Northern Ireland children ranked fifth in the world for reading

Irish Standard Time — Thursday, May 18, 2023

More than 4,000 pupils in 143 primary schools in Northern Ireland took part in PIRLS 2021. Girls perform better. However, due to school closures ...

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Irish people still claim sightings of Virgin Mary in sky in 1985 were legitimate

Irish Standard Time — Monday, April 15, 2019

Irish people still claim sightings of Virgin Mary in sky in 1985 were legitimate - In 1985, Ireland was gripped by moving statues from Ballinspittle to Stradbally with hundreds of thousands of people gathering at grottos in the belief ...

Teenager being quizzed by detectives over botched tiger kidnapping

Irish Standard Time — Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Teenager being quizzed by detectives over botched tiger kidnapping Gardai are hunting for a second assailant after the youth was arrested in Limerick when two other teens were abducted at gunpoint. The pair were in a house ... Kate Beckinsale Interview. Louis Walsh and Kate Beckinsale at the Irish Premiere of Total ...

Man acquitted of teenager's murder

Irish Standard Time — Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Man acquitted of teenager's murder : A man accused of murdering a Nigerian teenager on Good Friday two years ago has been acquitted of the charge after the trial judge directed the jury to find him not guilty. Mr Justice Barry White also directed the jury to find the 26-year-old man not ... Irish Times

Ireland adopts resolution condemning Russia's actions in Ukraine as 'act of genocide'

Irish Standard Time — Friday, June 03, 2022

Irish Senator Mark Daly stated that Ireland Senate has adopted a resolution condemning Russia's military assault in war-torn Ukraine as an 'act of ... View article...

Why Brussels seems relaxed about the end game

Irish Standard Time — Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Why Brussels seems relaxed about the end game - The EU's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, is now selling hard the idea that the UK can change its mind during the transition period and choose to stay part of the European single market and customs union - particularly with a view to solving the Irish border issue. This would be the ideal post- Brexit ..

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