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2 weeks ago | 
spin1038.com | Emily Keegan
In a major change to how renting works in the country - every single tenancy will be in a Rent Pressure ZoneThe sweeping new changes will be brought to cabinet for approval today, after being signed off by the government leaders and senior ministers last night. This means yearly rent increases will be capped at 2% or linked to inflation - whichever is lower. However, rents in newly built homes will only be linked to inflation.
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3 weeks ago | 
spinsouthwest.com | Emily Keegan
For the first time, over 140 thousand students are sitting the state exams. The Junior Cert and Leaving Cert exams get underway today with English Paper One. 140,457 pupils from over 800 schools will sit papers over the coming weeks in 5,846 main and almost 10,000 special examination centres. It's a 3% increase on the number of people to sit the exams last year.
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3 weeks ago | 
spin1038.com | Emily Keegan
For the first time, over 140 thousand students are sitting the state exams. The Junior Cert and Leaving Cert exams get underway today with English Paper One. 140,457 pupils from over 800 schools will sit papers over the coming weeks in 5,846 main and almost 10,000 special examination centres. It's a 3% increase on the number of people to sit the exams last year.
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4 weeks ago | 
beat102103.com | Emily Keegan
Gerry Adams has won his defamation case against the BBC. The former Sinn Fein leader is suing the broadcaster over an episode of its Spotlight programme, and an online article, which claimed he sanctioned the killing of Denis Donaldson - a claim he denies. The jury in the trial found the BBC did not publish the claim in good faith, and it was not fair or reasonable to publish. Mr Adams will be awarded damages of 100 thousand euro.
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1 month ago | 
spin1038.com | Emily Keegan
Student representative bodies and Threshold are warning renting students to be carefulThe national housing charity, Threshold, the Irish Council for International Students, and Aontas na Mac Léinn in Éirinn have today launched the 2025 Scamwatch campaign. It's a nationwide initiative to combat the threat of rental scams, as thousands of young people begin their search for somewhere to live in September.
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1 month ago | 
spinsouthwest.com | Emily Keegan
A new survey shows AI concerns are causing 30% of secondary school students to consider different careers. Three quarters of pupils are worried artificial intelligence will negatively impact their future job. A poll of 3,700 second-level students from across Ireland, for the annual Studyclix Student Survey, shows growing concerns around technology and the role it plays in their lives.
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1 month ago | 
spin1038.com | Emily Keegan
A new survey shows AI concerns are causing 30% of secondary school students to consider different careers. Three quarters of pupils are worried artificial intelligence will negatively impact their future job. A poll of 3,700 second-level students from across Ireland, for the annual Studyclix Student Survey, shows growing concerns around technology and the role it plays in their lives.
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1 month ago | 
beat102103.com | Emily Keegan
A Wexford woman, accused of faking her own death, will be sentenced in October. 35-year-old Amy McCauley of Connagh, Fethard on Sea, Wexford, pleaded guilty to the use of false death and medical certs earlier this week. Amy McCauley was sent for trial in 2019 following her arrest after she received a loan from KBC Bank for 10 thousand euro by using someone else’s name, fake documents, and then tried to get another loan of 5 thousand euro from the same bank, in a similar way.
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1 month ago | 
beat102103.com | Emily Keegan
There's a call for learner drivers to be allowed to drive a car unaccompanied. It comes amid growing waiting lists for tests, with people currently waiting around 6 months on average. The RSA has committed to reducing the average wait time to 10 weeks by early September. Those on learner permits need to be accompanied by a fully qualified driver, who's held their license for two years, when they're on the road.
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1 month ago | 
spin1038.com | Emily Keegan
The Cardinals have elected a new Pope - and he's American. Robert Prevost, a 69-year-old from Chicago, has taken the name Leo XIV. He'll lead more than 1.4 billion people as head of the Catholic Church, taking over after the death of Pope Francis last month. When addressing crowds in the Vatican for the first time following his election, the Pontiff said Catholics must try to find out how to be "a church that builds bridges".
