How does two years in Dubai sound? An award-winning bar based in Dubai is after Irish people for an “all expenses paid” job opportunity ahead of its forthcoming season. The Irish Village bar and restaurant is seeking 10 to 15 new members of staff to work in waitering and bartending roles. The positions available are […]
A boost for those availing of parental leave. Irish people taking parental leave may now avail of seven weeks of paid Parent’s Leave and Benefit under new Government measures that have officially come into play as of Friday, 1 July. Parent’s Benefit is payable to parents who take leave from work. It is available in […]
Be advised. So much for summer, it’s time for yet another round of rainfall. That’s the message from Met Éireann on Monday morning (27 June) as three separate Status Yellow warnings come into play, with five counties affected. According to the national forecaster, spells of heavy rain are set for Galway, Mayo, Kerry, Cork and Waterford. All three […]
The airline cited strike action and an outbreak of Covid cases among staff as reasons for the disruption. Aer Lingus has issued an apology following the cancellation of multiple flights at Dublin Airport on Sunday (26 June). The airline pointed to “system pressures” after 13 flights to and from the capital were shelved due to […]
Batten down the appropriate hatches. A thunderstorm warning has been issued for 11 counties, with significant downpours and the potential for flooding on the horizon. Issued by Met Éireann on Thursday morning (23 June), the warning concerns all of Munster and Connacht, thus Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo […]
“This is an important moment for men’s sport.” Leinster Rugby scrum-half Nick McCarthy has been hailed as a “role model” by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar after publicly announcing that he is gay. McCarthy made the announcement through his club on Monday afternoon (20 June), having previously told his teammates back in January. “I was obviously pretty […]
The singer lost her son Shane earlier this year. Sinéad O’Connor has cancelled all of her live shows for the remainder of 2022, opting to put her health and wellbeing first. The acclaimed singer-songwriter was hit with tragedy in January with the sudden passing of her 17-year-old son, Shane. “My beautiful son, Nevi’im Nesta Ali Shane […]
It didn’t go down well, as you might expect. Queen Elizabeth II, who is very much alive, enjoyed an ostentatious and quite surreal – what was the story with the hologram? – celebration to mark her platinum jubilee over the past few days. A distinctly British ceremony raised many eyebrows across social media throughout, from […]
The incident occurred on Thursday night. A teenage boy has died following a fatal road traffic collision that took place in Offaly on Thursday night, 5 May. Gardaí and emergency services were alerted to an incident shortly after 11pm after a tractor left the road and entered a deep drain at Black Castle Bog at […]
Official plans could be announced by next week. Irish households will be paid up to €400 a month for hosting Ukrainian refugees, according to reports. The measure is designed to help with the overall cost of the process, including household utility bills, with plans to implement the payment currently being discussed at Government level. Sources […]
A new energy awareness campaign goes live this weekend. Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan has called on the Irish public to reduce gas and electricity usage at peak times as the Government looks to cut down on the overall national energy drain. A new campaign will be launched this weekend, aiming […]
Authorities have officially declared a suspect. Prosecutors in Portugal have officially declared a formal suspect in the ongoing Madeleine McCann case. The suspect, understood to be a German man, has not been named. According to BBC News, Portuguese officials referred to the individual as an “arguido” – which translates as ‘named suspect’ or ‘person of […]