A like-for-like job survey by Hays Ireland showed that overall tech wages in the UK are lower by 17pc than in Ireland, with Germany trailing by 19pc. The survey measured salaries from 10,000 tech professionals in 34 countries. However, tech salaries in Ireland remain significantly behind those in the US, measured at €81,338 and €108,387 respectively.
Supporters of the unsuccessful reform bill, tabled by the Social Democrats, argued that the delay serves no medical purpose. As the bill moved through political debate and media coverage, those defending the requirement to wait three days from the time of requesting an abortion before care can be accessed barely attempted to argue otherwise, instead structuring their opposition to reform around the idea that women cannot be trusted to know what they want.
The event was facilitated by Roisin Clancy and featured a number of fireside chats with Rotarians Roisin Clancy, Clodagh McCormiskey; Assistant District Governor and Garry Bradley, who shared what Rotary means to them. "Their honest and heartfelt insights gave attendees a deeper understanding of what being a Rotarian can truly mean."
The Greystones Media Campus Revival Group (GMCRG) has called on Tánaiste and Finance Minister Simon Harris and the Government to intervene urgently in the stalled €300m Greystones Media Campus project, warning that continued inaction risks damaging Ireland's ability to capitalise on growth in the screen sector.
The inaugural Wexford French Film Festival which was officially launched by the French Embassy in Ireland and Screen Wexford in collaboration with Alliance Française Waterford/Wexford, The Picture House - Wexford Film Society has been hailed as a great success, with plans already in the works for another.
Irish Rail has now reportedly reduced the carrying value of the asset by €50 million in its 2025 accounts, after years of delays, technical concerns, and apparent doubts over whether contractor Indra can deliver a workable system at all. The system was initially expected to cost less than €20 million and launch last year, before the usual gravitational forces affecting large public sector IT projects took hold.
Moving West returns to TG4 highlighting innovation, opportunity and modern life across Ireland's Western Region. Across the West and North West of Ireland, a significant transformation is underway. Communities once shaped by emigration are now experiencing renewed growth, as people choose to live, work and build futures across the region.
Parents and guardians of children beginning school next September are encouraged to visit their local library branch to collect a free book bag packed with reading materials and resources designed to help children prepare for starting school.
Four-time gold medal winner at the internationally renowned RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London, Billy Alexander, was honoured to meet the President of Ireland, Catherine Connolly, on the opening day of the prestigious gardening showpiece.
Bright Banda, of Meadow Lane, Roscommon Road, Athlone, Roscommon, is charged with 12 counts of deception at various addresses in Dublin, Westmeath, Longford and Roscommon between February 2023 and January 2026.
Around one-third of Ireland’s 100 or so species of bees are at high risk of extinction, largely due to habitat loss and a shortage of flowering plants. Recent monitoring data paints a similarly worrying picture. Citizen scientists involved in the All-Ireland Bumblebee Monitoring Scheme have recorded that five of Ireland's eight most common bumblebee species are now in decline, underlining concerns about the long-term health of pollinator populations.
The 2,000 HSE ambulance service workers will begin a 24-hour work stoppage over pay from 8am on Tuesday. While Dublin will still have Dublin Fire Brigade ambulances to rely on, many other counties - where long journeys are sometimes required to get a patient to the nearest hospital - will be more vulnerable.
Many rural pubs are facing an "existential threat" from mounting bills as a growing number are forced to close their doors, it has been claimed.
The centre is well-known in Ireland's creative community, and is designed for people to take time out of their daily routines and have enough space - both physical and psychological - to work on new projects.
One For All is based on the 1994 novel The Riders by Australian author Tim Winton. It tells the story of Fred Scully, who will be played by Pitt, who plans to move from Australia to Ireland with his family.
The HSE did not approve, nor was it notified in advance or retrospectively, of any transfer of HSE-funded monies or assets by Autism Initiatives Ireland to UK-based or other external entities.
The former taoiseach initially claimed that rural Ireland is subsidised by the urban economy but later admitted he overstated his case, acknowledging the complexity of the issue.
