Gardai and government ministers have urged companies to prepare for potential ransomware attacks, citing an increase in the frequency of assaults on small and medium-sized firms. The government and Gardai launched a joint awareness campaign on Tuesday for October’s European Cyber Security Month. This year’s campaign focuses on the twin themes of phishing and ransomware, … Read more
A teenager is in critical condition in hospital after he was attacked at a nightclub in Dublin. Gardaí in Clondalkin were alerted to the assault and attended the scene outside the Vela bar and restaurant. The venue was hosting a party for Leaving Cert students who received their exam results yesterday. The young man received … Read more
Consumers’ use of digital banking has hit a record high as contactless payments continue to surge, new figures show. Online and mobile banking volumes grew by almost 12 per cent to 36 million payments in the second quarter of this year to reach the highest level since the data series began six years ago, According … Read more
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD and Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion Josepha Madigan TD have congratulated the 58,056 Leaving Cert candidates and 3,051 Leaving Cert Applied candidates who will receive their results today. Some 58,056 Leaving Cert students and 3,051 Leaving Cert Applied students sat exams across the country earlier this … Read more
Healthcare professionals and individuals with long-term health conditions between the ages of 12 and 49 are asked to schedule an appointment for their second Covid-19 booster injection. An HSE vaccination centre, participating GPs, or participating pharmacies are all places to schedule your next booster if you are over 50 or pregnant for more than 16 … Read more
A garda has been injured after he was carried on a car for a distance before falling in Co Kildare. According to the Garda, the incident occurred on Friday night at approximately 11.45 p.m. when a car was stopped on the R403 near the Barberstown Roundabout in Straffan. The driver escaped the scene while they … Read more
Almost 450 hate crimes and hate-related incidents were recorded across the country last year, data shows. An Garda Síochána’s latest hate crime figures found there were 389 hate crimes and 59 hate-related incidents last year. Some 483 discriminatory motives were recorded in the data as some incidents had more than one motive. Hate motives were … Read more
An ice cream shop in a central Dublin store has offered a 10 percent discount to all customers who order in Irish. In order to encourage customers to use Irish, Leamhain, an ice cream shop in Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre, has set up the discount as a special incentive. The owners have also put up … Read more
Ireland has provisionally beaten the August record for the hottest temperature. Forecaster Met Eireann said that a weather station at Oak Park, Co. Carlow, recorded a temperature of 31.7C. The previous record, 31.5C, which was recorded in August 1995 at Oak Park and in August 1975 in Ballybrittas, Co. Laois, has been surpassed. A temperature … Read more
In comparison to the same period last year, market rents were on average 12.6% higher in the second quarter of this year, according to the latest report from property website Daft.ie. According to the survey, the average market rent across the country from April to June was 1,618 euros per month, an increase of 3.3% … Read more
The Government has launched a €65 million research fund to help Ireland become climate neutral by 2050 and address the challenges of disruptive technologies. Minister Simon Harris announced a €65 million fund to drive solutions to the green transition and to digital transformation. The National Challenge Fund consists of eight challenges, three in digital transformation … Read more
97 new cases of monkeypox have been reported in Ireland, according to the HPSC’s most recent data. More than 25,000 cases of the virus have been confirmed in Europe, North America and other countries worldwide where it is not endemic. The majority of confirmed cases in Ireland, according to the HPSC, are not related to … Read more
Applications from both inside and outside of Ireland have shown “huge interest” in a plan to house a family on Inis Meáin for a year while paying no rent. The scheme is aimed at a family with a functional level of Irish, with children in pre-school or primary school. Over 560 applications have been filed … Read more
The Department of Education confirmed that as of 30 June 7,285 Ukrainian pupils have been enrolled in schools across Ireland. Out of that figure, 5,047 of these pupils have been accommodated in primary schools while 2,238 pupils have enrolled in post-primary schools. The data is based on schools enrolling children and entering the data in … Read more
An Irish seven-year-old girl is in critical condition following an incident at a swimming pool on the Spanish island of Mallorca. The child was treated at the scene by emergency services before being transferred to a hospital in Palma. Emergency services on the Balearic island said they were called to a hotel at Cales de … Read more