Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Dublin to protest against the cost-of-living crisis. The demonstration, organised by the Cost Of Living Coalition, comes before the Irish Government’s budget on Tuesday.more
The Government is to sign off on an overhaul of the State pension system that will see people who continue to work until they are 70 get increased weekly payments.
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A city centre community says they are at breaking point thanks to "gangs of young men fighting every day" in their area. The residents in City Quay say they are "terrified" to leave their homes after 5pm due to the youths fighting and throwing missiles and fireworks at each other. Such is the extreme nature of the anti social behaviour, residents have to turn the volume on their TVs all the way tmore
One of Ryanair's customers posted a photo on social media in which she tagged the carrier and accused him of "buying a window seat". The answer came quickly - and it was just as quickly a hit on the Internet.more
The whiskey giant, which employs over 800 people in its Cork, Dublin, and Belfast operations, sold 10 million cases of Jameson over the 2021/2022 Fiscal Year
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Irish regulators have fined Instagram $402 million (€405 million) after an investigation found that the platform mismanaged teenagers' personal data in breach of strict European Union data privacy laws, it was reported yesterday.more
Barnardos has warned that families hardest hit by the cost-of-living crisis may end up in homelessness unless they immediately get adequate support services. However, the charity says it is struggling to provide the assistance needed due to growing waiting lists.
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Ireland’s energy watchdog, the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU), grid operator EirGrid and Energy Minister Eamon Ryan will all appear before the Oireachtas climate change committee amid an increase in system warnings — alerts the buffer between what is produced and what is demanded are narrow.more
It may only be August, but that doesn't seem to be hampering the festive spirit of department stores in Cork city. Despite it being four months until December, shops including Brown Thomas and Guineys have already begun to set up their Christmas sections.
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Irish air passengers made almost 600 complaints about airline delays, cancellations, or being denied boarding onto an aircraft in the first half of the year.more
Almost 40% of people working in childcare are actively seeking to leave the sector, a new report has found. Creches and childcare facilities are struggling to recruit staff, with 68% of managers and owners finding it "extremely difficult" to hire and keep workers due to low pay and conditions.more
The Tesco Ireland Group will spend EUR 50 million this year on the modernization of stores and the opening of new outlets on the Green Island. It is believed that it will have 165 branches by the end of the year.more
According to a survey of 800 parents, Irish families are clearly moving towards offers and discounts wherever they can get them in order to be able to afford to feed their family healthy meals.more
The number of homes available to rent across the country has plunged to a record low of just 716, causing the highest monthly rent increases in more than 15 years.more
A fresh ban on evictions has been called for as the number of renters being forced from their homes by their landlords has more than doubled in the last 12 months, the Irish Examiner can reveal.
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The recruitment of specialist European workers in the Irish hospitality sector could help save the Christmas season this year, according to the restaurant sector.more
