Irish have longest marriages and second highest birth-rate in Europe

Irish Standard Time — Thursday, April 28, 2016

Irish have longest marriages and second highest birth-rate in Europe
- Irish people enjoy - or endure - some of the longest marriages and working ... Most worryingly, more than one in ten young people under 18 were ...

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Demystify Mental Health for Missionaries

Irish Standard Time — Thursday, April 20, 2023

One in five children. In our families, neighborhoods, schools, pews—and in our sending organizations. Mental illness doesn't discriminate, and it ... View article...

Parents paying psychologists so children can avoid learning Irish, report finds

Irish Standard Time — Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Parents paying psychologists so children can avoid learning Irish, report finds - A report by the Department of Education found that 63% of students who are exempt from doing Irish on the grounds of "special education needs" are ...

Archaeologists bowled over by Fermanagh bog finds

Irish Standard Time — Monday, December 03, 2012

Archaeologists bowled over by Fermanagh bog finds Archaeologists have hit the jackpot with the first crannog to have been dug up in Northern Ireland in 50 years — saying the internationally important find is rewriting our understanding of Ulster's history. Normally the approach taken is to avoid ...

McDonald U-turn over border poll prompts derision from unionists

Irish Standard Time — Friday, August 03, 2018

McDonald U-turn over border poll prompts derision from unionists - She initially stated that a poll on Irish unity should not be held while uncertainty around Brexit remains, yet by Tuesday morning the Sinn Fein Press ...

The high price of free speech - Muslim and Irish protests against hate

Irish Standard Time — Friday, September 21, 2012

The high price of free speech - Muslim and Irish protests against hate ... including Ireland , also believe that controversial religious material is best not discussed. The implied message here seems to be that saying naughty things about another person's religion is simply too much trouble. It can, obviously, lead to ...

Sniffer dogs nose out smuggled prison drugs

Irish Standard Time — Monday, December 03, 2012

Sniffer dogs nose out smuggled prison drugs : Figures from the Irish Prison Service show that fewer than 100 visitors to jails have been caught trying to smuggle drugs since the start of last year. However, the scale of people detected by sniffer dogs as having been in contact with drugs , but not ...

Folk rolls out Cancer Society's Daffodil Day ads

Irish Standard Time — Friday, February 25, 2022

The Irish Cancer Society has launched a campaign aimed at inspiring people in Ireland who have been impacted by cancer to 'take back from cancer' ... View article...

'Brexit is the biggest show in town': The SDLP is banking on Brexit delivering election success in ...

Irish Standard Time — Tuesday, September 17, 2019

While it suffered defeat across Northern Ireland, the SDLP didn't see its vote ... where people are worrying about no-deal, direct rule and devolution. View article...

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