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Tech firm unable to pay €2,125 for worker’s notice

The chief executive of a software firm says it has not been in a financial position to pay outstanding contractual notice pay of €2,125 to a worker it let go after losing funding from Enterprise Ireland last year. Questioned today on the firm’s failure to pay the sum, Cognito HRM …

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IT worker found guilty of murdering couple with fentanyl

A UK based IT worker has been found guilty of the murder of a married couple who he poisoned with fentanyl before changing their will to make him a director of their shower mat company. Luke D’Wit, 34, who befriended and worked for Stephen and Carol Baxter, created a series …

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Who is likely to succeed Varadkar as Fine Gael leader?

Eaten bread is soon forgotten. So, immediately after today’s bombshell announcement that Leo Varadkar is resigning as Taoiseach and leader of Fine Gael, attention has quickly switched to the question of who might replace him. Many years ago, Mr Varadkar said that he would leave politics before the age of …

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Actor Emmet Bergin, who starred in Glenroe, has died

Actor Emmet Bergin, best known for playing businessman Dick Moran in the popular RTÉ series Glenroe, has died, his family has confirmed. In a statement to RTÉ, his daughter Tara said: “Sadly, dad died on Friday morning (15th March) at home. It was unexpected. “He had only recently been alerted …

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Irish stars among BAFTA TV Awards nominees

Irish stars Róisín Gallagher, Éanna Hardwicke, Sharon Horgan, Graham Norton, and Máiréad Tyers are among the nominees for this year’s BAFTA Television Awards in the UK. Gallagher is nominated in the Female Performance in a Comedy category for The Lovers. We need your consent to load this YouTube contentWe use …

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Largest surge in HSE staff numbers last year, cttee told

The Health Service Executive saw its largest-ever surge in staff numbers last year, its chief executive has told the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health. The health service workforce is now its largest ever, having risen by over a fifth, 21.8%, since the end of 2019. Bernard Gloster said: “The highest …

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Martin ‘surprised’ by Taoiseach’s resignation

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said he “didn’t expect it at all” that the Taoiseach would announce his resignation. Leo Varadkar said he is stepping down as Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader in a press conference this afternoon. Speaking at Leinster House, Mr Varadkar said that being Taoiseach has been the …

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Seismic announcement caught some in FG by surprise

Leo Varadkar has announced that he is to stand down as Fine Gael Leader and he will leave the office of Taoiseach when the Dáil returns after the Easter break. A new Fine Gael Leader will be in place by the Fine Gael Ard Fheis on Saturday 6 April. This …

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Ireland’s youngest Taoiseach moves on

Leo Varadkar was the young Fine Gael upstart who became Taoiseach at 38 in 2017. He returned to the role in 2022, but, just two years later his actions may have prematurely ended a dazzling political career. His political aspirations were sparked while studying medicine at Trinity College. He joined …

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