Garda rule our foul play in Cork fire which saw man die
Gardaà in Cork have concluded that there was no foul play involved in the death of a man whose body was discovered following a fire in his apartment on Friday evening. The fire, which broke …
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Irish children getting mobile phones at average age of 9, study claims
According to research commissioned by eir, children in Ireland are using mobile phones for the first time at an average age of nine, which is more than three years before the parents’ desired age of …
Martin not happy as inspections find asylum seekers are living in ‘cramped, undignified and unsafe’ accommodation
Asylum seekers were discovered to be living in “cramped, overcrowded, undignified and unsafe” housing during inspections of International Protection Accommodation services, reports Breaking News. During a recent inspection of eight International Protection Centres, the Health …
Govt brag that they’ve paid out over €220k in humanitarian aid after storm
In the wake of Storm Éowyn, the Department of Social Protection has disbursed €225,345 in humanitarian help, reports RTE. Since the storm struck Ireland last week, 1,150 payments have been made under the Humanitarian Assistance …
President Trump is preparing a facility at Guantanamo for 30,000 migrants
According to US President Donald Trump, he would direct the Department of Homeland Security and the Pentagon to set up a facility for up to 30,000 migrants in Guantanamo Bay, reports RTE. Separate from the …
Quelle surprise – Immigration to Ireland has increased, new figures show
According to fresh data, immigration to Ireland rose by 5% in 2023 in the year ending in April 2024, reports Breaking News. According to the European Migration Network (EMN), despite the rise, the number of …
New Govt off to a wonderful start as inflation rate increased again by 1.5% Up to January
The inflation rate in Ireland has risen by 1.5% in the year leading up to January 2025, according to data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). This increase marks a notable shift from previous …
VHI are increasing their premiums again from March
Due to the ongoing growth in the number of individuals seeking healthcare and the related expenses of providing this treatment, health insurer VHI has announced an average price increase of 3% across all of its …
Drink when you shop! Lidl gets approval for its first in-store supermarket pub on the island of Ireland
Lidl has received the green light from the High Court to open its first-ever in-store pub on the island of Ireland, located in its Co Down store in Dundonald, near Belfast. This pioneering venture aims …
The Flu, RSV and Covid-19 cases are all trending downwards, says HPSC
There has been a further decline in flu, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), and COVID-19 infections, according to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC), reports RTE. There were 1,456 flu cases reported in the week before …
