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Fillet steak from Ireland named best in the world

13.07.2019

The best fillet steak in the world comes from Ireland, it was announced at a ceremony held in Dublin last night. The Irish steak, made from Angus cross beef and reared in Limerick, was crowned the “World’s Best Fillet” at the World Steak Challenge and was described by judges as being “picture-perfect fillet with all the flavour to […]

There were more than 271,000 businesses operating in Ireland in 2017, the highest number on record, according to figures released recently from the Central Statistics Office

11.07.2019

A few other interesting statistics : this figure was up 8.5% on the 2016 figure of 250,033 companies these companies employed around 1.55 million people the services sector accounted for 51 % of these companies, the construction sector accounted for 21.1 % construction had the biggest jump in people employed between 2013-2017 at 50% services […]

Anyone living in Ireland with UK driving licence must exchange it for Irish licence before UK leaves EU

10.07.2019

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has said, that anyone living in Ireland who holds a UK (including Northern Ireland) driving licence must exchange it for an Irish driving licence, before the 31 October 2019, in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. If there is a no-deal Brexit, then after this […]

Dublin’s Sole Seafood & Grill Named Europe’s Best Luxury Seafood Restaurant

09.07.2019

Sole Seafood & Grill of Dublin was named Europe’s best luxury seafood restaurant at the World Luxury Restaurant Awards in St. Petersburg on Saturday July 6. “Absolutely Blown Away” In a post on its Instagram account, the restaurant stated, “We are absolutely blown away. To win this after only 15 months is just incredible. Thank […]

Self-employed to benefit from the dole for the first time from November

04.07.2019

Self-employed workers will be able to benefit from a welfare payment of €203 a week should they find themselves out of work from November. It will be the first time that the self-employed have been granted access to jobseeker’s benefit, and it will be paid at the same rate as those who are employed and […]

House price inflation at new low as more homes hit market

04.07.2019

Average house price in second quarter was €263,000, new figures show More residential properties were listed for sale in May than in any month since early 2008 as house price inflation eased to its lowest rate since late 2013. Daft.ie’s latest data shows housing prices were 3.7 per cent higher in the second quarter than […]

What is the Working Family Payment and how do I qualify?

03.07.2019

For many working parents, covering the everyday costs of family life can be a stretch. And many may not be aware of the supports that are available for them. The Government’s Working Family Payment (WFP) is a weekly, tax-free payment available to employees with children and gives extra financial support to people on low to […]

Ireland receives EU road safety award for 2019

20.06.2019

Ireland named second safest European Union Member State in 2018 Ireland has today been named the winner of this year’s prestigious European Transport Safety Council Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) award. The annual award is presented to a European country that has demonstrated continued progress on road safety combined with a strategic approach to tackling […]

New Legal changes affecting tenants rights and entitlements

06.06.2019

Extension of Notice Periods Notice periods a landlord must give for tenancies lasting over 6 months and less than 7 years will be increased substantially. Duration of Tenancy New Notice Period Former Notice Period Less than 6 months 28 days 28 days Not less than 6 months but less than 1 year 90 days […]

Home Languages – Recommended Russian language Reading in Public Libraries SURVEY

29.05.2019

Do you speak Russian in the home? Do you visit public libraries? Would you like to have more books and other materials in Russian in the library? Are there types of books or perhaps works by favourite authors you think our Public Libraries should have for children and young people? Take part in our survey […]