with existing OCI card bearing old passport number till December 31

The Indian Government has brought some changes to the rules and regulations of the Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) card holders recently.  You can get the full details of the news changes as well as the travel instructions to India during the pandemic. The Government of India has confirmed that individuals can travel to India … Read more