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Irish man caught up in Melbourne terrorist attack
A young Irish man in Melbourne has spoken of the ‘pandemonium’ around him as a tram he was travelling on stopped less than five hundred metres away from the scene of a deadly terror attack. Sam Fearon, 21, from Bayside, Dublin is currently…
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Ireland’s complicated relationship with religion continues, data reveals
Every five years, Ireland is subject to a census which, of course, determines a great many things about the population of the nation. One of the questions answered about Ireland’s people is their religion, and its population has historically been a predominantly Christian.…
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Average age of Irish brides and grooms up almost ten years over last three decades
The average age of Irish brides and grooms in opposite sex marriages is the highest recorded to date, continuing a trend of people deciding to marry later in life. The average age of the groom has increased by 8.1 years since 1987 and…
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Dublin City Council car clamping yields €2.6 million in fines
Dublin City Council (DCC) earned over €2.6 million from clamping release fees during the first nine months of 2018, it has emerged. Figures released to thecity.ie show that DCC handed out 33,799 parking fines between January 1st and September 1st, 2018. With the…
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Irish as an official and working language of the EU
The European Commission and the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht held their third conference on Irish as a full official and working language of the EU this week. The aim of the conference was to raise awareness of the many job…
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Public Safety on Irish Rail: Part One
DART and rail users – are you vexed by vandalism? Tired of tissue sellers? Disgusted by disruptive passengers? Or do you think your daily commute or weekend trip into town is among the safest journeys one could hope to take on public transport?…
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Dublin Marathon: a history in facts and figures
20,000 people showed up to the startline of the 39th Dublin marathon, from runners just hoping to finish to elite athletes looking to get their share of the €120,000 prize pool. The Dublin Marathon began in 1980 and has since been an annual…
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Visits to Ireland becoming increasingly popular
Figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and sourced by the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) have shown that Ireland has been getting a steady increase in foreign visitors for the period spanning 2010 to 2017. The overall figure has risen from just…
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Taxi numbers up for the first time in ten years
The number of valid taxi driver and vehicle licences have been steadily declining in Ireland, but are now starting to increase, according to the latest information from the National Transport Authority (NTA). Small Public Service Vehicle (SPSV) licences are up for the first…
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Waiting lists for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services on the rise
With public outrage over long waiting lists, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and chaos in emergency departments need to be prioritised. However, this importance is not reflected in the number of clinical staff or expenditure put towards mental health services. In…
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