Heather Humphreys could cut welfare support for 8,000 Ukrainian pensioners to as little as €38.80 a week
Photo: PAMore than 8,000 Ukrainian refugees living on pensions and disability welfare payments are at risk of having their supports slashed to below €40 a week. Thousands of elderly Ukrainian refugees relying on weekly state supports which Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys plans to cut to €38.80 in less than three months. Last week, with local and European elections approaching on June 7, Ms Humphreys announced plans to cut welfare for 27,000 Ukrainian refugees, who are in State-provided accommodation, within the next three months. The decision to cut payments came as the Government struggled to tackle the influx of people to Ireland seeking international protection as the elections approached. This will include more people working in the International Protection Office (IPO), the International Protection Appeals Tribunal, border management in Dublin Airport and Department of Justice.
Source:Irish Independent
May 24, 2024 11:25 UTC
Former nursing home to accommodate International Protection Applicants
Stella Maris, a former nursing home on the Roscommon Road in Baylough, Athlone, is set to accommodate International Protection Applicants in the near future, it has emerged. A Department of Integration spokesperson has confirmed to the Roscommon Herald that a new accommodation centre is coming on stream at the building which “will accommodate families seeking international protection”. The spokesperson said that the former nursing home has capacity for 60 people “and will be ready for new arrivals shortly”. Stella Maris operated as a nursing home for 35 years but closed in 2022 due to spiralling costs.
Source:The Herald
May 24, 2024 10:38 UTC
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Source:The Irish Daily Star
May 24, 2024 09:16 UTC
Unity in what?
/ Vatican Media)By George WeigelAmong the many urgent questions raised by the Synods on the Family in 2014 and 2015 and the current Synod on Synodality — questions that will inevitably bear on the next papal conclave — is that of unity: in what, precisely, does the unity of the Church consist? What is the content of the “one” in the Creed’s affirmation of “one, holy, Catholic, and apostolic Church?”The Synods on the Family grappled with this in their debates on worthiness to receive Holy Communion: Could those in canonically irregular marriages, who were not living in unity with the settled teaching and pastoral practice of the Church, participate fully in the sacrament of unity, the Eucharist? The question of the content of the Church’s unity was clarified by Pope John Paul II during his first pastoral pilgrimage to the United States in October 1979. If that is true for ecumenism, it is certainly true for the unity of the Catholic Church. The content of the “one” in the Nicene affirmation of “one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church” is a unity in faith: a unity in the truths we know from revelation and reason.
Source:The Herald
May 24, 2024 08:51 UTC
Boston Calling isn't only place to see The Killers this week in MA. There's a pop-up show.
Somebody told me The Killers would be playing a pop-up show on Saturday in Boston. Alternative rock icons The Killers, who are headlining major music festival Boston Calling this weekend, will also be playing an impromptu gig at the Paradise Rock Club. This pop-up show is set to start at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 25. How to get tickets for the Killers showTickets will be available for purchase at 10 a.m. today. After The Killers finish their Boston shows, they plan on going on their Rebel Diamonds tour, named after their greatest hits album, which released in December of last year.
Source:The Herald
May 24, 2024 08:41 UTC
What to expect in the General Election campaign on Friday
The Prime Minister is expected to visit a dockyard to talk about maritime transport before flying back to England for a final campaign event of his two-day tour of the UK. Appearing alongside Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, Sir Keir will argue that the General Election offers a chance to “finally turn the page on 14 years of Tory government and the failed SNP and to chart a new course for the country”. Sir Keir and Mr Sarwar are also expected to tour broadcast studios setting out their plans, before the Labour leader travels south for a campaign event in north-west England. – The doctor will see you now, or at least this weekLiberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey will be on England’s south coast, once again targeting Tory-held areas. Sir Keir will promise his plan for a state-owned green energy generator would cut bills and boost energy security.
Source:The Herald
May 24, 2024 06:33 UTC
Obituary: Kathleen Ann Ireland
GEORGETOWN – Kathleen Ann Ireland, 74, of Groton, Mass., and Georgetown, passed away peacefully in her home on Friday April 5, 2024, surrounded by her husband, children, dogs and cats. Kathy was born Kathleen Ann Beniot in St Johnsbury, Vt., on Jan. 13, 1950, the daughter of the late Mae Brown Askham of Mont Vernon, N.H., and Lloyd Benoit Sr. of Ellsworth. In 1969 Kathy married Michael D. Kelly and gave birth to their daughter Kristin in 1970 and son Shawn in 1972. Kathy and Mike divorced in 1989 and she married Robert Ireland on Sept. 14, 2002. Kathy also loved contributing to her community via her involvement with the Working Women’s League of Georgetown.
