Passenger Numbers Rise By Over 6% for Bus Éireann
May 20, 2019 No Responses

Passenger Numbers Rise By Over 6% for Bus Éireann

Bus Éireann’s passenger numbers are at a 10 year high. The company said it carried more than 83 million passengers in the last year, an increase of 6.3%. The transport operator stated that the figure rises to 13.2% in the...
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The Book Expo And The Book Con Offer A New Read at The Javits Center
May 16, 2019 No Responses

The Book Expo And The Book Con Offer A New Read at The Javits Center

Book Expo May 29 – 31, 2019 Book Con June 1 – 2, 2019 Jacob Javits Center 655 W 34th St. New York, NY 10001 One of, if not the, largest event in the American publishing world, Book Expo America...
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Taoiseach Welcomes Hearings into Bidding on National Broadband Plan
May 15, 2019 No Responses

Taoiseach Welcomes Hearings into Bidding on National Broadband Plan

The Taoiseach has said he would welcome an Oireachtas committee hearing into the National Broadband Plan bidding process. Fianna Fáil yesterday called for the Communications Committee to hold an investigation into the tendering process behind the €5bn plan....
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Donegal’s Sliabh Liag Gets €5m Investment to Help Boost Tourism
May 13, 2019 No Responses

Donegal’s Sliabh Liag Gets €5m Investment to Help Boost Tourism

A Donegal beauty spot has been treated to a €5m investment as part of an effort to further boost Ireland as an outdoor tourism destination. Sliabh Liag, on the Wild Atlantic Way, encompasses coastline cliffs of almost 2,000 feet high...
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Dublin Airport Celebrates Record-Breaking April Passenger Numbers
May 13, 2019 No Responses

Dublin Airport Celebrates Record-Breaking April Passenger Numbers

Dublin Airport enjoyed the busiest April in its history increasing the number of passengers by 7% to 2.8 million. Passenger volumes to continental Europe increased by 9%, with almost 1.5 million passengers travelling last month. Transatlantic passenger volumes...
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Unite Welcomes Hairdressing Chain’s Decision to Drop Training Fee
May 12, 2019 No Responses

Unite Welcomes Hairdressing Chain’s Decision to Drop Training Fee

Hairdressing chain Peter Mark has abolished a €2,000 ‘training fee’ for young apprentices. The practice had been implemented following the introduction of the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018. Under this legislation, age-based minim...
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Sinn Féin Calls for ESB to Take Responsibility for Broadband Plan
May 10, 2019 No Responses

Sinn Féin Calls for ESB to Take Responsibility for Broadband Plan

Sinn Féin will move a Dáil motion calling on the ESB to be appointed to deliver the National Broadband Plan. The party says the plan will not deliver high-speed broadband to everyone who needs it. Both Sinn Féin and Fianna...
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Cadbury’s Seeking to Cut 70 Jobs at Dublin Plant
May 10, 2019 No Responses

Cadbury’s Seeking to Cut 70 Jobs at Dublin Plant

The owner of Cadbury’s Irish operation is seeking to cut 70 jobs at its Dublin plant. Representatives from trade unions SIPTU and Unite said they will meet the management of Mondelez Ireland early next week to discuss the threatened job...
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Adare Manor Named as AA Hotel of the Year
May 9, 2019 No Responses

Adare Manor Named as AA Hotel of the Year

Adare Manor in Co. Limerick has been named AA Hotel of the Year for 2019. Castlewood House in Dingle in Co. Kerry has received the Guest Accommodation of the year award. Other winners include Restaurant of the year at The...
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Derry to Receive $137m Funding Package from UK Government
May 7, 2019 No Responses

Derry to Receive $137m Funding Package from UK Government

The British Government has outlined details of a $137m (£105m) funding package for Derry. The investment is made up of $65 (£50) million in funding for the Derry and Strabane City Deal and $72 (£55) million of additional support through...
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