[ad_1] School principals across the country are asked to have a ‘no homework day’ in exchange for students performing random acts of kindness to raise funds in memory of a nine-year-old girl who died after surgery to open heart earlier this year. Béibhinn O’Connor, of Riverstick in Co Cork, who had a rare congenital heart … Read more
[ad_1] JUSTICE MINISTER Helen McEntee has said that questions about the appointment of Séamus Woulfe to the Supreme Court can be posed as Parliamentary Questions (PQ), rather than a Dáil debate. The opposition has already rejected this offer as insufficient, and Labor leader Alan Kelly said he “has no choice but to answer your frequently … Read more
[ad_1] Medical device maker Boston Scientific has confirmed that several employees at its Galway facility are being laid off. The exact number of job losses has not been confirmed, but the company says it expects the measure to have “minimal impact” on the city’s staffing. It is understood that in the region of 30 employees … Read more
[ad_1] Health chiefs will give the latest update on the coronavirus situation in Ireland tonight. A press conference is taking place at the Health Department, with NPHET set to release the latest case numbers and discuss Level 5 progress. We will have the latest updates from tonight’s briefing on our live blog below. Meanwhile, Professor … Read more
[ad_1] A reduction in coronavirus infections has reduced the state to the safest classification of “orange” from “red” under the EU traffic light system for international travel. The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control changed Ireland’s color status to “orange” on Thursday after its weekly update of data on infection rates in Europe. Ireland, … Read more
[ad_1] A Virgin Media Television PAYROLL MANAGER has been charged with theft of € 130,000 from the station. Kellie Walton (39) of Kilfenora Road, Dublin 12 had previously been charged with theft of € 64,509 in cash, owned by TV3 / Virgin Media Television, on a date in 2018. She is also accused of stealing … Read more
[ad_1] Google will offer 46 apartments it acquired as part of the Bolands Mills development in Dublin city center to key workers in the local area at a reduced price. The tech giant said it would work with an approved nonprofit housing agency to rent the apartments. It is intended for those who work in … Read more
[ad_1] DUBLIN AIRPORT’s new Covid-19 testing center expects to see an increase in demand in the run-up to Christmas as people choose to get tested before visiting loved ones during the festive season. The drive-thru test center located next to Dublin Airport opened today, with a steady stream of people showing up for testing. A … Read more
[ad_1] Google will offer 46 apartments it acquired as part of the Bolands Mills development in Dublin city center to key workers in the local area at a reduced price. The tech giant said it would work with an approved nonprofit housing agency to rent the apartments. It is intended for those who work in … Read more
[ad_1] The country’s farmed mink population will be wiped out for fear of further spread of Covid-19 via a variant strain of the virus after a mutated form of the virus was detected at a Danish mink farm. Medical director Dr. Tony Holohan is understood to have written to the Agriculture Department’s chief veterinarian in … Read more