Put your quiz knowledge to the test. Judith Keppel is probably the most high profile winner of Who Wants to be a Millionaire. Mostly because she was the first person to win the top prize on the British version of the show. That was all the way back in November 2000… yes, we’re all feeling […]
Check your account. The National Lottery has revealed that the winning ticket from Tuesday night’s EuroMillions draw worth a cool €49,564,587 was sold in Leinster. The winning ticket was sold online and The National Lottery is now encouraging players to check their online accounts and emails today. The winning ticket was a €2.50 Normal Play selection, […]
The app intends to speed up Ireland’s response to potential Covid-19 outbreaks. HSE CEO Paul Reid has confirmed that one million people have downloaded Ireland’s Covid-19 tracker app. The app was launched on Tuesday by the Department of Health and the HSE and is designed to help with contact tracing. “Right now I can confirm that […]
Researchers say the new flu strain is similar to the swine flu that caused a pandemic in 2009. A new strain of swine flu which has the potential to spread to humans and cause another pandemic has been identified in China. The flu strain was was identified by researchers in China, according to a study in […]
Taoiseach Micheál Martin… It’s expected that Micheál Martin will be the next Taoiseach of Ireland under a draft programme for government agreed between Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party. It’s understood details of the plan is now being circulated to TDs and the receptive parties will be briefed on the programme this evening. Under […]
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107 prosecutions connected to Operation Faoiseamh Phase II have been reported. More than 100 people have been been charged with domestic abuse offences in May according to new figures from An Garda Síochána. Gardaí have recorded a 25 percent year on year increase in calls for assistance in respect of domestic related issues between 2019/2020. […]
“We are confident we have eliminated transmission of the virus in New Zealand for now.” New Zealand will lift almost all Covid-19 restrictions apart from border controls as the country announced it had cleared all of its known cases of the virus. Health officials reported on Monday that the last person known to have the […]
Don’t use paddling pools, reuse household water for the garden, and take shorter showers. Irish Water has confirmed that a National Water Conservation Order, more commonly known as a hosepipe ban, will be in place from Tuesday, 9 June until Tuesday, 21 July. The ban is blamed on an unusually dry month in May combined with […]
If you or your mates are planning a house party, you might want to read this… Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health Dr Tony Holohan has urged the public to continue following the public health guidelines. He said that while the public has generally “stayed with” them in terms of compliance, a worrying trend […]
It will also introduce a traffic light system at the entrance to their stores. Aldi Ireland has announced that it will be selling face masks in all 142 of its stores nationwide from Thursday (4 June) onwards. The masks are not medical grade but are reusable and can be put in the washing machine. Packs […]
They have been operating a skeleton schedule due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ryanair has announced it will resume 40 percent of its normal flight schedule beginning on July 1. The airline said this is dependent on restrictions on intra-EU flights being lifted, and effective public health measures being put in place at airports. Ryanair said it […]