Presidential election to be held on Friday 26 October

28.08.2018

THE IRISH PRESIDENTIAL election is to be held on Friday, 26 October, it has been confirmed. Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy confirmed the news this morning on RTÉ’s Today with Miriam O’Callaghan. In a statement, Murphy announced that he had made a Presidential Election Order, setting out key dates in the election process. The last date […]

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Ryanair has changed their hand luggage rules again for the second time in 2018.

24.08.2018

It seems like no time at all since Ryanair last decided to change its baggage policy. Indeed it was only in January that the Irish airline delivered its most recent missive, banning travellers taking cabin baggage on board unless they paid the extra priority charge. Now however, barely eight months later, it has changed its […]

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DUBLIN Bus will scrap cash refunds for customers who overpay fares from next month

24.08.2018

Dublin Bus users will no longer be able to claim refunds from their head office from September 9. Instead, passengers will be given an ‘extra payment’ receipt that is non-redeemable. Dublin Bus is advising all commuters to use Leap Cards or have exact change as they make the switch. The Leap card came into effect in […]

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Change the draconian re-entry visa law in Ireland

22.08.2018

The INIS in Ireland has brought in this change: Re-entry Visa On-Line AppointmentsThe On-Line Appointments service for customers seeking Re-entry Visas from Re-entry Division, Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service will cease as and from the Monday, 3 September, 2018 with the exception of emergency re-entry visa on-line appointments. All applications for re-entry visas will now […]

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Dublin rental prices now €500-a-month higher than boom time

18.08.2018

Rents across the country have risen for the ninth consecutive quarter, with the Dublin average now €500 above the boomtime figure according to Daft.ie. The latest quarterly bulletin from the property website paints a national picture of rents increasing across every county in the past year, the largest jump being over 20% in Limerick city. […]

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Man cleared of unlawfully obtaining €29,000 in social welfare payments

14.08.2018

A 44-year-old man has been cleared of unlawfully obtaining €29,000 in social welfare payments while he “tried to make something of himself” and helped run a car exports firm. Boniface Nshekoh, 44, originally from Cameroon, with an address at Lansdowne Valley Park, Drimnagh, Dublin, pleaded not guilty to charges under the Social Welfare Consolidation Act. […]

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Drivers now face an automatic ban after drinking half a pint

10.08.2018

Drivers now face an automatic ban after drinking half a pint Drivers who get behind the wheel after just half a pint will now face an automatic ban under strict new laws. Controversial new legislation proposed by Transport Minister Shane Ross has finally passed in the Dáil following months of filibustering. The legislation does not […]

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III Theater Festival of McDonagh in Perm – the Irish “landing” on the banks of the Kama!

09.08.2018

Long time ago Perm became a place for different big events. Suchfamousfestivalsas «Dyagilevskiy», «KAMWA», festival ofdocumentary cinema «Flaertiana» take place here. In 2014 Permalso became a city for conducting the international festival of Martin McDonagh – an outstanding Irish playwright, film director and Oscar winner. It was at the initiative of the theater «U Mosta». […]

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Aeroflot to launch daily Moscow-Dublin route in October

09.08.2018

Aeroflot, the Russian state-controlled airline, is to launch a direct daily flight from Moscow to Dublin from October in a move which is hoped will greatly boost trade and tourism between the two countries. The first flight SU2590 will fly on October 28. Departure time from Sheremetyevo airport 19.20, arrival in Dublin 20.45, from Dublin […]

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A new scheme encouraging homeowners to install solar panels has been launched

08.08.2018

The pilot scheme offers grants for the installation of solar panels and extra funds to install battery storage systems. Environment Minister Denis Naughten says the scheme will allow people to turn their home into their very own “renewable power station.” Announcing the grants for homeowners, Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Denis Naughten TD […]

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