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Thursday 26 November 2020
There were also 64 incidents of spitting and/or coughing against members of An Garda Síochána.
New fertility hubs will be open next year, with IVF available in 2021.
The action has been taken by the environmental group Friends of the Irish Environment.
Currently there are no basic training requirements for staff and no age of consent required.
A spokesperson for the bank said it had made ‘significant improvements’ to systems, processes and resources.
Data scraped from site shows widespread use of ‘domestic’ units as short-term lets.
Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has asked politicians not to take heed to representations made to them calling for a delay.
Sinn Féin’s No Consent, No Sale Bill aims to puts the code on a statutory footing.
The board’s work will take a minimum of two years to complete.
It could be a number of years before these ‘counsellors’ are outlawed.
Only a fraction of all childminders are registered with authorities.
Homeowners can earn up to €14,000 a year tax free by renting out a room in their home.
There are a few essential things you need to before you fly your drone.
One in ten of all 471 products tested were found to be non-compliant with Ireland’s health product watchdog’s health and safety regulations.
The western province had planned to start Eoin Griffin at outside centre.
The residency regulation in rugby has increased to five years, but what will really change?
A new report shows that the typical Airbnb host made €4,900.
You should check a few things first before you go on your maiden flight.
In addition, a kebab take-away in Co Mayo was also served with a closure order.
“Drones have a place in modern society but they must be regulated,” says Fine Gael MEP.
Tests from the Donegal Mountain Rescue Team will help shape EU regulations.
The new rules are aimed at stopping US companies setting up bases abroad.
New measures by the Passport Service of Ireland will be introduced at the end of the month.
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership covers a wide range of policy areas that will impact on your life, writes David Lundy
Corruption is a health risk to our democracy, writes Nuala Haughey.
The new legislation surrounding net neutrality has left many concerned, but there is still hope.
For one, you’ll need two people if you want to properly capture footage.
17 food businesses around the country were.
Aoife Beary is due to move the same centre as Hannah Waters and Clodagh Cogley.
The growing use of RFID chips in devices has caused the European Commission to put together regulations for them, ensuring no legal ‘grey zone’ emerges from their use.
The computer giant’s CEO Michael Dell made the announcement on Twitter.
Kevin Thornton has warned that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership could lead to the introduction of genetically-modified foods here. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland said that GM foods are safe to eat.
Des Vallely, the co-director of Irish Village Markets, said that restaurants should focus on the quality and price of their produce, rather than ‘giving out’ about competitors.
However, it has been criticised for ‘not going far enough’, with tax increases falling short of what was recommended by an Oireachtas committee.
The new regulations would allow remotely piloted devices to be treated the same way as piloted aircraft.
Under the new regulations, the Japanese government will treat bitcoin like any other goods and services, and will tax any transactions made using it.
The country is expected to issue new guidelines on bitcoin this week which will prevent banks from opening accounts or serving as bitcoin exchanges
The new legislation would see companies being fined 2 per cent of their global annual turnover for breaching data protection legislation.
The Department of Health confirmed today after speculation about when exactly the legislation would come into force.
A prominent Irish vet has said that allowing tail docking will set back the case of animal welfare in Ireland.
THE GREYHOUND RACING industry has been put in the spotlight again this week, the Social Democrats put forward a motion proposing to end State funding of the sector.
Writing for TheJournal.ie this week, TD Holly Cairns explained that greyhound racing in Ireland will receive €19.2m in public funding next year – an increase of €2.4m on 2020.
Last year, an RTÉ investigation claimed that almost 6,000 greyhounds were killed for not racing fast enough in 2017.
But advocates for the sector have claimed it supports thousands of jobs and that annual Government funding represents an economic investment.
So, today we’re asking: Should the Government stop funding greyhound racing?
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