Lotto jackpot heading for a cool €9m tonight
Who wouldn’t want to start the new year with a hefty jackpot price? Lotto’s top prize has not been won for some time, leading to the accumulation of a nice pile of money. Tonight’s jackpot …
January 2016
Country braces itself for more flooding as heavy rain is due to arrive from mid-afternoon
Met Eireann has issued a Status Yellow warning, as 15-25mm of rainfall is expected today. Counties Cavan, Meath, Louth and Monaghan have been deemed to be more at risk of further flooding, after weeks of …
A change of character: Twitter are exploring the possibility of increasing the size of tweets to 10,000 characters
There widespread talk circulating around the internet recently claiming that the size of tweets could soon be increased from 140 characters to 10,000 per tweet. The news comes after Bloomberg confirmed that a company source …
Tired of working 8 hours a day? Well a number of Swedish companies may have come up with a way to improve the working day
Everyone is officially back to work today with the majority of the country’s schools returning after the Christmas break, which leaves everybody counting down to the next holiday in a few months time. However the …
Varadkar: “Patient safety will be compromised during the upcoming strike action at many of the country’s emergency departments”
The Health Minister Leo Varadkar has said that patients safety will be compromised during the upcoming nurses strike action at many of the country’s emergency departments. Mr Varadkar’s comments come after the INMO voted 58% …
RSA advises motorists to be extra vigilant this morning as there is black ice in many areas
The Road Safety Authority is advising motorists to be extra vigilant on the roads this morning as there is likely to be black ice in many areas. The national roads authority is asking drivers to …
Recruitment for census enumerators begins today, with 4,500 positions to be filled
If you’re looking for work on the new year, you can now apply to become an enumerator for Census 2016. Recruitment opened at 9am this morning, and 4,500 people are being sought. The 2016 Census …
Three bodies found in search for missing actress
Three bodies have been found in the search for missing former EastEnders actress Sian Blake and her two young children in Erith, Kent. The 43-year-old, who played Frankie Pierre in the soap, vanished with her sons …
Giant statue of Chairman Mao erected in Chinese province of Henan
A huge gold-painted statue of communist founding father Chairman Mao has been erected in the countryside in the central province of Henan. The statue, cost three million yuan to build. Chairman Mao controlled China for three …
Further disruption expected at Emergency Departments across the country as INMO reject latest settlement proposals
There is to be further disruption at the country’s Hospital emergency departments, as nurses belonging to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation have voted in favour of industrial action later this month. The news comes …
