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“We hope he likes good coffee, sourdough and almond croissants” – Abbeyleix residents welcome billionaire Stripe to town
The people of Abbeyleix, Co Laois, prepare to welcome a new neighbor to the heritage town, as young Irish billionaire John Collison recently purchased the prestigious Abbeyleix House and the surrounding 1,120-acre estate. r Collison co-founded the online payments platform Stripe with his brother Patrick in 2009, and by 2021, its market value was close …
TAAT ™ publishes its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2021 with more than
LAS VEGAS and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – TAAT™ GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES INC. (CSE: TAAT) (OTCQX: TOBAF) (FRANKFURT: 2TP) (the “Company” or “TAAT™”) today announced its financial results for the quarter ended April 30, 2021 (“Q2 2021”). Revenue increased over 300% sequentially from the previous quarter (“Q1 2021”), reflecting faster-than-expected deployment and …
Renewable energy set to save Irish consumers € 180m, energy report says
Carbon emissions from the Irish electricity sector could drop from almost 10 million tonnes per year to less than 2 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent by 2030 and lead to a price reduction of € 180 million for consumers, according to a report by energy specialists Baringa. Their analysis released Wednesday also presents a longer-term …
Provident’s decision to write off debts as it shuts down Ireland operations makes a lot of sense
The pandemic has meant that we are getting used to the unprecedented. It has turned our world upside down, and the latest shock is seeing a financial institution cancel all loan money owed to it by its customers. Money lender Provident has surprised in a good way with its decision to write off borrower debts …
“This is the fifth time that pubs have been kicked in the teeth, it tears out the hearts of communities”
Restaurant owners and publicans are in shock at the government’s decision to delay the return of indoor restaurants and “wet” pubs. ay and Margaret O’Connor spent their savings to start their business, Stone House Restaurant in Ballinlough, County Roscommon, and even invested € 20,000 in two air purification machines. So despite the announcement, Ray and …
Provident will cancel loans for all Irish customers upon withdrawal
The state’s biggest money lender is to write off the debts of all of its borrowers in an unprecedented move. rovident is closing its doors here and has decided that anyone who owes him money will have their debts wiped out. It is believed to be the first time that there has been a massive …
Irish Open tee times: Rory McIlroy teamed up with Tommy Fleetwood as he begins preparations for Royal St George’s
Rory McIlroy is hopeful that a forced change of plans “worked for the better” as he seeks to end his major drought with a second Open Championship win. cIlroy will take part in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open in Mount Juliet this week and has been teamed up with Englishman Tommy Fleetwood and American …
Gardaí reveals massive international fraud with ‘significant footprint’ in Ireland
GARDAÃ DISCOVERED international organized crime gangs using Ireland as a base for multi-million dollar frauds. From Kerry to Korea, from Midleton to Moscow, crooks have settled here in a criminal network that spans the four corners of the world. Detective Chief Superintendent Pat Lordan and Detective Superintendent Michael Cryan of the Garda National Economic Crime …
Irish debt will hit nearly a quarter trillion by year end, warns Donohoe
Industry Correspondent Ireland’s public debt will amount to nearly a quarter of a trillion euros by the end of the year, said Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe. Addressing the National Economic Dialogue – which involves senior government officials, employers, labor unions and social campaign groups – he said the government must end its expansionary fiscal policy …
Almost two-fifths of Irish employees have not received clarity on post-Covid working conditions
Almost two-fifths of employees in Ireland say they are awaiting news from their employers on future working practices as the country reopens. aoiseach Leo Varadkar said workers could return to the office in August before students return to school in September. Despite this, a Independent Irish The survey found that employers are sticking to plans …
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Coronavirus news – live: Javid says ‘don’t go back’ on lifting lockdown as he prepares to do July 19 update
Health chief urges Javid to be a ‘voice of caution’ New Health Secretary Sajid Javid said there was “no turning back” on the lifting of England’s remaining Covid restrictions. Mr Javid spoke to reporters this morning during a visit to St Thomas’ Hospital in London and before a statement to Parliament later. The former chancellor …
Retailers must adapt to a different style of shopping as the world reopens
As communities around the world emerge from their pandemic-induced cocoons, a number of trends are starting to emerge that will shape the retail landscape in the months and years to come. he pace of change in the industry is unrelenting and progressive Irish retailers are continually realigning their business models to meet evolving consumer demands …
Six months later and UK businesses are still fighting Brexit
