Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly is bringing the Health Service Executive’s Winter Plan to Cabinet today, with the objective of boosting capacity in public hospitals while also using services in the private sector. The HSE will provide individual plans to each of Ireland’s 29 emergency departments in order to prepare them for the winter months. … Read more
Cigarettes and tobacco worth around €1.36 million were seized during a series of raids in Dublin’s Tallaght area. The search operation was carried out yesterday morning and involved officers from the Tallaght Drug Divisional Unit and the Garda Dog Unit. Following the searches, the seized items were later handed over to staff from Revenue’s Custom … Read more
The overall number of second-hand houses for sale has decreased by 26% since before the pandemic, according to new figures from real estate group Sherry Fitzgerald. According to the estimates, there were 15,300 houses for sale in July 2022, accounting for 0.8% of the country’s total housing stock. This is a decrease of 7,900 properties … Read more
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, has announced the commencement of an important review of home visiting services for families with babies and young children in Ireland. The UNITES project will be undertaken by a team at Maynooth University’s Centre for Mental Health and Community Research (Department of Psychology and Social … Read more
Minister of State for farm safety Martin Heydon has urged farmers to be vigilant about their mental health and well-being. Today, Monday, October 10th, is World Mental Health Day, which marks the beginning of Mental Health week, an opportunity to raise awareness about mental health issues. Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food … Read more
The company is looking for people to work in software development, quality assurance, sales, marketing, business analysis, and customer success. Channel Mechanics, an IT firm that has been headquartered in Galway since its start in 2010, has formally unveiled its new offices in the city on 7 October. The company also stated today that it intends … Read more
Gardaí have appealed for information after two men were violently assaulted during an aggravated burglary in Co Wicklow. The aggravated burglary took place in The Links, Arklow, at around 1.30 pm on Saturday. The two victims – a man in his 30s and another man in his 40s – were taken by ambulance to St Vincent’s … Read more
Minister for the Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris marked World Mental Health Day by delivering funding for a new initiative to provide 24/7 mental health support to third-level students. Psychological Counsellors in Higher Education Ireland (PCHEI) launched a partnership with Togetherall to deliver a clinically moderated, online peer-to-peer mental health … Read more
A vegan sandwich shop in Dublin has announced that it would close all of its branches after failing to find an investment partner to help with rising costs. The Vegan Sandwich Co, which shuttered its Rathmines location in August, has announced that it would shut down its Stephens Green and Smithfield locations permanently. They claim … Read more
Tributes have been paid to the ten people who died in an explosion at a service station in Donegal, with several victims being named locally overnight. Talented teenage rugby player Leona Harper; Jessica Gallagher, who was understood to have been in her early 20s; shop worker Martina Martin; Catherine O’Donnell and her son James; and … Read more
The US-headquartered lab equipment and software manufacturer is investing €6m in Wexford, which will result in at least 20 new jobs. Waters Corporation is celebrating 25 years in Ireland by expanding its clinical diagnostics R&D facility in Wexford. Based in Massachusetts, Waters Corporation employs thousands of people across the world, including 400 already in Wexford. … Read more
A lady in her 30s and her infant son have been discovered dead at a residence in Dublin 15’s Beechfield neighborhood. A Garda statement claimed that officers and emergency personnel arrived at the location soon after 3 p.m. yesterday. At the scene, the lady and her child were pronounced dead. Their bodies have been stored … Read more
The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, has announced the start of the National Fuel Allowance Scheme for the 2022/23 Season. The €400 lump-sum payment for all households in receipt of the Fuel Allowance will be paid on the week commencing November 14th. The additional payment was announced as part of Budget 2023, bringing the … Read more
Casc, a manufacturing firm based in Lisburn, is investing £1.7 million in its operations, which will result in the creation of 26 new employment as well as skill development programmes for its existing workforce. Casc provides renewable energy project management and skilled labour services. It also fabricates metal for the engineering, construction, and utility industries. … Read more
Additional funding for families who provide accommodation for students under the Irish Colleges system has been approved by the Minister of State for the Gaeltacht. While visiting the Galway Gaeltacht, the Minister of State for the Gaeltacht and Sport, and Government Chief Whip, Jack Chambers, announced that he has approved an almost 10% or €1 … Read more