Guides, stories and insights for internationals building a new life abroad.
Although it is quite controversial to judge and rank a country for its intelligence, humankind has always had a desire to compare and list even such abstract concepts as intelligence. Naturally, any research method you apply to analyze someone’s mental capacity will undoubtedly raise a few eyebrows. The point being that no matter how […]
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There is no more time! Dress up and go out, the show will start in a couple of hours! Don’t be lazy and spend your lunch time watching an incredible performance. Did you miss out the Beckett’s play? Was it too late to booked the tickets for the performance at The New Theatre? No […]
by AdminWhile excessive and binge drinking is best avoided, moderate drinking (1-2 units a day) can have some benefits for heart health. There’s long been discussion about the risks and rewards that drinking wine has on your health. So what’s true and what’s not? In reality ‘moderate’ drinking (one or two units a day) does seem to protect against […]
by AdminIt was one of the most foolhardy flights in history, and only a stroke of luck at 37,000ft prevented them drifting up to their deaths at the edge of the atmosphere. The dead pigeons should have been James Glaisher’s warning. On 5 September 1862, the scientist was taking one of his first balloon flights […]
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The Who singer says his band will play the Coachella-produced event in October. Last weekend, the organisers of the Coachella festival in California announced plans to put on a three-day mega-festival with just two acts per night: Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney on the first, the Rolling Stones and Neil Young on the second, […]
by AdminWhile about 650 trainees are due to enter the Garda College, Templemore this year, the Association of Garda Superintendents (AGSI) has said it was clear this was not enough. The association’s annual delegate conference in Naas, Co Kildare, also heard the Government needs to make additional funding available to allow for increased recruitment. The association […]
by AdminDonegal Airport has been voted one of the world’s most beautiful approaches in a global poll of travel experts and fans. 10 Best Scenic Airport Landings: Malta International Airport, Malta Nice Cote D’Azur Airport, France Queenstown Airport, New Zealand Barra Airport, Scotland, UK Saba Airport (Juancho E Yrausquin), Caribbean Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, Canada […]
by AdminCommunication thrown into sea by Plymouth biologist in 1906 and found by German woman confirmed as oldest in the world. You remember this Sting song? Just a castaway An island lost at sea Another lonely day With no one here but me More loneliness Than any man could bear Rescue me before I fall […]
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Population 4,832,765 (July 2014 est.) Age structure 0-14 years: 21.4% (male 529,140/female 506,857) 15-24 years: 11.9% (male 292,962/female 283,127) 25-54 years: 44.1% (male 1,070,875/female 1,061,396) 55-64 years: 10.1% (male 245,913/female 244,345) 65 years and over: 12.4% (male 275,114/female 323,036) (2014 est.) Dependency ratios total dependency ratio: 51.4 % youth dependency ratio: 32.7 % elderly dependency […]
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