Four ways in which Ireland is better than Northern Ireland
People in the Republic of Ireland on average live longer, are better educated and earn more than their counterparts in Northern Ireland, that’s according to a report out today. But…
Dublin’s EU museum officially opens
The European Parliament’s interactive museum in Dublin has officially opened four months after its soft launch. In 2019, the European Parliament decided it would open museums across Europe to try…
Women in work doubles to 1.3 million
The number of women in the workplace in Ireland has doubled since 1998, that’s according to new data from Ireland’s stats agency. In 1998, there were 641,800 women registered in…
Irish-led projects win €12 million in EU research funding
From mapping the Vikings to new technology for breast cancer survivors, six Irish-based projects have won €12 million in research funding from the EU. The funding, announced by the European…
Ireland welcomes twice as many Erasmus students as it sends abroad
More than twice as many Erasmus students and staff came to study in Ireland last year compared to the number of Irish students who went abroad. Ireland welcomed 11,835 people…
Dublin researchers €16 million for cutting edge science
Researchers at Dublin universities have been selected to take part in two international projects funded by the EU’s Horizon Programme. The two projects involving Irish universities will receive around €16…
St Patrick biography stored in German archives for more than 100 years
For more than a century a vitally important biography of Saint Patrick has been gathering dust in an archive in Berlin. The manuscript has never been published and few have…
Travellers and Roma face ‘persistent racism and discrimination’ in Ireland
The Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, has raised concerns about Ireland’s need to combat racism and discrimination, and to address prejudice against Travellers, Roma and migrants.…
UK urged to adopt Irish and Ulster Scots language strategy
The Council of Europe has called on the UK to adopt strategies for Irish and Ulster Scots. The report by the Council of Europe’s experts on regional and minority languages…
Irish government education spending ‘down’
Irish government spending on education has fallen from 3.6% to 2.9% of GDP, warns OECD. “This is less than the OECD average of 4.9%” Education at a Glance is an…