Almost a third of UK companies that trade with the EU have experienced a decline or loss of activity since post-Brexit rules took effect on January 1, according to a survey conducted for the Financial Times. The survey, carried out by the Institute of Directors, also found that 17% of UK companies that previously negotiated …
Our housing policy must be demolished and rebuilt from the ground up
Politics being what it is, much of housing policy has been reduced to a numbers game. Ministers do not hesitate to refer to government spending and the number of houses “deliveredâ€. Embarrassing questions about value for money for the taxpayer, or whether it goes to the people who need it most, or the potential impacts …
The Hunting Museum Launch museum in a garden
The first to be installed is Olmec Man, a Mexican artifact that was scanned by TY students and turned into a two-meter outdoor replica using 3D printing technologies with the help of BSE, d ‘Arup, Limerick School of Art & Design (LSAD) and Monaru. that is to say. The beautifully designed River Reflection Sensory Garden …
Index of some fraudulent calls in Ireland with a key difference in the number 087
The current scourge of fraudulent callers targeting thousands of Irish phone numbers continues as more and more people appear. Scammers called standard mobile numbers 083, 085 and 087, with many elderly people falling victim to robocalls. When people answer these numbers, an automated message is broadcast, with the organizers claiming to be from the Welfare …
Public spending on pandemic will soon be cut, government warns
Huge public spending on Covid-19 will soon be cut, according to a warning the government will issue next week to unions and employers. He also indicates that with the recovery of the private sector which is accelerating, it is necessary to reduce public support in order not to overheat the economy. According to Irish weather, …
“The Way Of This” by Sean Mallanray
The two stood on the porch and rang the bell. Muffled music and voices came through the door and met them on the steps. It looks like an explosion, Liam said. “Not tonight, Liam,†Angie said. When the front door opened, the muffled noises came to life. A tall woman grabbed Angie by the arm …
Gays in power key to EU criticism of Hungary’s stance
Personal testimony about the struggle to come out as gay in a society in which he is stigmatized has been at the heart of the European Union leaders’ disgusted reaction to a discriminatory Hungarian law this week. It was important that homosexuals were in the room. Hungary’s heated showdown began at a meeting of EU …
Visiting Rabbis Bring Judaism in Suitcase to Chabad in Tallahassee
Two young Chabad-Lubavitcher rabbis will visit Tallahassee from June 23 to July 13 as part of their outreach summer training. They will be equipped with books, programming ideas, and upbeat Jewish cheer to bolster Jewish pride and enhance Jewish education. The couple, Rabbis Gopin and Melik, will carry suitcases of videos, brochures, books, Shabbat candles, …
Berkshire Hathaway invests additional € 40m in Dublin-based European insurance company
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway invested an additional 40 million euros in his Dublin-based European insurance company in February to boost its capital levels, according to the accounts just filed. The financing was provided by new shares and increased its share capital to 176 million euros. The accounts also note that the Nebraska-based parent company invested …
Teenager (19) killed dog after viciously hitting him, court finds
A teenager killed a dog by kicking it so hard the animal was thrown over its owner’s head, a court has heard. osh Henney (19) kicked the dog, a cross between a Jack Russell Terrier and a Yorkshire Terrier, twice in the stomach while the pet owner spoke with his mother. The Dublin Circuit Criminal …
Kerry advisor and publican Niall ‘Botty’ O’Callaghan calls on government to stop selling take-out pints
County Kerry Councilor Niall ‘Botty’ O’Callaghan has called on the government to stop selling take-out pints. he representative of Killarney, who is also a publican, said Current affairs lunch that people “walking around with plastic cups and stuff†is not a picture we want for his city. “If we want the outdoor life to continue …
Irish Rugby | Ireland’s Under-20 team will face Wales
The Head Coach Richie murphy named their Irish team U20 Match Day, sponsored by PwC, for Friday evening U20 Six Nations Second round clash against Wales at Cardiff Arms Park (kick off at 8 p.m., live on RTÉ 2 and Six Nations UK YouTube and Facebook channels). Ireland opened their 2021 league campaign with a …
EU body rejects call to expand investigation into Irish insurers
European regulators have rejected calls to expand the investigation of insurance companies here. he European Commission competition regulators responded that the Irish competition authority is “well placed” to survey the insurance practices of companies in that country. It comes after the Commission told Insurance Ireland last week that it had made a preliminary finding that …
Crown Estate profits from the windfall of the green energy revolution
The Crown Estate added £ 1billion to its portfolio value over the past year thanks to an offshore wind boom, the clearest indication yet that the monarch’s real estate company is expected to benefit significantly in the UK’s green energy transition. The estate operates shops in central London, one of the country’s largest land portfolios, …
