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Trade unions have welcomed the announcement by the Department of Health that the special scheme of paid leave, for workers suffering from long-Covid, has been temporarily extended for three months. Fórsa, which represents more than 30,000 healthcare workers nationwide, said the extension would provide space for conciliation talks, due to …

SIPTU has welcomed the Government’s decision to increase the mandatory retirement age for both retained and full-time firefighters to 62. It follows an announcement by Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien that he had secured approval for the move and that the necessary legislative amendments should be …

A stray rubber duck, which was part of a 2006 world record attempt on Dublin’s River Liffey, has found its way to the north of Scotland. The now-faded duck was found by Marion Miller’s son Filip, who came across it while walking the dog at a nearby beach. Filip brought …

Two men who were hanged more than 140 years ago after being convicted of murder could soon receive a posthumous presidential pardon following Government approval. In December 1882, Sylvester Poff and James Barrett were convicted of murdering Thomas Browne in Co Kerry and were executed in Tralee Gaol in January …

The British parliament has kicked off its first debate on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s planned flagship legislation to prevent young people from smoking, despite opposition from many in his own Conservative Party. The law would ban the selling of tobacco products to anyone born after 1 January 2009 – effectively …

An exhibition of records presented by the National Archives will open tomorrow to mark the 75th anniversary of Ireland becoming a republic. Using the 1926 census as a starting point, the exhibition charts how the state and Irish society interacted from the 1920s to the end of the twentieth century. …

A man charged with dangerous driving causing the death of GAA commentator Paudie Palmer admitted to his mother and his friends in text messages just hours after the collision that he had “left the scene of a traffic accident drunk”. Bohdan Bezverkhyi, who is a native of Ukraine but has …

Motorsport Ireland has announced that Ireland is no longer being considered to host a round of the FIA World Rally Championship in 2025. The organisation claim to have received confirmation from Minister of State for Sport, Thomas Byrne, that the department would need “at least six months” to undertake further …

Veteran broadcaster Paul Byrne has launched High Court proceedings over internal disciplinary proceedings brought against him by his employer Virgin Media television. Mr Byrne, who is the broadcaster’s southern correspondent, was suspended from his role following a live report he made on the afternoon of 9 February last concerning the …

The Governor of the Central Bank has said he expects that “all things equal” the European Central Bank will cut interest rates in June. However, Gabriel Makhlouf said he remains open-minded about the path which interest rates might take after that. “I think we’re pretty close to it now,” the …