2000 artists have today been awarded grants for the government’s Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme. The three-year pilot scheme will provide 2000 artists and creative arts workers with €325 per week as part of the research project Over 9,000 applications were made under the scheme, with over 8,200 assessed as eligible and included in a … Read more
The Cabinet has approved a set of energy-efficiency measures across Ireland’s public sector. From September, all public sector bodies will take a leading role in lowering their energy consumption and costs – as a first step in the new Autumn Reduce Your Use energy efficiency campaign. The Reduce Your Use energy efficiency campaign is designed … Read more
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has announced a significant capital investment in further education in Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny. Grennan College Equestrian Centre in Thomastown is a key project which forms part of the first phase of projects to be advanced under the national Further Education and Training (FET) … Read more
The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly attended a meeting of EU Health Ministers in Prague. This Informal meeting of the Employment, Social Policy, Health, and Consumer Affairs (EPSCO) Council is the first meeting of EU Health Ministers under the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union (July to December 2022). The agenda focused … Read more
Customers of Energia will face significant increases in their gas and energy bills going forward as the company has announced new pricing increases. Gas consumers will see a 39% hike in their rates, while electricity customers will pay a 29% increase, starting on October 7. Customers that use dual fuel will see a 33% increase, … Read more
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the volume of production in the construction industry fell by 4.5% in the second quarter of 2022 compared to the first. On an annual basis, there was a 3.2% increase in volume recorded. The largest reduction occurred in the Non-Residential Building sector with a decrease of 6.7% in the seasonally adjusted … Read more
Three men who were arrested following an assault that left a man dead in Monasterevin, County Kildare, have now been released without charge. The men all in their early 20s were all released on Tuesday night, the gardai said. After being taken into custody earlier on Tuesday, they were being held in a number of Garda … Read more
Irish author Claire Keegan has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize for her novel ‘Small Things Like These’. One of the most prestigious literary awards in the world has six novels on its shortlist. The novel “Small Things Including These,” which takes place in Wexford in 1985, explores issues like family and the Magdelene Laundries. … Read more
Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced capital funding of €20m for a new specialist palliative care inpatient unit for the Midlands. The new 20-bed unit, to be developed on the site of Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore, fulfills a Programme for Government commitment to have a hospice serving every region in the country. Once complete, the hospice … Read more
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95 percent of 8 to 12-year-olds own a smart device, and more than a third (34%) can access the internet “whenever they want,” according to a significant new survey. A third or more of pre-teen boys play online games meant for players older than 18, which increases their risk of being exposed to violent content … Read more
The Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland has issued a warning that, despite a “significant” increase in housing supply, home prices are expected to rise in the coming months. The residential property price index has increased by 14.1% in the year to June, matching levels seen at its high in April 2007. In its latest … Read more
The Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan T.D., is delighted to announce that as of 5th September the Young Adult Card and Student Leap Card fare initiative is being extended to the commercial bus sector. People holding the Young Adult Card and Student Leap Card can now avail of the 50% fare discount with participating commercial … Read more
Liz Truss was elected as the UK prime minister and Conservative Party leader by Conservative Party members on Monday. She defeated rival Rishi Sunak with 81,326 votes to 60,399 and will take over as prime minister on Tuesday. Former foreign secretary Truss entered the race with lesser chances of winning but defeated her fellow party-member Rishi … Read more
The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has today announced capital investment for both Louth and Meath. Two projects in Drogheda and Navan are to be part of the first phase of projects to be advanced under the Further Education and Training (FET) Strategic Infrastructure Upgrade Fund (SIUF) Minister … Read more