Nursing staff crisis looms large at Irish hospitals
There is an impending nursing staff crisis , according to the junior minister for health, Kathleen Lynch, as more than one thousand nurses are due to retire from service by the month of June. …
Articles by Fernando Sanchez
Water supply for almost a million people at risk of contamination
A shocking statement issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has revealed that the water supply for almost a million people in the country is at risk of being contaminated. The report recommends the prioritization …
Financial services firm Acorn Life to create 200 jobs
There are further good news on the jobs front today, as financial services company Acorn Life has announced the creation of 200 new positions. Acorn Life expanded to new premises in Sligo and Leopardstown …
Body of missing Westmeath man recovered from the River Boyne today
The body of a man missing since January 5 was recovered from the River Boyne at around 1pm today. Michael Dillon had last been seen at his home in Harristown, Kinnegad, about two weeks …
Motorist critically injured after road crash in West Cork
A road crash near Inchigeela Cross between Crookstown and Bantry in West Cork has left one person critically injured. The accident happened at around 1:30 this afternoon, when a truck was involved in a collision …
New jobs announced for Shannon, Dublin, Kilkenny, and Tralee
Good news on a large scale on the jobs front, as a flurry of new positions has been announced. US company Amax will establish a manufacturing facility in Shannon, Co. Clare, with the creation of …
Sleet and snow on the way to Connacht and Munster
The current cold snap shows no signs of abating. Sleet and snow are expected to develop this afternoon and evening over large swathes of Munster and Connacht. These outbreaks will extend further east by nightfall, …
Four held after service station burglary in Dublin
Four young men have been arrested following a burglary at a service station in Donabate, Co Dublin, last night. The men, all aged in their 20s, are currently detained at Swords and Coolock Garda Stations …
IMF boss Christine Lagarde balks at calls for a conference on debt relief
IMF boss Christine Lagarde is not keen on an Europe wide talk on debt relief. Her statement on the matter is ‘collective endeavors are welcome, but at the same time, a debt is a debt, …
Rescue teams still searching for man who fell into River Nore
Rescue crews are again combing an area of the River Nore in Kilkenny searching for a man who entered the water at around 1:30am on Sunday morning. The 33-year-old man was walking near the riverbank …
