35% of Irish people admit they'd cancel a trip if they left their phone behind, survey suggests

Irish Standard Time — Thursday, September 12, 2019

Further research said that over half of Irish people (52%) travelling said they would be stressed out if they left something behind, with 28% saying that ...

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Portraying over-60s as doddery old fools sees a resource go to waste

Irish Standard Time — Tuesday, November 12, 2019

These ads are just a sample of how media portrays old people. ... Preissner recently wrote that Ireland's veterans tend to be seen as demented once ... View article...

Leo Varadkar has done well out of his rainbow colours – but there's no end in sight to LGBT ...

Irish Standard Time — Friday, January 18, 2019

Leo Varadkar has done well out of his rainbow colours – but there's no end in sight to LGBT ... - IRELAND is quick to boast about its rainbow credentials as a modern place of global business open to all LGBT families. We voted for equal marriage ...

Kremlin angry at Norway joining EU ban on Russian cars

Irish Standard Time — Friday, October 06, 2023

Moscow criticised Norway's decision to ban Russian-registered private cars with nine or fewer seats – which came into force on Wednesday as part ... View article...

Barnier offers better Irish terms to get Brexit deal

Irish Standard Time — Thursday, September 20, 2018

Barnier offers better Irish terms to get Brexit deal - The European Union is ready to address key British concerns over Northern Ireland , the EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier ...

€300,000 to be spent on assessing prisoners' mental health

Irish Standard Time — Wednesday, August 30, 2023

The Irish Prison Service is to spend €300,000 on evaluating the mental health needs of Ireland's entire inmate population. View article...

David Chance: Budget tax cuts will benefit Ireland's wealthy and they are doing just fine

Irish Standard Time — Friday, October 06, 2023

A cost-of-living crisis and rising mortgage rates don't appear to have made a dent in the ability of Irish consumers to sock away hundreds of ... View article...

Plain cigarette packets to be introduced

Irish Standard Time — Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Plain cigarette packets to be introduced : Health warnings will be given more prominence. In a statement, the Department of Health said to replace the smokers who quit, the tobacco industry needs to recruit fifty new smokers in Ireland every day to maintain smoking rates at their current level. Irish Times

Almost half of Irish people say their mental health has suffered as a result of the pandemic

Irish Standard Time — Tuesday, March 21, 2023

The study also highlights the psychological impact of the Covid-19 crisis, with 44 per cent saying their mental health had suffered during the ... View article...

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