DAA is announced more flexible recommended arrival times for passengers using Dublin Airport. Passengers are now advised to arrive two hours in advance for short-haul flights and three hours before long-haul trips. The move comes after the airport authority reported a “significant improvement” in security screening queue times. Passengers with check-in bags should allow additional … Read more
Vedic Hindu Cultural Centre Ireland (VHCCI) and Irish Telugu Welfare Association (ITWA) in association with Indian community groups are celebrating 11 days of the grand celebration of Ganesh Festival 2022 from August 31 to September 10. After pooja on each of the 11 days, Bhajan and prasad will be served. Every Saturday, Homam and Abhishekam … Read more
Dunnes Stores is recalling the above batch of its Oyster Cut Irish Chicken Thighs as it was mispacked with raw Chicken Breast on the Bone. Therefore, the cooking instructions provided on the label are incorrect. Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated batch. Here are details of the implicated batch … Read more
A post-mortem is due to be carried out today after a woman’s body was discovered in unspecified circumstances in Killarney, Co Kerry. Locals have named the 75-year-old lady Miriam Burns. Yesterday at around 1:15 pm, her body was discovered at a home near Ardshanavooley. According to a Garda spokesperson, the finding occurred under “unexplained circumstances.” … Read more
Amazon has secured planning permission for two new data centres in north Dublin despite objections from environmental groups. The groups are worried that the new centres will damage the environment and put further strain on energy supply. The idea has drawn criticism from the environmental groups Gluaiseacht and Not Here Not Anywhere. It’s estimated that between … Read more
Global healthcare giant Abbott has unveiled plans to create 1,000 jobs in Donegal and Kilkenny. in an investment worth €440m. Abbott has announced plans to construct a new greenfield manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, along with further investment in its Donegal Diabetes Care site. This 250,000 sq ft facility will be located at the IDA business … Read more
The National Ambulance Service (NAS) urgently needs to hire additional employees, according to an unpublished Health Service Executive staffing plan (NAS). The report warns that based on current modelling, compliance with a target to respond within 19 minutes to life-threatening cases other than cardiac or respiratory arrest would be “considerably less than 40 percent” by … Read more
The blue polo shirt that will replace the present shirt worn by on-duty officers will become part of the Gardai’s new uniform starting today. Only three times in the history of the force has the uniform seen a formal change. And for the first time, parts of the uniform other than the cap will bear … Read more
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science Simon Harris has announced an extra €40 million for higher education institutions for the upcoming academic year. The funding is to be invested in universities and colleges across the country to make them greener and more accessible. The money is to be used to support … Read more
India is celebrating 75 years of its Independence on August 15, Monday. On August 15, 1947, the country became independent from colonial rule by the British. On this day, flags are raised as the national anthem is sung by the people, and cultural parades are performed all around the country. The Prime Minister also hoists … Read more
A man is arrested after cannabis worth €398,400 is seized in County Galway. During a search of a home in Annaghdown, Co. Galway on Saturday, Garda found cannabis plants and cannabis herb with an estimated total street value of €398,400. Gardaí obtained a Section 26 warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977 and carried … Read more
The Irish women’s four team almost lost out on a gold medal at the European Championships in Munich, but they held off Romania’s challenge to take silver and earn Ireland’s first medal of the championship. Ireland’s Tara Hanlon, Aifric Keogh, Eimear Lambe, and Natalie Long have won silver in the women’s four at the European Rowing … Read more
Gardai have accused the boyfriend of Larisa Serban of killing the mother-of-two at her Co. Meath house. He has been remanded in custody with a recommendation that he undergoes a psychiatric assessment. On Friday at approximately 5 am, Ms. Serban died in her rented house in Rathmore, close to Athboy. She was pronounced dead at … Read more
Indian-origin spinner Simi Singh has been selected in place of Andy McBrine for Ireland’s final two T20 matches against Afghanistan at Stormont next week. The only change to the squad from the first three games is the inclusion of Singh. Afghanistan lost to Ireland by 22 runs at the Belfast venue on Friday, giving Ireland … Read more
Without knowledge of our Inner self, we can think and act in ways that destroy our inner peace and make our lives- and the lives of those we love – difficult and heartbreaking. The soul awakened to its own essence is peaceful, powerful, and has an inner core of love and wellbeing. The classes on … Read more