Two lucky winners of the Euromillions plus jackpot
There were two lucky winners of the EuroMillions Plus jackpot last night. The lucky pair scooped up a pretty sum of €500,000 each after their lucky numbers came up in the draw. It is understood …
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JobBridge scheme strongly criticized by the National Youth Council
There is strong calls for the JobBridge scheme to overhauled as it has emerged that nearly a third of interns remain unemployed after completing the programme. The calls come as the National Youth Council conducted a survey …
Irish embassies abroad receive letters of complaint about the recent string of water protesters arrests
The issue of water charge protesters arrests has gone international. The Department of Foreign Affairs show has confirmed that four Irish embassies abroad have received letters of complaint about Garda action in relation to the …
Super fast fibre broadband may not be available nationwide, according to Rural Affairs Minister
Minister Ann Phelan has today said that the Government cannot “promise” that the much-vaunted superfast fibre broadband will be rolled out to every single home in certain provincial areas. Irrespective of the technology used, …
Taoiseach defends Bus Eireann route cuts
‘Buses can’t be driving around boreens,’ such was Mr. Kenny’s comments today in reference to the announcement that Bus Eireann is moving ahead with cuts to nearly one hundred services. The company says that the …
Taoiseach: Jailed anti-water charge protesters “have no one to blame only themselves”
The Taoiseach Enda Kenny has made announcement this afternoon regarding the five jailed anti-water charge protesters, the Taoiseach says he has no intention of intervening in the case. Mr Kenny made the brief statement after …
Firefighters from across the country to demonstrate outside the Dáil this afternoon over crewing cuts
The Dáil gates will bear witness to a protest by firefighters today, protesting at what they see as dangerous cuts to crew levels. If the cuts proposed by the embattled Department of the Environment do …
450 new jobs to become available in Dublin
Good news for the residents of Dublin as Liffey Valley shopping center have announced they will be recruiting new staff members as full time and part time following the expansion of the shopping center. As …
Fine Gael TD pays back a further €1,300 over Kenya calls
The scandal-hit TD Michelle Mulherin has repaid an extra €1,300 after an Oireachtas investigation found that the calls she had made to Kenya were worth more than the €2,000 she had already refunded. Ms. Mulherin …
National broadcaster RTE provides state-of-the-art phones to 600 staff
RTE is supplying a third of its staff with top range smartphones, but won’t reveal how much is being spent on the perk. At least 579 phones were purchased between 2012 and 2014, including 369 …