The state could have to pay a minimum of 50 million euros to buy land in St Vincent for the new national maternity hospital
It will cost the state a minimum of 50 million euros to forcibly acquire the land at St Vincent’s Hospital for the new national maternity hospital, the Irish Independent has learned. this would push the final expected bill for the high-tech building to at least 850 million euros and probably much closer to the 1 …
The opposition demands that the government force the sale of the site of the national maternity hospital
Micheál Martin was told that the issue of land ownership of the National Maternity Hospital is a “defining moment” for its leaders and for the country. Ds told the Taoiseach that he must be prepared to issue a Campus-wide Mandatory Purchase Order (CPO) at the St Vincent Hospital site in Dublin, where the new NMH …
Fishermen protest in Dublin as flotilla arrives at government gate
A flotilla of fishing boats traveled to Dublin Port to organize a rally and show how lower quotas in Irish waters are affecting their livelihoods and Ireland’s coastal communities. More than 50 trawlers and smaller boats reached the harbor around 3.30am and sailed up the river across the East Link Bridge where they then lined …
“It’s a big price to pay for a normal life” – Irish people in Australia never feel further from home
The Irish in Australia have never felt further from home since the start of the pandemic. Australia has been one of the countries hailed for its swift response to Covid and its strict approach to international travel. The ‘zero-Covid’ tactic has meant that people living on the island nation, although cut off from the rest …
Covid-19 costs Aer Lingus € 1bn in lost profits and consumption of cash, chief executive says
More than 15 months of Covid-19 losses and wiped out profits have cost Aer Lingus around € 1 billion, its chief executive Lynne Embleton estimated on Tuesday. Speaking to the Oireachtas Transport and Communications Committee, Ms Embleton pointed out that Aer Lingus continued to lose € 1 million a day to government travel restrictions in …
Andy Farrell’s Ireland heads to Vegas to face US Eagles
Ireland will head to the bright lights of Las Vegas in October to take on the United States at Allegiant Stadium. The match, which will be played before the Irish Tests in November at the Aviva Stadium, will take place on 30 October. Ireland, which is due to host the United States Eagles in Dublin …
Four-day workweek trial launched as government offers € 150,000 to support research
A NEW TRIAL program that aims to allow employers to test the effectiveness of a four-day work week is launched today. The six-month experiment is being piloted by the Four Day Week Ireland campaign. The group says a four-day work week benefits employees, who enjoy a better work-life balance, and can also lead to greater …
Latest coronavirus: get a jab or go to jail, says Duterte from the Philippines
Asia-Pacific stocks surged after a rebound on Wall Street and oil hit its highest level in two years as investors reassured by signals the Federal Reserve would continue to support the economic recovery after the coronavirus pandemic . In early trading in the region on Tuesday, the Japanese Topix rose 2.4% and the Australian S …
Suspected outbreak of the Delta Covid-19 variant in Athlone
The Department of Health is investigating a suspected outbreak of the Delta variant of Covid-19 in Athlone, County Westmeath. The Delta variant, which was first identified in India, has yet to be officially confirmed in the city of the Midlands. The HSE is advising people who were socializing in Athlone on June 11 and who …
Northern Justice Minister condemns ‘appalling’ threat to Irish officials
The Northern Justice Minister condemned the “appalling” threat from loyalist paramilitaries that Irish government ministers and officials are no longer welcome in the region. Speaking at the Stormont Assembly on Monday, Naomi Long said comments made last week by the Loyalist Communities Council (LCC) – a coordinating group representing the views of the UDA, UVF …
George Nkencho Family Calls for Investigation to Examine Black Community Police
The inquest into George Nkencho’s death is expected to examine the broader issue of policing the black community in Ireland, a coroner has said. The submission was made in Dublin Coroner’s Court as the inquest opened into the death of the 27-year-old, who was shot dead by gardaà outside his home in Clonee on December …
It’s time for reality to match rhetoric about R&D investments
Successive Irish governments have proclaimed loud and clear their commitment to creating a knowledge-based economy and the high levels of research and development (R&D) investment required to support it. Unfortunately, reality speaks louder than rhetoric and Ireland languishes at the foot of the European ranking for R&D spending. Figures produced by Eurostat at the end …
Galway Anti-Poverty Group Financial Practices Audit Criticizes
A predominantly state-funded company set up to fight poverty in Galway made payments to contractors without receiving invoices, broke public procurement rules and did not keep regular books, according to an internal audit. The auditors found that the Galway City Partnership’s accounting system “may not be fit for purpose” and identified several weaknesses, which they …
Xherdan Shaqiri happy that Switzerland is doing its job to reach the last 16
