An extra bank holiday is being proposed as a way of paying back frontline workers. Budget 2022 is just around the corner and it would appear that the Government is already encountering some difficulties with regards to a proposed recognition payment bonus for frontline workers. On Wednesday, both Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar […]
Paraic Coffey’s story was featured on Monday night’s edition of Crimecall. Gardaí are renewing their appeal to the public for information relating to the death of Paraic Coffey, who was the victim of a fatal hit-and-run collision in Meath 25 years ago. 18-year-old Coffey was struck by a vehicle in Eightyeight Acres, Athboy, as he […]
The incident took place at around 5am on Monday morning. A woman aged in her 50s has died following a single-vehicle road traffic collision that took place in Monaghan on Monday morning, 20 September. The crash occurred at approximately 5am on the Roslea Road out of Clones. The woman in question was a passenger in […]
“I’ve been through a lot of these types of things and I don’t let them hold me back.” Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has finally broken his silence over the photograph that circulated on social media of him attending the Mighty Hoopla festival in London two weekends ago. There was a huge reaction to the image from the […]
Do you know a child who would like to appear on the show? Love it, hate it, plan your entire social calendar around it – The Late Late Toy Show continues to be a national institution. Ryan Tubridy’s yuletide spectacular generally attracts a large audience of both children and adults alike, with new cult heroes […]
Major changes afoot in the recycling game. Soft plastic items are now acceptable to place into Irish household recycling bins, provided that the material is clean, dry and loose. All permitted waste collection companies will now accept the items so long as they meet the above criteria. Soft plastic may be placed alongside “rigid” plastic […]
The Tánaiste has come under fire following his appearance at a UK music festival over the weekend. The events industry in Ireland has called upon the government to accelerate reopening plans for its sector in the wake of Tánaiste Leo Varadkar’s reported appearance at a music festival in the UK last weekend. An image of […]
Sure, what else would you be doing? You’ve probably heard by now that we’re basically in lockdown. Home entertainment – and acting responsibly in order to save lives – is everything right now. Movies offer a necessary comfort. Let’s see what’s on the TV today, so… Saturday 28 March Monsters University – RTÉ One – […]
“Let us make sure that, through the decisions and actions we take at present, we ensure the health and safety of each other, all of us together.” On Friday evening, President Michael D. Higgins officially signed the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill 2020 into law. The President released a statement to the public […]
A list of what’s open for the next two weeks. With Ireland officially under a version of lockdown until Sunday 12 April – full details here – due to the ongoing Covid-19 emergency, people may be wondering precisely what qualifies as an “essential” service during this time. In response, the government has published its official […]
The latest figures have been released. Three more people have died in the Republic of Ireland in connection with the Covid-19 coronavirus, the Department of Health announced on Friday evening (27 March). The deaths relate to a patient in the north-west of the country and two patients in the east. 302 new cases of Covid-19 […]
The new measures came into effect from midnight. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has revealed Ireland’s “next stage” in response to the ongoing Covid-19 emergency, effectively amounting to a two-week lockdown for the public. In an address broadcast to the nation on Friday night (27 March), Varadkar began his remarks by expressing his condolences for those who […]