[ad_1] A Garda investigation of nearly 4,500 felony-related DNA samples that were forcibly “lost” has now identified all but 489 samples. Of those, Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said there were 234 people in whom the force does not withhold samples. He said there was a “small risk” that those people had been involved in other … Read more
[ad_1] In the weirdest years, Donal Ryan’s Strange Flowers has been named Novel of the Year at tonight’s An Post Irish Book Awards, while Graham Norton’s Home Stretch won Popular Fiction Book of the Year. In a year in which our freedom of movement has been so restricted, both plots revolve around the central character’s … Read more
[ad_1] Keelin Shanley, Graham Norton and Professor Luke O’Neill were among the winning authors of this year’s An Post Irish Book Awards, which were held virtually at rte.ie/culture. Read the list of winners and watch the ceremony below, and see a gallery of the winning authors above. Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Dara McAnulty and Sinéad Burke … Read more
[ad_1] An Taisce has taken legal action against An Bord Pleanála and the State with the aim of revoking planning permission for a continental cheese making plant in Co Kilkenny. The grounds for the challenge include assertions that the environmental effects of the milk inputs for the cheese factory were not properly taken into account … Read more
[ad_1] The World Health Organization has said avoiding family gatherings would be “the safest bet” during Christmas, insisting that there is no zero-risk option for traditional holidays during the coronavirus pandemic. WHO officials said it was up to governments to weigh the economic and social benefits of relaxing pandemic restrictions during the holiday period, while … Read more
[ad_1] Big news emerges today as Microsoft announced that it will create 200 new highly skilled jobs in Dublin. The hiring drive follows a € 27 million investment in a new engineering center near its main campus in Leopardstown. These jobs will bring the total number of companies to 2,700 in Ireland with staff employed … Read more
[ad_1] Microsoft will create 200 highly skilled engineering positions in Dublin. The hiring drive follows a € 27 million investment in a new 10,000 square meter engineering center near its main campus in Leopardstown. The expansion will bring to 2,700 the total number of staff employed by the technology company in its offices and data … Read more
[ad_1] Microsoft will create 200 highly skilled engineering positions in Dublin. The hiring drive follows a € 27 million investment in a new 10,000 square meter engineering center near its main campus in Leopardstown. The expansion will bring to 2,700 the total number of staff employed by the technology company in its offices and data … Read more
[ad_1] Many businesses in Northern Ireland, which were closed under Covid-19 restrictions, reopened this morning. However, they must close their doors again for two weeks starting November 27 under the latest plan to stop the spread of the coronavirus. David Gough, owner of the Newton Brunch Bar in East Belfast, who previously welcomed international visitors … Read more
[ad_1] The Department of Agriculture has informed the owners of three mink farms in Ireland that their minks will be euthanized to stop the possible spread of a mutated form of Covid-19. A “variant” of the virus was detected in mink on a farm in Denmark. Public health authorities worldwide are concerned that the variant … Read more