Fears mounting among health officials about the Bank Holiday weekend.
Proposed housing debt would represent 1.5% of GDP.
The head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) William Walsh, has stated that the universal restrictions on global travel are no longer necessary – and that the crisis in the airline industry is being caused largely by the government’s health policies rather than the pandemic itself. William Walsh , who was previously head of […]
A teenager is being described as a hero after jumping into the River Barrow to save a woman and her daughter who had got into difficulties in the River Barrow in Carlow. Miley Doran who is a member of the Travelling Community has been put forward for a National Bravery Award because of his courage and fast-thinking in […]
In an internal document, seen by the Financial Times, global food producer Nestlé has acknowledged that more than 60% of its mainstream foods and drinks do not “meet a recognised definition of health”. They also acknowledged that “some of our categories and products will never be ‘healthy’ no matter how much we renovate,” the report claimed. The […]
“The majority of homeowners are likely to see either a decrease or no change.”
55 per cent of of the Israeli population has now been vaccinated.
18 out of 19 Government Departments will see increases in salaries, wages and allowances for their staff in 2021. The increases are in addition to the hundreds of thousands of euros allocated to each Department’s staff in the Travel and Subsistence category. This follows confirmation that the Government’s National Economic Recovery Plan announced today includes […]
“We have to do something to stop the decline.”
A Cork TD has accused the government of “allowing an act of piracy” after what he described as the “harrassment and intimidation of a Castletownbere fishing trawler by a Spanish fishing vessel last weekend”. Rural Independent TD for Cork South West, Michael Collins said the government had failed to take action after the Irish fishing […]
Details of the Government National Economic Recovery Plan that have been leaked to the Irish Independent have revealed that more €500 million of the EUs COVID related Recovery and Resilience Facility to Ireland will be spent on reducing carbon emissions. This means that more than 50% of the €1bn loan provided by the EU will […]
Over 6,500 hours of Covid-19 content is to be broadcast under the terms of the grants.