N’ware, an expert in the field of Enterprise Resource Planning and business applications software, today announced the creation of 25 new roles with the establishment of its European HQ in Mountrath Co Laois. This project is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland. Established in 1995 in Quebec, Canada, N’Ware offers feature-loaded software solutions … Read more
Taoiseach Micheal Martin TD and Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD have today announced €40 million for a North-South Research programme. This significant investment, provided through the Shared Island Fund, will support the deepening of links between higher education institutions, researchers and research communities on the island of … Read more
More than 750 pharmacies around the country have begun administering the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) Covid-19 vaccine to people between the ages of 18 and 34 who have opted-in to receive it. It comes as the Health Service Executive confirmed that another 343,000 vaccines were administered last week. Almost half (49%) of the adult population … Read more
.Ahead of a meeting with the Government today, the hospitality industry insist rules on table distances should be ditched in return for pub and restaurant owners supporting plans for a new vaccine ID system for indoor dining.Pubs and restaurants are demanding social distancing be scrapped for indoor dining if vaccine passes are introduced. Ahead of the crucial … Read more
At CoWIN Global Conclave, PM Modi urges countries to work together to fight Covid.The CoWin Global Conclave aims to share India’s experience regarding universal vaccination to combat Covid-19 through CoWIN, according to the National Health Authority (NHA) Condoling the loss of lives due to the viral disease across the world, PM Modi said there is … Read more
Countries across Europe are scrambling to accelerate coronavirus vaccinations and outpace the spread of the more infectious delta variant, in a high-stakes race to prevent hospital wards from filling up again with patients fighting for their lives. The urgency coincides with Europe’s summer holidays, with fair weather bringing more social gatherings and governments reluctant to … Read more
Philippine Military Plane Crashes With 96 People Aboard.At least 45 people, including three civilians on the ground, were killed in the accident, and it was feared that the toll would climb. The head of the Philippine armed forces, Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, said that the plane missed a runway while trying to land and that it … Read more
India is only the third in the world behind the US and Brazil to record more than 400,000 deaths.The number of deaths linked to coronavirus in India has moved past the 400,000 mark as the country tries to speed up its vaccination drive. India reported its first coronavirus death on March 12, 2020. Nearly seven … Read more
Abbie Stacey, a 17-year-old from Glenshane in Tallaght who has won a Best Young Actress award in the Cannes World Film Festival.Abbie plays the lead in a 15-minute short film called Wanna Hang Out, a performance which has landed the Mount Seskin Community College student the Best Young Actress in a Short Film award. Wanna … Read more
Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton T.D. has announced, details of an extension to the expiry dates of driving licences that have not benefited from a previous extension. The move comes as the EU and national Governments take steps in response to the disruption caused by Covid-19 to driver licensing services across the EU. The extension … Read more
Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, announced an update to the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme. This update to the programme comes following the updated advice from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) regarding the possible use of adenoviral vector vaccine for those aged under 50 years of age. NIAC has restated that it is still preferable … Read more
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly TD and Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD jointly launched Healthy Ireland’s National Healthy Campus Framework today which will help higher education institutions across Ireland to embed health and wellbeing into campus life for staff and students. The Framework will be supported with … Read more
The 2021 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open gets underway today (July 1st) at Mount Juliet and Fáilte Ireland is using its sponsorship of the event to highlight the importance of golf tourism to the national economy and showcase Ireland as a world-class golfing destination. Pre-Covid19 golf tourism was a hugely lucrative sector in Ireland generating … Read more
Qorvo® (Nasdaq: QRVO), a leading provider of innovative RF solutions that connect the world, today announced plans to fill 100 new highly-skilled engineering positions in Ireland to support its global ultra-wideband (UWB) product research and development in Dublin and Cork. Qorvo expects to fill engineering positions over the next two years that span UWB radio system architecture and … Read more
On 1st July 2021 An Garda Síochána commenced an enhanced national anti-drugs strategy – Operation Tara.The operation will have a strong focus on tackling street-level dealing in cities, towns and villages across the country The goal of Operation Tara is to protect communities from the scourge of illegal drugs in line with An Garda Síochána’s … Read more