#irish-citizenship

#irish-citizenship

The ESRI revealed in its recently published quarterly economic commentary that the fall in the number of technology workers in Ireland was concentrated almost entirely among female workers in the sector.

Brian Cody's views on the media at large, or at least that wretched part of it tasked with covering hurling, were dim. Roughly similar in wattage to Bobby Knight.

A man in his 40s is due before the Special Criminal Court charged in relation to the murder of republican double agent Denis Donaldson nearly 20 years ago.

Bryan Dobson stated, 'After nearly four decades at RTÉ, I found retirement to be a new chapter, filled with family time and personal projects.'

Sharon Darcy stated that when she raised concerns about the safety of children operating sewing machines, Paul Keeley told her to 'get a box' to solve the problem.

Like, what the fuck are they doing?' Gaelic football jerseys in Australia! County Coogee, as it's become popularly known, hosts one of the largest Irish populations in Australia. In the most recent census, 19.5% of its residents claimed Irish heritage. When McCaul describes going down Coogee Bay Road and all you hear is bloody Irish accents, he's not joking.

Kinlough in north Co Leitrim was home to Ireland's earliest St Patrick's Day parade which kicked off at midnight. Despite the late hour, huge crowd of local people and many others who traveled from other parts of Co Leitrim turned out for what was the village's first parade, with plans already in place to make it an annual tradition.

On December 10, 2019, Dubliner Moira Killeen was found dead in her apartment in the Belair district. The medical examiner at the scene cited the death as 'violent and suspicious' in his report, yet the prosecutor ruled the case a suicide and declined to carry out a post-mortem examination.

The 65-year-old taoiseach Irish for prime minister was under political pressure to talk tough to Trump about the war on Iran. But as the Irish Times newspaper noted, he remained effectively mute for the first 20 minutes as the US president held forth on a range of grievances, including the resignation of Kent, director of the US National Counterterrorism Center.

The article explores Gourounlian's formative experience of fleeing Armenia during his childhood, which shaped his perspective and resilience. He discusses the contrast between his early life challenges and his later success in the entertainment industry, providing context for understanding his journey from displacement to becoming a recognized television personality and judge on Dancing with the Stars.

Ireland are Triple Crown winners for the 15th time thanks to a 12th consecutive win over Scotland, whose long search for success in Dublin will stretch into its 18th year before they get another chance to end their dismal record.

The Irish government will give 2,000 artists unrestricted weekly stipends in a program officials described as a "recognition, at government level, of the important role of the arts in Irish society." After a successful three-year pilot, the Irish government made its basic income program for artists permanent. Similar pilots have been launched here in the United States, but they're supported primarily by the nonprofit sector.

Four years on from the invasion, we talk to the Ukrainians who have settled in Co Kerry, why they chose to come here, the heartbreaking stories from their homeland, and dealing with the 'small percentage of haters' The vast majority of the tens of thousands of Ukrainians who now live in Ireland could never have imagined they would still be here four years after the full-scale invasion of their country by Russia.

There has been a significant increase in wealthy Americans moving to Ireland to escape life under Donald Trump, new figures from the Department of Justice reveal. The number of US citizens granted permission to live here on temporary Stamp O visas has jumped by almost 90pc in only a couple of years. The visas were granted to 387 US citizens last year, nearly double the 204 who were granted Stamp O visas in 2022.

Places to socialise are a key part of the culture in our towns and cities

The right-wing dating site Whitedate.net, dubbed 'Nazi Tinder', has dozens of members from across Ireland. Only one of those on the site mention love as a motivation, but many mentioned the need to "breed" for the "white race". The site's thousands of profiles were leaked online after a hack, Whitedate's owner says, "there will be repercussions". Some of its 48 users on the island of Ireland, including a 56-year-old woman from Moy and multiple men from Belfast, Derry, and Bangor.

Even unionists would struggle to object to such a move, even if the Irish Government has shied away from it Why is there no Irish passport office in Belfast? Once, such a question would only have been asked by the most ideologically committed northern nationalists. Demand for Irish passports was limited, the issue was seen as controversial and even if those objections were overcome, security considerations would have made such a proposal problematic.

Some people choosing to 'self-deport' rather than be arrested and imprisoned for months

The politics of the loudest voice wins out as the prevailing negative political narrative about Brussels continues

Due to a technical issue with a software update, passports issued between 23 December 2025 and 6 January 2026 inclusive are not fully compliant with international travel standards and there is a possibility that some passport holders may have an issue at eGates and border control when travelling. The Passport Service sincerely regrets this issue and apologises to affected citizens for the inconvenience caused. In order to mitigate against any possible travel issues, the passport service has notified border authorities worldwide through the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), as well as Irish Border Management.

I've never had a sense of direction. In a family where everyone knows where they're going, I'm the one who gets lost. When my son Charlie was small, he would listen as I outlined the day's itinerary-grocery store, library, post office-then interrupt. "Mama," he'd say, "I have a better way." And he did. He was five, and already knew where he was going.

I suppose every part of me, I wasn't well, I was physically drained, I had lost loads of weight, I wasn't sleeping, and it crept up on me very quickly. I'd had some kind of virally things, but didn't think they were significant until I was hit with this. I suppose it was like a bolt from the blue, where I was knocked sideways and couldn't keep going.