Recall of a batch of Tesco Cottage pie mini meal baby food due to the possible presence plastic.

Tesco is recalling the above batch of its Tesco Cottage Pie Mini Meal Adventures baby food, due to the possible presence of pieces of blue plastic.  Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated batch. Summary Category 2: For Information Alert Notification: 2021.44 Product: Tesco Cottage Pie Mini Meal Adventures; pack … Read more

Ireland’s €10 million contribution to the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)

Minister of State for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora, Colm Brophy, TD, today announced a contribution of €10 million to the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), a global humanitarian fund that assists people trapped in humanitarian crises.  At the same time, Minister Brophy pledged €3.2 million towards the UN’s Office for the Coordination of … Read more

Three Closure Orders Served on Food Businesses in May

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today reported that three Closure Orders were served on food businesses during the month of May for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998 and the European Union (Official Controls in Relation to Food Legislation) Regulations, 2020. The Closure Orders were issued by environmental … Read more

Photo contest focused on the protected natural areas across the island of Ireland

Wiki Loves Earth is an international photographic competition to promote natural heritage sites around the world through Wikimedia projects (mainly Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons), and this is the all-Ireland edition. Everybody can participate! There are a lot of natural heritage sites across the island of Ireland, and the goal of Wiki Loves Earth is to … Read more

University College Cork (UCC) researchers and Swiss collaborators make important Covid virus discovery

A team of researchers led by University College Cork (UCC) Professor John Atkins, together with their Swiss collaborators have just published in Science, work that highlights a potential drug target against the Covid causative virus. The study includes a very high resolution microscopic study that reveals new information about the synthesis of proteins in general. An Achilles heel … Read more

Government support for new measures for student specific accommodation.

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien TD and the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Simon Harris TD, have today (9th June 2021) announced new student rental protections. Under the Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Bill 2021 any upfront payment upon the commencement of a tenancy will be restricted to a total … Read more

Female Infant Fatally Injured By Dog – Clashmore, Co.Waterford

The post-mortem has been completed on the three-month-old infant who was fatally injured by a dog at a residence in Clashmore, Co. Waterford in the early hours of Monday morning, 7th June 2021. The post-mortem was administered by Assistant State Pathologist, Dr. Margaret Bolster, the results of which will not be released for operational reasons.As … Read more

A special baking challenge for all Cork’s young bakers.

Organised by Cork City Council in conjunction with Creative Ireland, Cruinniú na Óg will take place in Cork this Saturday June 12th. The national day of creativity will feature over 30 free interactive and imaginative events for children and young people hosted by 26 Cork cultural organisations. In celebration of Cruinniú na nÓg, Cork City … Read more

Tourism Ireland and tourism operators prepare to welcome back international visitors

Twenty-nine tourism enterprises from around the island of Ireland are joining Tourism Ireland virtually, at City Fair, today (8 June). The one-day B2B workshop has been organised by the European Tourism Association (ETOA) and is set to be attended by over 170 travel buyers from around the world. It involves a series of pre-scheduled, one-to-one … Read more

Sport Ireland announces €5.9 million Boost for Sport and Physical Activity Measures

Sport Ireland has today announced an investment package of €5.9million in Dormant Accounts Funding for a wide range of sport and physical activity measures countrywide at an event in Corduff Community Resource Centre. The investment aims to engage communities across the country, focusing on people with disabilities, people who are educationally disadvantaged and from disadvantaged communities. … Read more

Recall of Lukosz Fresh Turkey batch due to the presence of Salmonella

Lukosz is recalling the above batch of Fresh Turkey Butterfly Mini due to the presence of Salmonella. The presence of Salmonella may make this product unsafe.  Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores where the batch has been sold. Category 1: For Action Alert Notification: 2021.43 Product: Lukosz Fresh Turkey Butterfly Mini Batch Code: 210520801; Use by … Read more

U.N. Security Council backs Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for second term

The United Nations Security Council backed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday for a second term, recommending that the 193-member General Assembly appoint him for another five years from Jan. 1, 2022. The secretary general position has been held by a man since the founding of the United Nations in 1945.Mr. Guterres, 72, was the only … Read more

Varonis Systems, Inc. announced its expansion in Cork City with 120 Employees over next three years.

 Varonis Systems, Inc.  a pioneer in data security and analytics, announced the opening of its new and expanded office space in Cork City at Penrose Dock. Varonis is expected to double its employee headcount, creating approximately 60 jobs – ranging from tech support, research and development, human resources, and sales – over the next three … Read more