Minister's call to cut back religion for maths doesn't really add up

Irish Standard Time — Monday, February 03, 2014

Minister's call to cut back religion for maths doesn't really add up
- When Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn makes comments regarding ... same allocation of time for RE happens in Northern Ireland's primary schools.

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Department, drug companies in two-month deadlock over drug prices

Irish Standard Time — Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Department, drug companies in two-month deadlock over drug prices : THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH and the body representing pharmaceutical manufacturers in Ireland remain deadlocked in talks for a new agreement on drug prices – almost two months after the previous deal expired. The Irish Medical News reports that the last ...

Ex-Anglo Irish Chairman Charged After Arrest

Irish Standard Time — Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Ex-Anglo Irish Chairman Charged After Arrest : DUBLIN —Authorities in Ireland arrested and indicted the former chairman of Anglo Irish Bank Corp., making him the most senior executive to face charges in an investigation into financial irregularities at the lender that eventually led to Ireland ... Wall Street Journal

Low number of prosecutions in clerical child abuse cases noted

Irish Standard Time — Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Low number of prosecutions in clerical child abuse cases noted To date, 16 of Ireland's 26 Catholic dioceses have been subject to a NBSC review with a further six to be completed by September next. It is expected that all 26 dioceses will have been reviewed by the end of this year. So far, five religious ...

Irish people in stitches at man's 'nonsensical' bag of shopping after drunken trip to Centra ...

Irish Standard Time — Wednesday, February 09, 2022

Irish people have been hailing the shopping basket of items purchased by one man after a trip to the pub over the weekend. View article...

What's the difference between Greek and Irish writers?

Irish Standard Time — Wednesday, November 22, 2017

What's the difference between Greek and Irish writers? - More than 30 years ago, Declan Kiberd asked whether Irish people “feel ravaged by crises of national identity as they reach for the multinational snap-crackle-and-pop”. Some countries are sufficiently complacent to dispense with this process: the Swiss invented mountain-shaped chocolate and an ...

Northern Ireland violence to be debated by MPs

Irish Standard Time — Thursday, December 13, 2012

Northern Ireland violence to be debated by MPs : The violent street disorder destabilising Northern Ireland will be debated on Tuesday in the House of Commons. The Northern Ireland secretary, Theresa Villiers, has confirmed MPs will be given a chance to debate the weeklong disturbances linked to the ... The Guardian

Rachel Weisz to play Elizabeth Taylor in new biopic shedding light on her AIDS activism

Irish Standard Time — Wednesday, October 30, 2019

In 2015, Taylor's friend and confidante Kathy Ireland revealed that she ran a Dallas Buyers Club-style HIV medication network out of her home. View article...

Dublin unveils sixth austerity budget

Irish Standard Time — Thursday, December 06, 2012

Dublin unveils sixth austerity budget DUBLIN — Bailed-out eurozone member Ireland on Wednesday launched its sixth austerity budget aimed at raising 3.5 billion euros via painful taxation hikes and public spending cuts. Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan, unveiling his latest budget ...

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