Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister of New Zealand has said she is going to resign by February 7th quoting she has 'no more in the tank'.

The Oireachtas Health Committee is to hold a hearing into the health, safety and well-being of front-line health workers.The hearing will involve healthcare trade unions and will focus on burnout, assaults, bullying and harassment.

Ellen Coyne from the Irish Independent writes an opinion piece HERE where she talks about how stay-at-home mums deserve to have their voices heard mentioning the recent IHREC campaign.

Niall Shanahan spoke on behalf of Fórsa to Near FM yesterday on its support policies to end direct provision and how to make it easier for refugees to access employment and supports.

The Government have been warned that the plan to install thousands of electric vehicle charging points around the country will place 'more pressure than ever' on the electricity grid.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has indicated that the next general election will be held  in autumn 2024 according to the Irish Independent. 

There is significant risk that the state will not meet its target to build 29,000 homes in 2023, a new report by Aecom, the construction consultancy,  has said.

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On this day in 2021 the cult film "Donnie Darko" written and directed by Richard Kelly, starring Jake Gyllenhaal premiered at the Sundance Film Festival: