Gardaí continue to receive reports from the public of Spam automated calls to mobile phones from fraudsters claiming to be from Government and State Agencies or Garda stations. Typically purporting to be from the Department of Social Protection.An automated message informs the recipient that their PPS number has been compromised and requests them to Press … Read more
European Union (EU) Ambassador to India Ugo Astuto has clarified there is no ban in the EU on the Covishield vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India (SII) and developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University.The European Union has set up in place a new system of Digital Covid Certificate which is meant to facilitate … Read more
India’s Covaxin, developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research, effectively neutralizes both Alpha and Delta variants of Corona virus, the U.S.’ National Institute of Health has said. The National Institute of Health said results of two studies of blood serum from people who had received Covaxin suggest that the … Read more
Leave No Trace gives a few simple guidelines to minimise your impact on our shared outdoors. Make a commitment to stand up and protect your favourite recreational places. A new public awareness campaign from Leave No Trace Ireland and its partners calls on the public to exercise renewed care and responsibility when outdoors in managing … Read more
Action plans against sexual violence and harassment in higher education welcomed by Minister Harris.Simon Harris TD has today (Monday, 28 June 2021) welcomed the publication by higher education institutions (HEIs) of their action plans aimed at ending sexual violence and harassment. The action plans address the fifteen key outcomes set out in the ‘Framework for … Read more
Lions in Ireland have a long history of providing support when a major disasterstrikes. The recent upsurge of Covid 19 case in India and an increasing death rate, threatened to overwhelm the Health System.In recognition of work of Lions Clubs in Ireland in raising $66,100 as part of major campaign organized by the Lions Clubs … Read more
The increase in home working as a result of COVID-19 has brought remote workingto the forefront of working life. The adoption of remote work was already increasing in Ireland, COVID-19 has greatly accelerated this trend making remotework a central part of the workplace today and into the future. National Remote Work Strategy is that plan … Read more
Europe’s new ‘vaccine passport’ programme, which recognises a few COVID-19 vaccines to enable people to travel in and out of Europe with few hurdles, includes the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine but not the version manufactured in India – Covishield. The immunity passport or ‘Green Pass’, available from 1 July, will serve as proof that the individual has … Read more
Indian orgin Manish sadana have been recognized and appointed as a Peace Commissioner for County Dublin. With that he is authorized signatory for any document/ID verification in Ireland . Mr.Sadana is a dynamic, socially focused individual and entrepreneur with a diverse career that has been underpinned by extensive charity work and voluntary engagements in Ireland … Read more
National Play Day 2021 will take place from the 3rd July 2-21 to the 10th July 2021. The theme for National Play Day 2021 is ‘Playful Communities’.The aim of National Play Day is to promote play and recreation opportunities for children and young people all across the country. Through the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, … Read more
Professional consultancy firm Accenture is to create 500 jobs in Ireland over the next three years.The bulk of the positions will be based in a new regional hub in Cork and the wider Munster area.Some will also be located in Dublin at the company’s innovation centre, The Dock, and at Accenture Labs. They will be … Read more
The Co-WIN portal has now introduced an option enabling users to link their vaccination certificates to their passport numbers. This move has come as a big relief to those Indians who need to furnish their vaccination details before travelling abroad. “Now, you can update your passport number in your vaccination certificate,” the government said.The app … Read more
Dublin Airport welcomes announcement by Loganair that it will begin a new service between Dublin and Aberdeen. The airline will operate its four times weekly service with a 49- seater Embraer 145 regional aircraft from September 5, increasing frequency to a daily service from March 28, 2022.“Aberdeen is one of Scotland’s most vibrant cities, offering … Read more
The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, has announced his intention to add additional States to the list of designated States.People arriving into Ireland having been in or transited through these States in the previous 14 days must enter Mandatory Hotel Quarantine. Passengers from these States that arrive in Ireland after 04.00am on Tuesday 29 … Read more
The number of Delta variant cases of COVID-19 in the UK have risen by 35,204 since last week to a total of 111,157, representing a 46 per cent increase, health officials said in the weekly report released on Friday. Public Health England (PHE) said of the total Delta variant of concern (VOC) – first identified … Read more