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Sri Lanka: Reports claim that banks in India's neighbouring island nation have opened specialised rupee trading accounts known as Vostro accounts, just days after the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) stated that it was awaiting approval…

Dublin: The Head of State Child and Family Agency, Tusla, Bernard Gloster, is the new head of the HSE. Bernard Gloster has been appointed as the new CEO of the HSE. The appointment was made through an open and competitive selection…

Dublin: More than a week of arctic weather says goodbye for now. Temperatures in parts of Ireland are expected to exceed 13 degrees Celsius on Sunday, according to the Met Office. A light breeze from the Atlantic will warm the cold,…

Dublin: Leo Varadkar has taken over as the Prime Minister of Ireland. Regarding the housing crisis, Leo Varadkar stated in his inaugural speech that he would do "whatever is necessary to solve this social crisis," that he would apply…

Dublin: The government has announced major changes to the work permit system, beginning to address the shortage of skilled workers in the Irish labour market. The shortage of skilled workers in agriculture, transportation, and home care…

Dublin: There will be a reorganisation of the cabinet in line with Leo Varadkar becoming prime minister. This was agreed upon during a meeting of the tripartite leaders, Micheal Martin, Leo Varadkar, and Eamon Ryan. A notable change is…

Dublin: Leo Varadkar, an Indian, will take over as the Prime Minister of Ireland. The tripartite governing coalition agreed on Leo Varadkar's second term. Varadkar was promoted to Prime Minister from Deputy Prime Minister. At the same…

Angelina Jolie, a Hollywood actress and a well-known humanitarian, has resigned from her post as special envoy for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). Jolie, who has visited numerous war-torn nations, is leaving the organisation…

An Indian Ph.D. student at the University of Cambridge has solved a Sanskrit grammatical puzzle that has confounded researchers since the fifth century BC. According to the BBC, 27-year-old Rishi Atul Rajpopat decoded a text written by the…

Lebanon: An Irish soldier was killed in an attack on a UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon. Another Irishman was wounded. Private Sean Rooney (24), from Newtowncunningham, Donegal, was killed. The attack occurred on Wednesday night, around 9…