[ad_1] Households face increases in their energy bills from today as the hike in the carbon tax kicks in. The tax was raised by € 6 to € 26 per tonne of carbon dioxide in last year’s budget. However, the increase was postponed until today on home heating fuels such as coal, peat, natural gas … Read more
[ad_1] I had an idea that he couldn’t be baptized David, Paul or Michael, but when Elon Musk and Grimes announced the name of their first child together, I had to do a double take. Even by celebrity standards, X Æ A-12 is a pretty daring nickname. It seems that this is possibly pronounced X … Read more
[ad_1] The National Union of Buses and Railways has called for public transport passengers to be required to wear face masks and workers to undergo temperature controls for the sake of health and safety. The union is also looking for “investigative staff” at Irish airports to ensure that transport workers serving them are not exposed … Read more
[ad_1] Pfizer has administered the first US patients. USA With its experimental vaccines to combat the disease caused by the new coronavirus, it is part of an attempt to reduce years of the typical time it takes to develop a new inoculation. The trials are taking place at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and the … Read more
[ad_1] Irish venture capitalists are warning that a generation of startups may be “wiped out” by the pandemic, with new data showing that seed funding for startups has collapsed. In the first three months of the year, seed and small business financing deals fell almost half compared to the same period last year, according to … Read more
[ad_1] Pubs could be allowed to open earlier than the August 10th deadline in the Government’s Covid-19 plan if they demonstrate that they can enforce rigid social distancing measures, industry representatives are likely to be told this week. As business groups begin to work out what the proposals to ease Covid-19 restrictions over the summer … Read more
[ad_1] 3 TESCO Ireland will extend the bonuses for its staff until the end of May to recognize their hard work during the Covid-19 pandemic. The supermarket chain, which set the increase in March, will also increase its staff shopping discount from 10% to 15% until May 17. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for … Read more
[ad_1] Aer Lingus will conduct a review after images of an almost complete flight emerged with no apparent evidence of social distancing measures. The airline said any required process changes would be implemented as “a matter of urgency.” The move came as the images were shared from inside the cabin of a flight from Belfast … Read more
[ad_1] Most of the people who have booked to go abroad later in the year are still crossing their fingers so that their long-awaited holidays are not canceled. But as many European countries begin to announce when they hope to welcome tourists, the UK government’s nonessential travel ban has canceled overseas travel due to the … Read more
[ad_1] Publicans want to reopen their bars six weeks earlier than scheduled in the government’s pandemic plan. Trade groups have offered up a “radical” plan that would limit the number of people on the premises, ban live music, and make pubs table service only. They hope to convince public health authorities to let them get … Read more