With the opening of a new R&D and production facility, US semiconductor giant Analogue Devices is significantly boosting the number of employees in Limerick. The corporation is spending €630 million to build the 45,000 square foot building at its European regional headquarters in Limerick’s Raheen Business Park. With the addition of 600 new employment from … Read more
A company energy support scheme will be extended by the government by an additional two months due to rising costs. Michael McGrath, the minister of finance, has announced that the temporary business energy support programme (TBESS), which was supposed to finish at the end of this month, would continue until July 31st. According to the … Read more
Vodafone Ireland will provide employees who are taking care of a vulnerable person—not only family members—with an additional 10 days of paid leave and flexible scheduling options. According to the employer, the 10 days of leave will be used for everything from therapy appointments to hospital visits. Flexible start and finish hours and hybrid working … Read more
This June Bank Holiday Weekend, Dublin will host a free, family-friendly French Food Festival. On Saturday, June 3 from 12 to 7 p.m., the festival will bring popular Normandy foods, beverages, and music to St. Patrick’s Park. Numerous Normandy food trucks will show up and serve delicious sweet and savoury dishes all day long, according … Read more
An appeal has been made for witnesses following yesterday’s fatal motorbike accident in Co. Leitrim. Shortly about 8:40 am, Garda were notified of the collision on the R208 Drumcong to Ballinamore Road near Aghacashlaun. A short while later, the motorcyclist, a man in his late 50s, was declared dead at the site. The location was … Read more
Linda Yaccarino, a senior executive with strong links to the advertising sector, will be the new CEO of Twitter, Elon Musk said on Friday. “I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter!” Musk wrote in a Friday tweet. He added that Yaccarino “will focus primarily on business operations” while Musk … Read more
The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, announced the allocation of €700,000 in Dormant Accounts funding to 37 community and voluntary organisations. This additional funding increases counselling, psychotherapy and therapeutic services to children and young people experiencing social and economic disadvantage in communities around Ireland. It will help to address unmet … Read more
A batch of Irish fish is being recalled due to the presence of an illness-causing bacteria. The detection of Listeria monocytogenes has led to the removal from stores of Wrights of Howth’s Oak Smoked Farmed Irish Organic Salmon, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). Consumers have been advised not to eat the … Read more
Following a gunshot that occurred in Cork City in the early hours of Friday, Garda are appealing for information. Between 4.45 and 5.45 in the morning, a gunshot occurred near Wilton Manor. An incident-related injury to a man in his 40s is still being treated at University Hospital Cork. The garda stated that his injuries … Read more
Cannabis believed to be worth €363,000 was seized in Dublin, leading to the arrest of three persons. Revenue officials searched residential properties in north Dublin and discovered around 18.1kg of herbal cannabis. A man in his 20s was arrested on Wednesday and has been charged. A man and woman in their 30s were arrested on … Read more
A road collision in Co. Galway claimed the life of a man in his 50s. Around 7.30am on Friday, a two-vehicle collision took place at Moyleen on the N65. The driver of one of the vehicles, who had died, was transferred to University Hospital Galway and later declared dead. A post-mortem investigation will be conducted … Read more
Shein, a major Chinese online retailer of clothing, has opened an EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) headquarters in Dublin. According to the company, the city centre office will house Shein’s regional strategic IT centre and serve as the focus of the enterprise’s EMEA activities. Shein plans to hire 30 people in Dublin by the … Read more
Irish Distillers has confirmed that it will no longer export Jameson whiskey to Russia. The company’s decision to start selling products to Russia again last year drew criticism. Irish Distillers said today that its parent business Pernod Ricard has decided to stop exporting all of its international brands to Russia. Additionally, it would stop distributing … Read more
A home fire in West Clare overnight claimed the life of an elderly woman. According to reports, a neighbour who saw the fire at the home in Farrihy near Kilkee called the fire department just before 11 o’clock on Thursday. Along with paramedics from the National Ambulance Service and garda, units from the Kilkee and … Read more
The intensive care nurses at University Hospital Limerick started a work-to-rule strike on Friday morning. The hospital staffing shortage was described as a “unprecedented step” by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). With all ICU beds still available for admissions, the INMO claimed the ICU is now running at a 22% staffing shortage. Mary … Read more