Category: News
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Video: #FemFest2017
#FemFest is an annual event held by the National Women’s Council of Ireland to discuss leadership and equality. Keeva Tyrrell & Meagan Walsh report from the event.
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Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has estimated that greenhouse gas emissions in 2016 were 3.5 percent higher than in 2015. A report by the EPA shows that Ireland is one of four countries in Europe in which greenhouse gas emissions are still above…
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Army numbers decreasing despite recruitment drive
Despite a recruitment drive over the course of last year, there are more than 100 fewer Defence Forces personnel now than there were at the end of 2015. Following a Freedom of Information request, the Defence Forces released information which shows that 551…
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Creative Christmas addition to Dublin
Frost is a seasonal shopping experience which opened in Dublin city centre this week. Keeva Tyrrell reports on the latest Christmas addition to the capital’s streets. Located on the ground floor of the Fumbally Exchange on Dame Lane, the shop will run from…
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The numbers behind the rent crisis
There is a huge disparity between the average national house price and the average that people are paying to rent properties in Ireland, recent statistics have shown. Despite recent growth, national house prices in Ireland are 25 percent lower than they were in…
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Over 22,000 recipients of paternity benefit in 2017
More than 22,000 fathers have taken paternity leave in 2017 so far. Figures released by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection show that 22,375 fathers have received paternity leave in the first ten months of the year. The payment for paternity…
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Irish secondary schools offering little language choice
Less than half the secondary schools in the Dublin area offer a modern European language, aside from French, Spanish, German and Italian, as a Leaving Cert subject. According to the Department of Education, out of the 80 secondary schools in the Dublin area,…
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Over 15,000 people employed in Ireland didn’t complete primary school
More than 15,000 people in the Irish labour force over the age of 15 have had no formal education, according to the 2016 census. 12,827 of these are Irish Nationals, which equates to 84% of the total figure. Of those who have had…
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Dublin rally for America’s ‘Dreamers’
A rally was held in Dublin on Monday evening in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme in the United States. The DACA programme was established by the Obama administration in 2012 to protect those who entered the US as…
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Chaotic Christmas lights event in Dublin leaves thousands disappointed
The annual Dublin Christmas lighting ceremony took place last Sunday on O’Connell Street, but not everything went to plan. Thousands of excited children, adults and grandparents lined the streets of Dublin to watch two festive parades, while hundreds more clustered around the forty-foot…
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