Dublin Universities Announce Plans for Online Teaching

[ad_1] All four Dublin universities have announced that all teaching and learning will take place online, except for hands-on workshops and lab classes that cannot be done remotely. UCD, Trinity College, DCU and TU Dublin have also suspended all student club and social activities on campus. The measure will be implemented until further notice and … Read more

EU ‘will never back down’ on UK withdrawal deal, says von der Leyen

[ad_1] Europe must use green investments to relaunch its economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and reshape it for the future, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in her inaugural State of the Union address. The speech, a fragment of the Brussels calendar given once a year by the heads of … Read more

PS5: Sony Confirms £ 449 Pricing and November 19 Launch, Along with Game Set at Hogwarts in 1800 | Science and technology news

[ad_1] Sony has been ahead of the console wars looming this holiday season by confirming that its two PS5 consoles will be available in November along with a host of exciting games. The flagship PlayStation 5 will be available for £ 449 in the UK from 19 November, and a digital edition without a disc … Read more

Blonde hair and blue eyes are often not dominant characteristics of Irish Vikings, study finds

[ad_1] Some 1,300 years after setting foot in Ireland, DNA technology has allowed scientists to determine the genetic makeup of Viking invaders from Scandinavia. They changed the course of Irish history and left a lasting legacy in the island’s gene pool, but blonde hair and blue eyes were often not their dominant distinguishing characteristics, a … Read more

‘Find my device’ app leads to arrests in connection with Cork robbery

[ad_1] A ‘find my device’ app has led gardaí to arrest two people in connection with a robbery in Cork city. Since then, a crime prevention officer has asked the public to install such software for their smart technology. On Monday, gardaí received a report of a burglary that occurred overnight at a home on … Read more

Possible sign of extraterrestrial life detected on an inhospitable planet, scientists say

[ad_1] The scientists said they have detected in the acidic clouds of Venus a gas called phosphine that indicates that microbes may inhabit Earth’s inhospitable neighbor, a tantalizing sign of potential life beyond Earth. The researchers did not discover real life forms, but pointed out that on Earth, phosphine is produced by bacteria that thrive … Read more

UK investigation confirms body found was Dublin man

[ad_1] An investigation in England has formally stated that a body dumped off the Cumbrian coast in October 1986 was that of Patrick Healy, a 70-year-old Dublin man who was last seen at his home in Cabra on September 20, 1986. same year. . The investigation, which was carried out remotely due to Covid-19 travel … Read more

Signs of extraterrestrial life detected on Venus | Science and technology news

[ad_1] Scientists have discovered a rare molecule in the clouds of Venus, suggesting that colonies of living microbes could thrive in an oxygen-free environment high up in the planet’s atmosphere. While the surface of Venus is too hot to support life, with an average temperature of around 464 ° C (867 ° F), astronomers have … Read more

Trinity Introduces New Book of Kells Display Case

[ad_1] One of Ireland’s greatest cultural treasures, the Book of Kells, can now be seen in a cutting-edge new exhibit at Trinity College Dublin. The ninth-century manuscript is displayed in a free-standing tower made by the Italian company that designed cases for the Mona Lisa, the British Crown Jewels, and the Dead Sea Scrolls. The … Read more

The EU should let Johnson-Cummings’ Brexit psychodrama unfold

[ad_1] Anyone surprised by the latest turn of events in Brexit in Britain has not been paying attention. Modeled in part on the Bannon-Trump experiment in the US, the Cummings-Johnson administration came to power on the basis of a single theme: leaving the EU, and a willingness to circumvent convention, tell lies, breaking laws, tearing … Read more