The US Department of Justice has announced that a YouTuber accused of intentionally crashing his plane to boost his views has decided to plead guilty to obstructing a federal investigation. According to a statement by the US attorney’s office, Trevor Jacob, 29, may spend up to 20 years in federal prison for deliberately destroying the … Read more
Inflation slowed for a second successive month in April, although food prices continued to rise significantly, according to the latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) consumer price index. The report show that inflation fell to 7.2% in the 12 months to April, down from 7.7% in March. This marked its lowest level in a year. Prices for housing, … Read more
An Oireachtas committee has heard that workers in the Republic of Ireland are 40% more productive than those in Northern Ireland.The gap is considerably greater in monetary terms, with Northern Ireland’s per capita income being less than half of that of the Republic of Ireland’s.Dr. Alan Barrett, CEO of the Economic and Social Research Institute … Read more
Following a complaint regarding a lady acting threateningly at a home on Clare Street, Garda arrived and tasered and detained a woman in Limerick city yesterday. Last night at 11.15 p.m., when they arrived, uniformed Garda met with a guy who had sustained minor arm injuries. A lady who stayed inside the house was acting … Read more
Gardai in Limerick are appealing for assistance in locating a male teenager who they claim attacked a woman while she was exercising along a well-known running path in the city. According to the Garda, a lady in her mid-20s was struck in the face by a male when she was jogging on the Canal Bank in … Read more
The Minister for Justice is recruiting practising barristers and solicitors for the part-time position of Review Officer on the Garda Compensation Review Panel. The Garda Síochána (Compensation) Act 2022 (“the Act”) commenced on the 10 April 2023. The new 2022 Act repealed and replaced the Garda Síochána (Compensation) Acts 1941-1945 and introduced a new statutory scheme that … Read more
For some data charges incurred in 2016 and 2017, refunds totaling more than €700,000 will be given to almost 55,000 users of the mobile phone service provider Meteor. The communications regulator ComReg conducted an inquiry and found that Meteor had violated rules requiring it to inform users of out-of-bundle data prices at that time. “Meteor … Read more
Price cuts for own-brand bread are now being announced by Tesco Ireland, Aldi, and Lidl. The three stores will reduce the cost of their breads by 10 cents starting on Thursday. Tesco said that all of its own-brand sliced pans will be reduced in price, with the exception of the 800g white sliced pan, which … Read more
A man in his late 30s has died in a workplace incident in Co. Wexford. The incident occurred at 9.15 a.m. while he was working on a building site in Gorey. Gardaí and emergency services rushed to the scene and it is understood the man, a native of Co Wexford, was pronounced dead at the … Read more
The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, and the Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education, Thomas Byrne, today reopened the application process for the Sports Energy Support Scheme. The purpose of the €35 million Fund, which was secured as part of Budget 2023, is to support the rising … Read more
Based on recent data, the number of registrations for electric vehicles in Ireland have increased by 46% so far this year. According to the Central Statistics Office, there were 9,828 new electric vehicles in the first four months of this year compared to 6,748 in the first four months of 2022. In comparison to 13% … Read more
President of the Eurogroup and Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, is in Japan where he will participate in the G7 meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors. In his capacity as Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, the visit will include meetings in Tokyo on … Read more
The Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education, Thomas Byrne TD, will convene a meeting today with the leading executives in sport with the purpose of addressing how best to tackle incidents of racism and violence in sport. Minister Byrne will meet with the leaders of Ireland’s three largest sporting organisations (the GAA, FAI … Read more
According to an OECD report, many Irish employees are in danger of slipping behind because they lack the necessary skills to succeed in their current jobs and are unprepared for changes in the workplace. The study, which was done for the government, has shown several areas that need to be improved. To coincide with the … Read more
Yesterday evening, a number of flights headed for Dublin Airport were diverted due to thunderstorms near the city. For eleven counties, including Dublin, a Status Yellow thunderstorm warning remained in effect until 9 p.m. on Monday, and Met Eireann issued a warning of spot flooding and hazardous driving conditions. Due to the poor weather, multiple … Read more