Passport applications from UK have almost doubled since Brexit referendum

Irish Standard Time — Tuesday, October 08, 2019

He said: “These figures are a clear indication that people across the UK and Northern Ireland have realised how serious the impact of Brexit will be.

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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, ...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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