Irish PUBS could be turned into remote work hubs as part of nation’s plans for life after Covid 

Irish PUBS could be turned into remote work hubs as part of nation’s plans for life after Covid Irish government has released a 5-year post-pandemic rural development plan Includes the idea to transform rural Irish pubs into remove work hubs   A national network of 400 remote working hubs would be established By Sophie Tanno For … Read more

Fears for British and Irish workers caught in Mozambique bloodbath

Dozens of people have been killed in an attack by Islamist insurgents on the northern Mozambique town of Palma. A spokesman for the country’s defence and security forces confirmed the attack this week. Among the dead were seven people killed when a convoy of cars was ambushed in an escape attempt. The number of people … Read more

Irish airline Aer Lingus ‘asks staff to move to Britain’

Aer Lingus is moving staff to Britain because of the pandemic ‘uncertainty’ threatening Ireland’s travel industry, ministers have been told.  Ireland’s flag carrier yesterday announced it was launching four trans-Atlantic routes from Manchester Airport in the coming months.  Sinn Fein politician Darren O’Rourke said he had seen a ‘deeply concerning’ internal memo from the firm … Read more

Hundreds of Irish residents try to book Covid vaccinations in NORTHERN Ireland

Hundreds of desperate Irish residents try to book jabs in NORTHERN Ireland where half the population has been vaccinated – compared to just 10% south of the border People from as far as Dublin and Galway have even been making the journey  Around half the adult population has now been inoculated in Northern Ireland  Head … Read more

British and Irish Lions tour ‘to go ahead in South Africa behind closed doors’

British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa is BACK ON with organisers ploughing ahead with games likely behind closed doors despite Covid variant fears, after the Government refuse to financially back home Tests The British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa is set to go ahead this summer  The Lions are set to … Read more

Irish brothers worth £16bn as value of their fintech giant soars 

It’s a long way from Tipperary! Irish brothers are worth £16 billion as value of their fintech giant soars By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 21:57 GMT, 15 March 2021 | Updated: 22:25 GMT, 15 March 2021 Two Irish brothers have seen their fortune soar above £16billion after their fintech company Stripe was … Read more

Arctic walrus spotted on Irish coast by five-year-old girl

An Arctic walrus has been spotted on the Atlantic coast of Ireland, the first time one of the animals has been seen in the country since 2004.  The enormous animal was captured on video as it floundered on the rocks of Valentia Island, County Kerry, yesterday.  Exactly how the cow-sized beast arrived in Ireland remains … Read more

Irish medical chief says use of AstraZeneca Covid jab should be suspended

Use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine should be suspended following reports of serious post-jab blood clots in Norway, Ireland’s deputy medical chief said. Irish authorities have been pushing the pharmaceutical giant to speed up its vaccine supplies to the Republic, where cases per million people exceeded the UK’s figures during the peak of the January wave. … Read more

Roy Greenslade boasted how he put on Irish accent to pass details on to a reporter on his own paper

How former editor Roy Greenslade boasted how he did ‘my little bit to get at the truth’ by putting on Irish accent to pass details from a Republican contact to a reporter on his own paper Ex-Fleet Street editor Roy Greenslade phoned one of his reporters in Irish accent He described the phone call to colleague … Read more

Irish Law: Wreckage of plane that nosedived into Scottish mountain 78 years ago discovered by hikers

Wreckage of plane that nosedived into a Scottish mountain while carrying 20 passengers 78 years ago is discovered by hikers – and it even features graffiti from a visitor in 1972 Pamela Aitken, 39, and her friend Kathryn Gaffney, 53, found a plane wreckage They were walking on Irish Law mountain in North Ayrshire, Scotland, … Read more