EU to Donate $3m For Healthy Eating in Irish Schools
September 6, 2018 No Responses

EU to Donate $3m For Healthy Eating in Irish Schools

The European Union has allocated $3m for the 2018 fruit, vegetable and milk scheme in Irish schools. The ‘Food Dudes’ scheme aims to promote healthy eating by pupils and students in the ongoing fight against obesity. Under the scheme, money...
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1.8 Million Emergency Calls Made in 2017
September 5, 2018 No Responses

1.8 Million Emergency Calls Made in 2017

A total of 1.8 million emergency calls were made last year. The annual report of the emergency call answering service, ECAS, who is responsible for dispatching 112 and 999 calls, shows a 2.6% rise in the number of calls it...
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First Autonomous Sailing Boat to Cross The Atlantic Arrives in Ireland
September 4, 2018 No Responses

First Autonomous Sailing Boat to Cross The Atlantic Arrives in Ireland

The first unmanned sailboat to traverse the Atlantic has crossed the finish line. The SB Met Sailbuoy traveled 80 days at sea and 3,000 kilometers from Newfoundland in Canada to Ireland. The wind varied from calm to a strong gale...
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Tánaiste Embarks on Baltic Journey to Discuss Brexit
September 4, 2018 No Responses

Tánaiste Embarks on Baltic Journey to Discuss Brexit

The Tánaiste has embarked on a two-day visit to Finland, Estonia and Lithuania. During the trip, Simon Coveney is set to meet with the foreign ministers of each of the nations. The implications for Ireland from the UK’s imminent departure...
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Cork City Council Nominates Senator Joan Freeman As Presidential Candidate
September 3, 2018 No Responses

Cork City Council Nominates Senator Joan Freeman As Presidential Candidate

Independent senator Joan Freeman has been nominated by Cork City Council to contest this year’s presidential election. The council’s resolution is to be ratified at the next full meeting of the council. Senator Freeman, who is a psychologist, menta...
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Calls for Faster Action 100 Days After 8th Amendment Repeal Vote
September 2, 2018 No Responses

Calls for Faster Action 100 Days After 8th Amendment Repeal Vote

Today marks 100 days since a majority of the country voted to repeal the 8th Amendment and The Abortion Rights Campaign says nothing has changed in the time since the referendum and that 1,000 people left the country for an...
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Coveney Slams US Withdrawal of Funding from UN Relief Agency
September 1, 2018 No Responses

Coveney Slams US Withdrawal of Funding from UN Relief Agency

Tánaiste Simon Coveney has issued a strong reaction to the US decision to end all funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees. The US State Department confirmed yesterday they will cease all funding calling the...
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President Trump to Visit Ireland in November
August 31, 2018 No Responses

President Trump to Visit Ireland in November

US President Donald Trump will visit Ireland in November, the White House has announced. In a statement, President Trump said that he would visit Ireland “to renew the deep and historic ties between our two nations”. He will come to...
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Cork Looks to Have Won Battle With Dublin for Directly-Elected Lord Mayor
August 31, 2018 No Responses

Cork Looks to Have Won Battle With Dublin for Directly-Elected Lord Mayor

Dublin looks set to miss out on the opportunity to have a directly elected Lord Mayor, in favor of Cork. There have been calls for Dubliners to be able to choose a mayor who could make executive decisions about how...
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New Garda HQ Opened in Dublin
August 30, 2018 No Responses

New Garda HQ Opened in Dublin

Justice minister Charlie Flanagan has officially opened Kevin Street Garda Station in Dublin ahead of new Garda Commissioner Drew Harris’s first day on the job The South Central Headquarters has undergone refurbishment, including new infrastructure for garda...
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