A cold winter ahead but some good news for the weekend weather
We’ll take what we can get. Autumn is in its final stride and soon the morning turmoil over whether to bring your winter coat or not won’t be an issue for consideration. Take it. Always take it. For now however the leaves are crunchy, the mornings are fresh and there’s still enough light not to […]
10 years ago
The most expensive county to die in has been revealed
It’s a bleak topic. For once Dublin isn’t the most outrageously priced county in Ireland, it may be extortionate for everything else but the cost of dying in the capital falls shy of the nation’s most expensive burial rites in Co.Tipperary. The standard cost of a funeral in Tipperary is €6,310 and it’s not clear in […]
10 years ago
Why Mother Teresa’s sainthood is tainted by controversy
Mother Teresa has officially been made a saint. Mother Teresa is arguably one of the most recognisable figures in the Catholic church and most people would likely be able to identify her name and face easier than those of the last few popes. Mention her name and people will immediately associate it with generosity, her […]
10 years ago
There is controversy over a new abortion help-line available in Ireland
The service will help women who have bought abortion pills online. An aftercare help-line recently launched by the The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (Bpas) has come under attack from pro-life groups. The help-line is for women in Ireland who have availed of abortion pills from either of the two not-for-profit organisations in the UK. Niamh Ui […]
10 years ago
Here’s what the weather forecast looks like for the week
It’s our most fickle friend. There is nothing reliable about our good friend the weather, but doesn’t that make it all the more exciting? Who needs constant sunshine when you have good layering? Who wants four seasons in a year when you can have three of them in a single hour? This week, Ireland’s weather is […]
10 years ago
Germany asks people to stockpile 10 days of supplies in fear of future terrorist attacks
For the first time since the end of the Cold War the German population are being asked by their government to stock up on essential supplies. Germany is currently on high alert after two Islamist attacks and a shooting rampage in a separate shopping centre by a teenager last month. The German newspaper, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (FAS), […]
10 years ago
The JobBridge scheme could be be scrapped next month
Could this be the end of the controversial scheme? JobBridge has long attracted criticism. Under the scheme companies and government agencies employ interns, paying them €52.50-a-week, for full-time work, which they receive on top of their Jobseeker’s Allowance. More than 48,000 interns have taken up positions with 18,000 participating employers since 2011. RTÉ reports that […]
10 years ago