The government of Ireland on Thursday announced undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships worth 12,00,000 Euros for Indian students. It will host an education fair (virtual education showcase) on February 27 to bring together 20 of Ireland’s top higher education institutions with prospective students from all across India and Sri Lanka. Students will have the opportunity to get information … Read more
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) of India announced on Friday that it has extended the ban on international commercial passenger flights till March 31, 2021. The ban on scheduled overseas flights was expected to end on 28 February after almost eleven months but has now been extended to March 31. This restrictions will … Read more
Gardai have seized €720,000 worth of Cannabis, €22,000 in cash and arrested three men following a search operation carried out on 25/01/2021. The Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) assisted by Revenue Customs and the Garda Dog Unit stopped and searched four vehicles in Ashbourne and West Dublin. Four addresses in Dublin, Meath … Read more
Egg-throwing mobs have been targeting innocent walkers in the north inner city.An Indian man issued an urgent warning after a gang of youths threw eggs at him and his friend in the city center. He says ” Today something happened with me which never happened in the past 3 years. Me and my girlfriend were … Read more
India have wrapped up the Ahmedabad pink-ball Test match in just over five sessions to secure an unassailable 2-1 lead against England. This is India’s quickest victory in Test cricket in terms of balls bowled ,they have finished the match in 842 deliveries. Making this match shortest completed Test match since 1935 at the world’s biggest … Read more
Stuart Hamilton, Head of Libraries development at the Local Government Management Agency, introduces Ireland Reads, a new national day to celebrate reading on Thursday, 25th February. Ireland Reads is part of the government-backed Keep Well initiative, and will encourage everyone to discover the joy of reading and participate in a national day of reading on Thursday, 25th … Read more
The Low Pay Commission makes recommendations to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment designed to set a minimum wage that is fair and sustainable.When appropriate the minimum wage can be adjusted to assist as many low-paid workers as possible without harming overall employment or competitiveness. Every year the Low Pay Commission makes recommendations to … Read more
The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media is the lead department for the coordination of the Decade of Centenaries Programme 2012-2023. A key strand of the Programme is Creative Expression. The department has developed and is promoting a number of different elements of this strand in a programme to be delivered over … Read more
Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton TD has announced details of a further extension to the expiry dates of driving licences. This id due to the disruption caused by Covid-19 to driver licensing services across the EU. Those who benefited from extensions in 2020 are also eligible for current extension along with different group of Licence … Read more
With seating capacity of 110,000 Motera cricket stadium in Ahmedabad surpassed the Melbourne Cricket ground and became the biggest cricket stadium of the world. Indian President Ram Nath Kovind and Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the stadium followed by the third test match between India and England. Ongoing day-night pink ball Test is the first … Read more
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) released Impact of COVID-19 on the Debt Sustainability of Irish Households. This report is a Frontier Publication, which uses new methods and data sources to provide insights into Irish society using data sets from administrative systems. It is the outcome of a joint research collaboration between the CSO and the … Read more
The popular money transfer service company TransferWise has changed its name only to Wise. The company which started its operation in 2011 has made the name change public through a press release yesterday. The company offered only money transfer in the initial stages upon its establishment and later started the facility of cross-border payment. Today … Read more
The Indian born Dr.Leslie George from Kerala has lot to express through different medium. He is a poet, traveller , docufiction director, social activist and most importantly an Indian GP passed out from RCSI. Spent his childhood in Thrissur the cultural capital of Kerala and never missed an opportunity to attend the most celebrated Pooram. … Read more
Dr. Swati Mohan is an Indian-American aerospace engineer and was the Guidance and Controls Operations Lead for the NASA Mars 2020 mission. When NASA’s Perseverance successfully landed on mars, Banglore born Mohan said “Touchdown Confirmed” that made NASA’s jet propulsion laboratory in Pasadena into celebrations and clippings. Dr.Mohan migrated to US only when she was one year old the completed her … Read more
New Justice Plan 2021 introduced by ministry of justice provide great relief to undocumented Irishers. As per the records there are about 17,000 people including 3000 children who are undocumented in the country and they are going to be the beneficiaries of the new relief plan . Minister McEntee stated that , they are integral … Read more