Warning strong economy hiding need to boost competitiveness in face of Brexit and US risks

Irish Standard Time — Thursday, July 20, 2017

Warning strong economy hiding need to boost competitiveness in face of Brexit and US risks
- In its latest report the body warns that while the overall economic outlook for Ireland is positive, the economy faces significant downside threats, ...

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Italian teacher accuses Catholic school of firing her for being gay

Irish Standard Time — Tuesday, August 05, 2014

Italian teacher accuses Catholic school of firing her for being gay - As in Ireland , Catholic schools in Italy receive state funds and state-funded ... There has been a sea change regarding LGBT rights in Italy in the last ...

33000 Northern Ireland students get A-level results

Irish Standard Time — Friday, August 16, 2013

33000 Northern Ireland students get A-level results She pointed out that primary schools in Northern Ireland had some of the highest pupil to teacher ratios in Europe. " Children need smaller classes, not larger, ...

It's an ugly illness' - life with an eating disorder

Irish Standard Time — Thursday, March 04, 2021

According to the HSE, in Ireland, over 188,000 people will have experienced an eating disorder at some point in their lives. An article in the Irish ... View article...

Ireland hit by surge of 'right-wing extremism'

Irish Standard Time — Thursday, June 25, 2020

Europol said all ten deaths in terrorist incidents in 2019 were from jihadist attacks. It said five people in Ireland were arrested in relation to jihadist ... View article...

Farmers disillusioned by leaders' lack of agri knowledge – particularly on tillage

Irish Standard Time — Friday, February 07, 2020

According to one party leader in an RTÉ debate, one hectare of forestry on every family farm is going to “help protect Irish farming from Brexit”. View article...

Could Ireland become a zero Covid island?

Irish Standard Time — Friday, February 05, 2021

According to the ISAG, vaccine-based population immunity will not become a reality until late 2021 at the earliest — meaning Ireland is set to continue ... View article...

UK announces further extensions on post-Brexit grace periods

Irish Standard Time — Wednesday, September 08, 2021

EU rules prevent chilled meat products being imported into the single market and the terms of Northern Ireland's post-Brexit arrangements mean following ... View article...

Ireland's 'chronic' record on human trafficking detailed in report sent to UN committee

Irish Standard Time — Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Forced marriages in some ethnic minority communities remain a 'hidden issue' in Ireland due to lack of data, says human rights body. View article...

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