Xherdan Shaqiri said Switzerland could not do more while waiting to see if their 3-1 win over Turkey secured them a place in the round of 16 of Euro 2020. haqiri struck twice in Baku as Switzerland put in an impressive performance to keep their hopes of making the round of 16 as one of …
Pandemic making it harder for refugees to rebuild lives
UNHCR in Ireland has said the Covid-19 pandemic has made it much more difficult for refugees to resettle here, with arrivals over the past two years being well below government commitments. He said the Irish government is committed to resettling 2,900 refugees by 2023, but so far only 250 have arrived between this year and …
Laois Nationalist – Sybil Byrne was a highly respected member of the Church of Ireland community
The late Sybil Byrne SYBIL Byrne, Mayo House, Crettyard, Co Laois, passed away peacefully under the loving care of staff in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at St Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny on Tuesday May 4, and with her beloved husband Cecil and loving daughter Joyce, was a highly respected member of the local Church of …
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football takes big step in rival recruiting rankings 2022
Notre Dame secured an entry from Mission Hills, Calif. Linebacker Bishop Alemany Niuafe Tuihalamaka on Saturday, and with his entry the Irish took a big step up in the Rivals 2022 standings. After Pittsburgh Central Catholic defensive tackle Donovan Hinish signed to the Irish on June 4, Notre Dame had the No. 4 recruiting class …
Hundreds of people take part in “Rally Against Hate” in Dublin
Hundreds of people participated in a “rally against hate†in response to the increase in cases of racism. he Rally Against Hate was organized by the group Le Cheile, which means together in Irish, an alliance of public figures working to “counter the rise of fascism and far-right politics in Irelandâ€. The crowd heard from …
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar sets new target of 40,000 housing units to be built per year
TÁNAISTE Leo Varadkar has set a new target of up to 40,000 new homes built each year to reach a target of 70% homeowners by the end of the decade. In his speech to the Fine Gael ard fheis on Saturday evening, Mr Varadkar, whose party has been in government for a decade, said the …
Political debate in Northern Ireland is getting ‘pretty aggressive’ – Coveney
The political debate in Northern Ireland has become “quite aggressive” in recent weeks, Foreign Secretary Simon Coveney said. “The idea that some members of the loyalist community would blame the Dublin government, as they call it, for all Brexit and Protocol woes is just not accurate,” he said. “It is we who are now looking …
Middletown’s Maureen Rooney Kramer dies at 77
Friday, June 18, 2021 O’Neill-Hayes Funeral Home Enlarge + Maureen Rooney Kramer, 77, of Middletown, RI passed away peacefully in her sleep on June 14, 2021, at home. She was born in Newport, RI on May 21, 1944, the eldest of 5 children to E. Patrick and Elizabeth O’Connell Rooney. Formerly from Dromod, County Leitrim, …
Railroad crossings turn into a rainbow for Dublin as part of Pride Month celebrations
Rainbow walks will make their appearance in the city of Dublin this week, the first having been unveiled outside PantiBar on Capel Street yesterday. The pop of color will be added as part of the Pride Month celebrations to the crossroads of rue Georges and rue Dame, as well as rue du Parlement and two …
Bernard Flynn steps down as Meath U20 manager
Bernard Flynn has resigned as manager of Meath U-20 football just weeks before their Leinster campaign began. Lynn made the decision “with a heavy heart and a lot of regrets” after what he said was a verbal and written agreement that his team would have full access to members of the senior team in the …
ICO gets the power to conduct financial investigations
ICO’s accredited financial investigators, along with the Department of Transport, the London Fire Marshal and the Northern Ireland Department of Economics, will now be able to conduct investigations, request restraint orders and carry out searches and seized in circumstances where they believe money has been obtained through or intended for use in criminal activity. The …
Ireland’s mica scandal causes ‘tsunami of mental health’ as homes collapse as families watch
A mental health tsunami is brewing among the thousands of people affected in mica-infested homes, it has been claimed. Paddy Diver, who spearheaded the campaign that led to the march in the capital, said he feared it was only a matter of time before a death occurred. Thousands of people affected by the bad blocks, …
The community remembers the beloved pillar of the late Proctors, who worked and tinkered with pure love
SCHENECTADY – Although now considered a jewel in the crown, Proctors was in disrepair by the 1970s. As the rags operation came to life after a period of fallow, one man perhaps more than any other worked behind the scenes to restore the place to its former glory, one nail straightened and a padded seat …
Covid has slowed down efforts to support climate action in developing countries – Minister
According to Minister of State for Overseas Development Assistance Colm Brophy, Covid has had “an impact on several levels, bordering on devastating” on developing countries. It also made the task of helping climate-vulnerable countries much more difficult, especially as so much aid was being swallowed up due to the pandemic, he said after a meeting …