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Minister Naughton Further Extends the Expiry Dates of Learner Permits

25.06.2021

Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton TD has today, Thursday 24th of June 2021, announced details of a further 10-month extension to the validity period of learner permits in response to the level 5 restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to restrictions on accessing many of the services delivered by […]

Garda scam alert

25.06.2021

In recent days Gardaí have received reports of persons receiving phone calls from fraudsters claiming to be members of An Garda Síochána. The number calling appears to be the phone number of a genuine Garda station. There are several stages to these scam calls: 1. The person receiving the call is subjected to a pre-recorded […]

Changes to NCT Service

21.06.2021

Introduction of On-Board Diagnostics (OBD), Testing New NCT Manual Escalation of Defects to Fail Dangerous where a combination of deficiencies is recorded From 21 June 2021, several changes to the National Car Test will come into effect. These changes will see Ireland be amongst the first EU Member States to commence the use of On-Board […]

Higher and postgraduate education in Moscow’s National University of Science and Technology “MISIS”

15.06.2021

In the very heart of Moscow lies one of the top technical Universities in the World. Having celebrated its 100th birthday in 2018, the National University of Science and Technology “MISIS” is the largest University in Moscow city. With Gorky Park beside it, MISIS is only a short hop to Red Square and St. Basils, […]

Re-opening of in-person driver theory test centres

29.05.2021

Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD and Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton TD have welcomed the gradual re-opening of in-person driver theory test centres after the 7th of June. The Road Safety Authority (RSA) will re-open its full network of 40 test centres with capacity being permitted at 25,000 driver theory tests per month. There […]

Social Housing

11.05.2021

Richie MacRitchie is an information officer with Welfare Appeals, who provide information and representation on social welfare, housing, employment and other issues. They hold a weekly clinic with a Russian interpreter every Wednesday morning (currently by zoom). For details, visit http://www.welfareappeals.ie/index.php/en/russian-info This week Richie will talk about Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) and some of the […]

Funding support COVID19

16.04.2021

As the funding supports and schemes available to help SMEs through this Covid period are changing all of the time, below is an updated list of some of the current supports and loans available which includes links to the respective websites / applications, which may be of some assistance when discussing with clients. Also attached […]

Housing Assistance Payment (HAP)

13.04.2021

New NCTS Centre to open in Tuam, Galway

26.03.2021

New two-lane centre will have capacity to inspect over 20,000 vehicles annually Over time it will create an additional 12 jobs for the Tuam area. The National Car Testing Service (NCTS) and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) have announced today Friday 26 March that a new National Car Testing Service centre will open in Tuam, […]

Everyone Who’s Been Suffering

21.03.2021

Our world has changed Like never before and it’s so sad Every day because our lives have changed So much in life today and so many families suffering Like never before and this killer virus is here to stay And we where all caught and unaware and it’s sadness In the air and Isolated from […]