Biden prepares for the presidency by making senior appointments

[ad_1] President-elect Joe Biden announced a series of high-level White House appointments Tuesday as he continued to prepare for his incoming presidency. The former US Vice President also spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin. It comes as President Donald Trump continued to deny the outcome of the November 3 election, … Read more

Universal basic income of € 325 per week proposed for art workers

[ad_1] A proposal for a three-year pilot of a universal basic income in the arts, culture, audiovisual and live performances and events sector has been unanimously endorsed by the Arts and Culture Recovery Task Force appointed by Minister Catherine Martin. The basic, unconditional and optional salary for artists and cultural workers, based on the national … Read more

Moderna says its Covid-19 vaccine is 94.5% effective

[ad_1] Moderna Inc said its experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing Covid-19 according to interim data from a late-stage clinical trial, becoming the second American company in a week to report results that far exceed expectations. Along with the Pfizer Inc vaccine, which has also been shown to be more than 90% effective, and … Read more

BREAKING – US-based software solutions company to create 110 jobs in Limerick

[ad_1] A leading integrated payment and credential software solutions company has announced that it will establish a next generation digital campus project in Limerick. Transact Campus Inc, which is headquartered in, says it will create 110 new jobs in downtown Limerick in the coming years. The next generation digital campus project will serve as the … Read more

SpaceX launches four astronauts to the space station

[ad_1] Last night, four astronauts were successfully launched on the SpaceX Crew Dragon “Resilience” to the International Space Station. It is the first of what the United States expects to be many routine missions after a successful test flight in late spring. Three Americans, Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker, and the Japanese Soichi … Read more

Trump seems to admit that Biden won the election, but adds ‘I do not concede anything’

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump appeared to acknowledge for the first time that Joe Biden won the White House, but made it clear that he would not budge and would continue to try to reverse the election result. Trump’s remarks came in tweets that included several unsubstantiated claims about the Nov. 3 presidential vote, which … Read more

Trump seems to acknowledge Biden’s win for the first time with a ‘he won’ tweet

[ad_1] DONALD TRUMP has seemed to acknowledge for the first time that Joe Biden won the White House, but made it clear that he would not budge and that he would keep trying to reverse the election result. Trump’s remarks came in tweets that included several unsubstantiated claims about the Nov. 3 presidential vote, which … Read more

SpaceX launches four astronauts to the International Space Station | Science and technology news

[ad_1] Four astronauts have begun their journey to the International Space Station (ISS) after a historic SpaceX launch. It is the first full NASA mission to send a crew into orbit aboard a privately owned spacecraft and the second time that SpaceX’s Dragon capsule has brought astronauts to the space station, following a test flight … Read more

CNN’s John King says Biden will be ‘good for Ireland’

[ad_1] Donald Trump’s promise to “build a wall” dominated the 2016 US election campaign, but since votes were counted in the 2020 poll, it was CNN reporter John King’s ‘Magic Wall’ that attracted all the attention. With a red (Republic votes) and blue (Democrats) map close at hand, millions of viewers watched the journalist display … Read more

Amazon Prime Video causes social media chaos after joining Ireland on Saturday

[ad_1] However, that Prime delivery … An Amazon support member trying to help a subscriber on Twitter on Saturday inadvertently created a social media frenzy when he appeared to “deliver a united Ireland.” For some background, Amazon Prime Video has bought the streaming rights to the Fall Nations Cup in the UK, which means they … Read more