Guides, stories and insights for internationals building a new life abroad.
The last H&M campaign, which features a variety of models from different cultures, sizes and genders, has created a lot of fuzz and some controversy, so we decided to hit the streets of Dublin to know what people think of it, and we got a lot of thoughtful responses. While some people think “it’s just […]
Pharmaceutical company Regeneron, has announced 200 jobs and an additional investment of $350m at its biopharmaceutical production facility in Limerick. As the company had already filled its original quota of 300 employees, this new investment will add up to 500 jobs by 2017 in its first bio processing centre outside of the US. Recruitment is […]
French based firm Teleperformance is set to create 800 jobs in Northern Ireland through its new call center in Co Fermanagh. The international company is expanding operations at an Enniskillen-based contact centre which it agreed to take over earlier this year. The investment has been supported by Invest NI, which has contributed with £2.5 million, […]
Each year, the Irish medical system is becoming more globalised. The last Medical Workforce Report by the Medical Council shows that in 2014, 35.7% of doctors registered in the Medical Council graduated from a medical school outside Ireland; this compares with 34.3% in 2013. The report continues by stating that Ireland’s “reliance on international medical graduates […]
South Africa v Wales – Saturday October 17th, 16:00 While South Africa is the bookmakers favorite, the Welsh have proved to be resourceful during the group stage, essentially beating England in the last minutes of the game. They have unfortunately been extremely affected by injuries so far and appeared limited against Australia, unable to turn the […]
Accounting software firm Sage has announced the opening of its new Dublin headquarters, which will create 300 jobs in “in marketing, sales and services”. Its new Sandyford centre will provide sales support to its “1.8 million customers in Europe”. Sage has an existing office in Dublin that currently employs 250 members of staff. A technology […]
The brain is a complex and fascinating organ. It is essentially what makes us up. Now you can say that our body is made up of a lot of things but you could theorize that we are just brains that are using bones and flesh for protection. The brain has many functions. It allows […]
The Irish Refugee Council was established 21 years ago as one of the first organisations fighting for refugees’ rights in Ireland. Since then, it has become a reference to people that seek to achieve refugee status in the country, offering information about asylum applications, help through legal advisors and supporting people’s basic needs like accommodation […]
Are you interested in culture? What if I told you that there is a single place from where to access almost any European cultural item you can think of? That place is called Europeana, and it is the biggest multi-lingual online collection of the world, with millions of digitized items from European museums, libraries, archives […]
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