Source:The Herald
May 24, 2024 05:03 UTC
John Downing: As Rishi Sunak calls a July election, most here will hope a big Labour win can provide a reset for Ireland
UK prime minister Rishi Sunak meets workers at the Vale of Glamorgan Brewery, in Barry, south Wales, as he kicks off the Tories' election campaign. Photo: PASimon Harris will hope the weather gods treat him more kindly than Rishi Sunak when he comes to announce Ireland’s next general election sometime before next March.
Source:Irish Independent
May 24, 2024 03:03 UTC
Dollywood beats out Disneyland, Universal, as 'Top Global Attraction people most want to return to'
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Source:The Herald
May 24, 2024 01:25 UTC
Lucas Paqueta vows to clear his name after being charged with spot-fixing
Lucas Paqueta vows to clear his name after being charged with spot-fixingBy Carl Markham, PAWest Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta has vowed to “fight with every breath” to clear his name after being charged with four spot-fixing offences. “I deny the charges in their entirety and will fight with every breath to clear my name. Due to the ongoing process, I will not be providing any further comment.”West Ham have pledged to stand by their player. “Lucas categorically denies the breach and will continue to robustly defend his position,” a club spokesperson said. Sporting sanctions for players found guilty of spot-fixing range from a six-month suspension to a life ban.
Source:Irish Independent
May 23, 2024 22:56 UTC
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Ireland has a ‘disproportionate obsession with Israel’, says ambassador Dana Erlich
Ireland has a “disproportionate obsession with Israel that we don’t see with any other country”, the Israeli ambassador Dana Erlich has said, as she prepares to return to Jerusalem for consultations with her government after Ireland’s recognition of the state of Palestine this week. But she also expressed worry and frustration with how Israel is perceived and portrayed in Ireland. “You can object to Israeli policy and the current government,” Ms Erlich said. “What we have seen in the past months is an obsession – a disproportionate obsession with Israel, that we don’t see with any other country,” she said. I have no other word for it.”Ms Erlich is returning to Jerusalem for discussions with the foreign ministry about a response to Ireland’s recognition of Palestine.
Source:The Irish Times
May 23, 2024 22:42 UTC
Novak Djokovic handed Pierre-Hugues Herbert test to begin French Open defence
Novak Djokovic handed Pierre-Hugues Herbert test to begin French Open defenceBy PA Sport StaffDefending champion Novak Djokovic will play wild card Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the first round of the men’s singles at next week’s French Open. World number one Djokovic, 37, who defeated Casper Ruud in straight sets in last year’s final, will be bidding for a record-extending 24th grand slam title at Roland Garros. Frenchman Herbert, 33, is currently 143 in the world rankings is better known as a doubles specialist, having won four grand slam doubles titles. Women’s world number one Iga Swiatek will launch the defence of her French Open crown against a qualifier or lucky loser in the opening round. Three-time grand slam champion Andy Murray must battle past old foe Stan Wawrinka, while British number one Cameron Norrie faces Russia’s world number 57 Pavel Kotov.
Source:Irish Independent
May 23, 2024 22:39 UTC
See the Universe like NEVER before: UK scientists use the Euclid spacecraft to take the largest images of the cosmos ever taken from space - revealing a 'jellyfish' nebula and a clone of the Milky Way
Among them is a shot of a spiral galaxy 30 million light-years away that looks like our own Milky Way and a beautiful cloud of faraway gas and dust shaped like a jellyfish. NGC 6744NGC 6744 is a spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Pavo, also known as the Peacock. Galaxy clusters like Abell 2390 are large repositories of dark matter, making them ideal astrophysical laboratories for studying its properties. ESA describes Abell 2764 as a very dense region of space containing hundreds of galaxies orbiting within a halo of dark matter – matter that's completely invisible. Dark matter, which unlike normal matter does not reflect or emit light, binds together galaxies creating the environment for stars, planets and life.
Source:Daily Mail
May 23, 2024 22:30 UTC
21 Celebrity Red Carpet Looks Inspired By Heritage
Dinah Jane attended the 2022 API Excellence Celebration in traditional Tongan clothing designed by Afa Ah Loo. On Instagram, she wrote , "This is a custom top made out of Tongan Ngatu. Our ancestors passed this method down and mostly women hand make the Ngatu. It’s been a prized TREASURE (Koloa) of our ancestors and still is to this very day. It’s given at prestigious events that celebrate milestones of life and the essence of our people."
Source:The Irish Daily Star
May 23, 2024 22:25 UTC
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Source:The Herald
May 23, 2024 21:23 UTC