David Beckham celebrates son Cruz’s 18th birthday in Dublin pub

Football legend David Beckham was in Dublin on Monday to celebrate his youngest son’s 18th birthday.  The former England midfielder celebrated his son Cruz’s birthday by sharing a pint at Long Hall on South Great George’s Street, one of Dublin’s oldest pubs. Beckham wrote on Instagram, “God I’ve missed Dublin” after sharing some photographs from the quick … Read more

Plans to change Leaving Cert English and Irish papers put on hold

Plans for students to sit half their Irish and English Leaving Cert papers at the end of fifth year have been shelved following stiff opposition from teachers and students. The move, which was made last year, was the first of several envisioned adjustments to overhaul the Senior Cycle. The Irish Examiner reports that Minister for … Read more

Castleknock Cricket Club looking for new players for 2023 season; Walk In Registration on 18th March 2023

Castleknock Cricket Club is looking for adults and youth players for league and cup games for the upcoming season 2023. Open Day Walk-In Registration for New Players Season 2023 will take place at the Castleknock Cricket Club on March 18, 2023. This location is at Potterstown Park, St. Mochtas Sports Ground, in Dublin 15. For … Read more

Electric Ireland to cut rates for SMEs from next month

Electric Ireland will begin lowering its electricity rates by an average of 10% for small and medium-sized businesses in the Republic of Ireland the following month. These companies will get an average 15% reduction in gas prices. The energy company said that it is highly challenging to predict the future course of residential electricity and … Read more

Three children hospitalised after eating cannabis jellies

Three kids have been hospitalised after taking suspected cannabis jellies at a house in West Dublin last night. Gardai say the children, described as pre-teens, became ill after consuming a product advertised as cannabis-infused edibles.  The gardai have now officially confirmed that they were discharged from the hospital this afternoon. Their conditions were not considered … Read more

Number of people in homelessness hits record level in Ireland

Charities asked the government to extend the ban on evictions as the number of people living in homeless housing in Ireland increased to a new record high for the seventh consecutive month. According to the Department of Housing’s most recent statistics, a total of 11,754 people—8,323 adults and 3,431 children—were staying in emergency housing in … Read more

Ukrainian refugees in Ireland near 75,000 on first anniversary of Russian invasion

Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, nearly 75,000 people have fled the conflict there and arrived in Ireland in the past year. 74,458 Personal Public Service (PPS) numbers have been given by the State to Ukrainian refugees as of the week ending February 12th, according to statistics from the … Read more

Teenager in critical condition following serious assault in Swords

A teenager is in critical condition in hospital after a serious assault in Swords, in north Dublin, on Thursday evening. Gardaí arrived at the scene on Brookdale Avenue at around 7pm. A 19-year-old man was reportedly transported to Beaumont Hospital, where his condition was described as critical, Garda said. A man in his 20s has … Read more

Cognizant to create 320 jobs in Ireland over next three years

Professional services firm Cognizant plans to create 320 jobs in Ireland over the next three years, bringing its workforce here to 1,800. The recruitment drive is expected to begin immediately, with plans to fill 100 new positions by the end of 2023,  RTÉ reports. The new jobs will mainly be in the life sciences manufacturing space. … Read more