COMMUNITY

According to a report published by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), a sharp fall in employment levels was recorded amongst workers from eastern European countries, because of Covid-19. The study found that non-EU…

Dublin has now became the 11th most costly European city to live in according to the latest figures. Ireland had moved up the rankings of expensive cities and now reached the 11th position. Compared to last year, Dublin is up one…

According to the report by the property website Daft.ie, House prices have increased by 3.5% in the last year. More than 630 properties were sold this year till now that were worth €1m or more.  Huge amount of money is being spent…

Germany is planning to close many shops and schools, and further limit social contacts in an effort to drive down the rate of Covid-19 infections that have remained significantly high in recent weeks. Chancellor Angela Merkel has…

Search engine giant Google has lost its services all over the world due to a server issue. In addition to Google search, YouTube. Various Google sites, including Google Meet and Gmail, have also gone on strike. In many parts of the…

DUBLIN: HSE confirms that student nurses were sent to one of Ireland’s worst-hit nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Student nurses have been used to "rescue" St Mary’s Hospital in Dublin’s Phoenix Park, which is in crisis due to a…

DUBLIN: As economic growth depends on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and Brexit, a debt rating agency warns that Irish housing prices will fall by 2-4 per cent over the next two years. According to Fitch Ratings, the World Trade…

Buenos Aires: Argentina's lower house of parliament has approved a draft bill to legalize abortion. The bill contains provisions that legally authorize abortions up to 14 weeks of age. The draft Bill 117, introduced by President…

The Irish Farmers' Association has called for an immediate halt to beef imports to the European Union if there is no deal after Brexit. IFA President Tim Cullinan has called for the termination of the Mercosur trade agreement, which…

Deputy Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has said he expects a last-minute agreement between the European Union and the UK on a post-Brexit trade deal. EU Commission President Ursula von Der Lane has agreed to resume talks on Sunday with…