Flexible work, yay or nay? The Government has officially launched a consultation seeking the public’s views on flexible working. The consultation is part of Future Jobs Ireland, the Government’s plan to prepare businesses and workers in this country for the future. Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys, and Minister of State with responsibility for Equality, […]
Always ask for identification. A dog owner in Cork has reported that a man recently attempted to steal her two dogs from outside her home. Ashling Willis from Kanturk said a man called to her house purporting to be a dog warden and claimed that she did not have a dog licence. Speaking to Patricia […]
The hospital has apologised for the error. A New Jersey hospital says a kidney intended for one patient was mistakenly transplanted into another with the same name who was farther down the priority list. The mistaken operation took place on 18 November in Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden, southwest New Jersey. Officials […]
Graham is on the back foot this evening. It’s Friday and that can only mean a few things. One is the JOE Friday Pub Quiz, which will be coming later this afternoon. Another is the Graham Norton Show, which will be on the BBC tonight, but it’s one of the rare occasions where the Late […]
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Hyde & Seek featured in an RTÉ investigates programme earlier this year. Tusla has issued orders to deregister four Dublin creches run by Hyde & Seek. The Child and Family Agency announced the decision on Thursday and said that the creches will close on 31 December. Hyde and Seek, which was featured in an RTÉ Investigates […]
Very sad. The Sumatran rhinoceros has become extinct in Malaysia, zoologists have announced. The last surviving specimen, a 25-year-old female named Iman, died on Saturday in the state of Sabah on the island of Borneo. Iman had suffered from uterine tumours since her capture in March 2014. Sabah’s last surviving male Sumatran rhino died six months ago and […]
He’s due in court on Monday. A man has been charged with human trafficking offences after 39 migrants died in a lorry trailer found in Essex. Christopher Kennedy, a 23-year-old man from Northern Ireland, was arrested in Buckinghamshire on Friday. The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised charges of conspiracy to arrange or facilitate the travel […]
Not long now… It’s just over a week to go until this year’s Late Late Toy Show will be hitting our screens and anticipation for the evening is already building. Can this year’s possibly live up to other years of heartwarming moments, controversy and some stunning performances? Only time will tell. But the trailer features marshmallows, Christmas jumpers and […]
Christmas present for the nurse or doctor in your life? Nike has created a pair of runners just for medical workers. Called the Nike Air Zoom Pulse, the shoe is for nurses, doctors, home health providers and others who on their feet all day caring for others. Although, to be clear, anyone can buy and […]
No Irish jobs are at risk. Mothercare has announced plans to place its UK retail business in administration. The move will put 2,500 jobs at risk with the retailer having 79 stores across the UK. The company made a €42.7m loss in the financial year to March, as it has struggled along with several other high […]
It was a predictably busy night for them. Members of the Dublin Fire Brigade were forced to abandon their efforts of putting out a fire in Darndale on Halloween night due to anti-social behaviour. Firefighters from the North Strand fire station attended the scene of two cars on fire in Darndale off the the R139. […]