Guides, stories and insights for internationals building a new life abroad.
Demand for Irish passports in the UK has jumped by 50% since the Brexit vote, Ireland’s minister for foreign affairs and trade has revealed. More than 100,000 Irish passports were issued in the UK in the first six months of 2017, up from 65,000 last year, according to figures released on Wednesday. The rush for Irish […]
A new report accused 49 members of the Catholic Church, of physical and in some instances sexual abuse of at least 547 young members of the Regensburger Domspatzen boys choir in Germany between 1945 and the early 1990s. The alleged physical abuse relates to children attending both the Regensburger Domspatzen’s pre-school and high school, according […]
In an operation carried out by Spanish police in coordination with Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, 65 people were arrested for trading horse meat, unfit for human consumption. The individuals were charged with crimes including animal abuse, document forgery, perverting the course of justice, crimes against public health, money laundering […]
Let’s help the people born with albinism in Tanzania together! B.Othingness is a Dutch campaign fighting to reduce the concealment due to (self-) stigma and creating a positive image and self-awareness among people born with albinism in Tanzania. A child born with albinism starts life with a great burden on itself in the east African […]
Malta, EU’s smallest nation, becomes the 15th member of the bloc to legalise same-sex marriage. The predominantly Catholic island of Malta voted for legalisation of the same-sex union on Wednesday evening, July 12. The lawmakers voted 66-1 in favour of the bill. The only MP who did not vote for the bill said he could […]
Engage, a photography exhibition kicked off at the Gallery of Photography in Dublin on June 22nd and is on till August 30. The exhibition display work of various artists who specialize in the area of photography. Exhibition began with Rural Fluorescent, by Jill Quigley and consisted of a set of photographs of the landscape on […]
Research conducted by Trinity College Dublin shows that 42% of the homeless people in Ireland are women, rising to 47% in Dublin. In Europe, the rate is much lower where women typically account for between 20% and 33% of the homeless population. The research also mentioned a number of causes and results of the increasing […]
Austria has barred Turkish economy minister Nihat Zeybekci from entering the country to attend an event marking the anniversary of last year’s failed coup in Turkey, a spokesman for Austria’s foreign ministry said on Monday. “He has been barred because his visit was not planned as part of a bilateral exchange, but was about his […]
They say by doing what you love, you inspire and awaken the hearts of others and the founders of Izzy Wheels, Ailbhe Keane and Isabel Keane, have successfully achieved it. The Irish startup with the tagline – ‘If you can’t stand up, stand out!’ is turning the wheelchair spoke guards into a fashion statement with […]
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