Households with lower incomes, those in rural areas, and those headed by people over 65 continue to experience higher inflation rates. This is largely due to the fact that these households spend a larger percentage of their income on transportation, fuel, and utility costs. Prices have increased most dramatically in these areas. According to the … Read more
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has welcomed the address given by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Ireland third-level students today. The Ukrainian President addressed more than 1,000 third-level students and special guests at an event in The Helix at Dublin City University this lunchtime, with a live-stream of … Read more
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has announced an €11 million investment in the Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre of Excellence (AMTCE) in Dundalk, Co Louth. Minister Harris confirmed the capital investment to expand and refurbish the centre to facilitate AMTCE. In addition, Minister Harris also confirmed Dundalk Institute of … Read more
Wayflyer, an Irish unicorn tech company, has announced plans to lay off 200 employees and reduce its global workforce by 40%. The company confirmed on Wednesday that there will be 70 layoffs in Ireland, where there are currently 220 employees. With the 200 job cuts, Wayflyer will have about 300 employees overall, a number that … Read more
A woman aged in her 70s has died following a road collision in Co Meath. Around 1.25 pm on Wednesday in Navan, a pedestrian who was a pensioner was involved in a collision with a car. She died at the scene, gardaí said. No other injuries were reported. A garda spokesperson made an appeal for … Read more
The highest price increases for road tolls are soon to be passed on to motorists. Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), the state-owned road operator, claimed that the current rate of inflation was what ultimately led to the decision to increase tolls. The cost of using one of the ten toll roads on the national road network … Read more
Minister for Community Development and Charities, Joe O’Brien, has announced over €44 million for the Social Inclusion and Community Activity Programme (SICAP) in 2023. This funding has been allocated as part of Budget 2023. SICAP supports communities and individuals to engage with relevant stakeholders in identifying and addressing social exclusion and equality, developing the capacity … Read more
Advanced Clinical, a multinational clinical research services company with US headquarters, is expanding into Ireland, resulting in the creation of 20 new jobs in this country. It just opened a new office in Dublin as part of its strategy to add 40 new jobs to Ireland over the following five years. It is anticipated that … Read more
The deaths of two women in separate incidents in Co. Wexford are being investigated by the Garda. Officers were alerted to the death of a woman in Gorey, in the north of the county on Monday. A file is being prepared for the county coroner. Separately, gardaí were called to a house in Enniscorthy on … Read more
More than one billion young people worldwide may be at risk for hearing loss due to using headphones or going to loud music venues., a large review of the available research estimated. The study, which was conducted under the direction of the World Health Organization, urged manufacturers to take additional steps to safeguard future hearing … Read more
Ireland’s women’s cricket team scored a huge victory by defeating Pakistan by 34 runs in the third and final T20 international in Lahore, winning the series 2-1 and recording their first overseas series victory. Ireland batted first and reached 167 for four, with Gaby Lewis leading the way with 71 off of just 46 deliveries, … Read more
Amazon is planning to lay off about 10,000 people in corporate and technology jobs starting as soon as this week, according to the New York Times, which cited people with knowledge of the situation. The e-commerce giant’s devices unit, which houses Alexa the voice assistant, as well as its retail division and human resources, will … Read more
According to a recent survey, approximately 88% of Irish executives said that the increased digital acceleration had caused an increase in cyberattacks at their organisation since 2020. 75% of Irish organisations plan to increase their cybersecurity budgets for 2023, according to the PwC 2023 Digital Trust Insights Survey. However, more than eight out of ten … Read more
The sandals Steve Jobs wore while pacing the floors of the California home where he co-founded Apple has reportedly sold for close to $220,000, according to an auction house. The “well used” brown suede Birkenstocks dating to the mid-1970s set a record for the highest price ever paid for a pair of sandals, Julien’s Auctions … Read more
On the occasion of Science Week 2022, Martin Heydon, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Research and Development, has announced funding for two tillage-focused research projects, a new research dashboard, and a series of science webinars. Running from 13-20 November, Science Week aims to engage … Read more