A very encouraging development. China’s National Health Commission has reported that there were no new domestic cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, the first time this has happened since the outbreak of the virus. 34 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in China on Thursday, all of which were related to recent arrivals from overseas. Furthermore, […]
Ever eaten in any of these places? Evidence of rodent activity and rodent droppings found in food storage areas, posing a risk of contamination to foodstuffs, were among the reasons for the issuing of six enforcement orders to Irish food businesses last month. According to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), out of date […]
It’s “a banger”, apparently. RTÉ has announced that Ireland will be represented at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest by Leslie Roy with a song called ‘Story Of My Life’ at the competition in Rotterdam in May. Established singers and songwriters were invited to submit songs for entry for this year’s competition by the national broadcaster […]
Several flights to and from Irish airports have been affected. Passengers who had booked flights with UK airline Flybe have been told not to travel to the airport after the airline confirmed it had entered administration and ceased trading with immediate effect. The news was confirmed in the early hours of Thursday morning and comes […]
Familiar with any of these places? Four Irish businesses were served with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation in February, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). The food businesses were issued with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998. Four closure orders – […]
The airline says the career opportunities will offer “outstanding earnings potential”. Ryanair says that up to 400 pilots across Europe will be hired in the next four to five years following the official launch of a major new training partnership. Friday marked the official launch of Ryanair’s partnership with Aviomar Flight Academy in Rome, in […]
“The most enigmatic adversary AC-12 have ever faced.” Mother of God. Of all the TV events in 2020, few will be as anticipated as the sixth season of Line of Duty, the wildly successful and nigh on unmissable BBC drama series about an anti-corruption police unit determined to rid the force of bent coppers at […]
“What are the criteria for a ‘red wind warning’ for the extreme west coast of Ireland?” A national school in Mayo was forced to close for the day on Tuesday after strong winds blew the roof off part of a building. The incident occurred at Dooagh National School in Achill, a three-teacher school with 39 […]
Batten down the hatches. Having already felt the wrath of Storm Brendan in 2020 so far, Ireland is set to experience inclement conditions once again as Storm Ciara approaches this weekend. Met Éireann had already warned of “extremely disturbed” weather from Friday through to Sunday and is now forecasting stormy conditions, high seas and very […]
The service has been provided free of charge for the best part of two decades. Telecommunications provider eir has confirmed that users of the eircom.net email service will be charged a subscription fee of €5.99 per month from 31 March onwards. The fee is being introduced, eir says, to “invest in the maintenance and improvement […]
The affected businesses are located in Waterford, Cork, Louth and Laois. Five Irish businesses were served with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation in January, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). The food businesses were issued with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, […]
“Unfortunately, these fraudulent text messages are becoming more and more commonplace.” Bank of Ireland has warned customers affected by the latest text message scam to delete the message from their phones immediately. A number of Bank of Ireland customers alerted the bank on social media to the presence of a text message telling customers their […]