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Ireland and the UK are slacking off in the education sector. Bertelsmann Stiftung, a private operating foundation that promotes reform processes to build a future-oriented society, published an Index Report 2017, the Social Justice in the EU. According to the report, the UK and Ireland are among the countries that spend the least on […]
Winter is here, and so are Dublin’s Christmas markets! Wherever you are, be sure not to miss the festivities going on during this holiday season. There are many Christmas markets popping up all over Dublin now that Halloween is over. It is officially time to get your Christmas hats on and start playing your favourite […]
Major events this Tuesday: Today, the Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss the Syrian crisis on the phone with Donald Trump, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, and Middle Eastern leaders. This Monday, the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad held talks with Mr Putin in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, […]
The December European Council meeting is rapidly approaching. The British government, however, still hasn’t come up with a Brexit plan that would satisfy Northern Ireland and the Republic. The question of “hard” or “soft” border remains unresolved. Last week, during the European social summit in Sweden, the Irish prime minister (or the Taoiseach in Irish) […]
We mixed you up a short glossary of terms relevant to the UK-Ireland-Brexit problem. Enjoy! The Irish terms: The Troubles – a violent thirty-year conflict regarding the status of Northern Ireland. The conflict officially started with a civil rights march in Derry on 5th October 1968 and ended with the Good Friday Agreement on 10th […]
Russia and the US K.O.ed each other during the UN Security Council meeting. This Thursday, Russia and the US ambassadors exchanged blows during the United Nations Security Council session this Thursday. The rematch is planned for today. In a span of three hours, two resolutions regarding the use of chemical weapons in Syria were vetoed: […]
Who says Ireland, says Irish pubs! Recently, the winners of the 2017 Irish Pub Awards were unveiled. The happiest of them all is The Porter House of Castlebridge, Co. Wexford. The proud pub owners Myles and Sharon Doyle took home two awards out of nine: “Best Local Pub” and the most important one – “National […]
When was the last time you remember being “in the moment”? Here is a question for you: For how long have you managed to stay ‘in the moment’? If you were to give yourself a score, how many points would you score? What exactly do we mean when we say ’now’? Whatever you’re doing, are […]
The recently published Daft.ie and the Economic and Social Research Institute reports have no good news for the housing situation in Ireland. According to research by the ESRI, house prices could rise by 20 per cent over the next three years. The Daft.ie Rental Price report shows the national average rent is 1200 euro, and […]
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