A Unique Streaming Service Helps Alleviate Suffering of Those Who Have Lost Loved Ones During the Pandemic and Beyond
July 31, 2021 No Responses

A Unique Streaming Service Helps Alleviate Suffering of Those Who Have Lost Loved Ones During the Pandemic and Beyond

Feature by Brad Balfour During the pandemic lockdown, various technologies came to the rescue. Many felt they couldn’t survive without their devices, phones or laptops. Streaming services reigned supreme and Amazon provided every product possible. So Christopher Fetchik — and partner Michael...
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IAG To Ramp Up Flights As Pandemic Travel Restrictions Ease
July 30, 2021 No Responses

IAG To Ramp Up Flights As Pandemic Travel Restrictions Ease

Flight schedules are being ramped up by Aer Lingus’ parent company IAG, the firm has announced. It is planning to operate around 45 per cent of passenger capacity between July and September compared with the same period in 2019. That...
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Numbers Claiming PUP Payments In Ireland Fall To Lowest Level
July 28, 2021 No Responses

Numbers Claiming PUP Payments In Ireland Fall To Lowest Level

The number of people in Ireland claiming the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) fell below 200,000 for the first time since the payment was introduced last year after dropping by 5 per cent week-on-week, Government figures show. Just over 190,000 people...
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NatWest Group To Sell Ulster Bank Assets To Permanent TSB
July 23, 2021 No Responses

NatWest Group To Sell Ulster Bank Assets To Permanent TSB

Britain’s NatWest Group agreed to sell assets from its Irish arm to Permanent TSB (PTSB), a move the mortgage lender and analysts described as a “once in a generation opportunity” for PTSB to compete with Ireland’s two dominant banks. T...
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Hydrogen Buses A ‘Momentous Step Forward’ In Decarbonizing Ireland’s Public Transport
July 13, 2021 No Responses

Hydrogen Buses A ‘Momentous Step Forward’ In Decarbonizing Ireland’s Public Transport

Three new hydrogen-powered zero emissions buses have been described as a “momentous step forward” towards decarbonizing Ireland’s public transport network. Transport, Climate and Environment Minister Eamon Ryan launched the €2.4 million pilot scheme on...
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New Program Looks To Get 75,000 Long-Term Unemployed Back To Work
July 12, 2021 No Responses

New Program Looks To Get 75,000 Long-Term Unemployed Back To Work

The Government warned that some jobs will be permanently lost because of the pandemic, as it vowed to get 75,000 long-term unemployed people into work over the next two years. The plan includes a target of cutting youth unemployment from...
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EU And UK Agree Delay On Implementation Of ‘Sausage Ban’
June 30, 2021 No Responses

EU And UK Agree Delay On Implementation Of ‘Sausage Ban’

A deal to hold off a post-Brexit ban on sausages and other chilled meats moving from Britain to Northern Ireland is expected to be announced at the eleventh-hour. The UK and the European Union are set to announce an extension...
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Taoiseach Says EU Has ‘Willingness’ To Reach Deal Over NI Protocol
June 25, 2021 No Responses

Taoiseach Says EU Has ‘Willingness’ To Reach Deal Over NI Protocol

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he has no doubt over the EU’s willingness to “reach an accommodation” over the Northern Ireland Protocol. However, he said the UK must be willing to engage in the process and follow through on commitments already...
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Consumer Sentiment Improves As Lockdowns Ease In Ireland
June 22, 2021 No Responses

Consumer Sentiment Improves As Lockdowns Ease In Ireland

Irish consumer sentiment inched higher in June, rising above the historical average of the series for the first time in two years as the economy slowly reopens, a survey showed on Tuesday. The KBC Bank Ireland consumer sentiment index rose...
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Ireland Will ‘Go The Extra Mile’ To Find Solution For NI Protocol Says Varadkar
June 20, 2021 No Responses

Ireland Will ‘Go The Extra Mile’ To Find Solution For NI Protocol Says Varadkar

The Irish Government is prepared to “go the extra mile” to find fixes to the Northern Ireland Protocol, Leo Varadkar has said. However, the Tánaiste ruled out abandoning it altogether, saying all of the “realistic alternatives” have been rejected by.....
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