Irish millennials could lead the way in making cashless payments between 60-70 per cent of all payments in the country within five years, according to the lead author of a new report into the technology. Read more…
[dropcap]Tens [/dropcap]of thousands of people have signed a petition to protest the deportation order of the Irish born nine-year-old, Eric Zhi Ying Xue.
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s (FYROM) parliament voted to begin the process to rename their country to North Macedonia on October 20. Read more…
MyTaxi experienced its busiest ever quarter in Ireland between July and September, carrying more than 4 million passengers. Read more…
Kleenex have scrapped their ‘mansize’ tissues as there were complaints that the were showing sexism, they have now discontinued them and rebranded them as ‘Extra-Large’ instead. Read more…
Schools across the country have been subject to closures due to structural problems after safety checks were conducted since 2015. Read more…
[dropcap]Over[/dropcap] 20,000 people ran from Fitzwilliam Square through the Phoenix Park and back to Merrion Square to complete the Dublin marathon on Sunday, October 28th according to organizers.
The plan will tackle some of the issues faced by young people in the digital age. Revenge porn and stalking are problems that the legislation will aim to address. Revenge porn is currently legal in Ireland. Read more…
The data will improve weather risk management and help understand climate change, while eliminating the over-inclusion of more recent weather events which have “better media coverage and folk memory”. Read more…
The changes will affect up to 160,000 students at post-primary level across the country, which equates to half of the secondary school population that are in Education and Training Board (ETB) and community schools. Read more…
Patients in the south of the country may go blind as a result of delays in the provision of eye care, hospital consultants have warned. Read more…
[dropcap]The[/dropcap]Connect Trade Union voted unanimously at the union’s first conference on 6th October to launch campaign to get more women involved in apprenticeships.
Gallagher was leading in the polls in 2011 until the “Tweetgate” controversy where Pat Kenny read out a tweet which alleged Gallagher had financially corrupt involvement with Fianna Fáil. Read more…
Getting the Messages, a project that aims to make a supermarket more accessible to people with dementia, has been launched in the Raheny area. Read more…
People in Rathkeale were urged not to uses contaminated water. Read more…
Eoin Harte analyses a study based on how often and how easily people skip online video advertisements. Read more…
The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA\0 want to provide a HIV preventative drug for free to at risk patients with medical cards. Read more…
[dropcap]Vodafone[/dropcap] Ireland’s latest marketing campaign has been referred to as “creepy” and “sinister” after journalists were sent framed pictures of themselves that appear to be smashed on October 3rd.
[dropcap]A [/dropcap]piece of legislation known as the Public Health Alcohol Bill was passed through all stages of the Oireachtas as of October 10th, over 1,000 days since it was first introduced.
[dropcap]Nobel[/dropcap]Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad has announced that she will donate her $500,000 (€432,650) winnings to helping survivors of sex crimes.
Ní Riada credits her background and appreciation of Ireland’s identity as two key components that she believes makes her to be a suitable candidate for the Presidency.
[dropcap]Child [/dropcap]sexual abuse content reported online increased by 44 per cent last year in Ireland, according to statistics from Hotline.ie.
The illegal occupation of a vacant Dublin property, that first started on September 8th as part of a protest to highlight Ireland’s housing crisis, is still in progress. Read more…
Rachel Power writes about the private company Go- Ahead taking control of four Dublin Bus routes. Read more…
She continued, “As President, I will include young people on the Council of State… We need to listen to young people and that’s why I want to give them a voice in shaping the Presidency for the next seven years. Read more…