Why are so many people getting therapeutic tattoos?
Analysis: many cancer survivors get therapeutic tattoos to allow them to carve out a new interpretation of their changed bodies As humans, we have the power to make the world around us
Homelessness: What does the data tell us about the crisis?
On Friday, the Department of Housing published the latest of its monthly updates on homelessness. It showed that in June almost 16,000 people, including almost 5,000 children, were relying on emergency State
How ‘sandwich generation’ are caught up in cost of living crisis
Analysis: As Ireland ages and family care stretches across three generations, the squeezed middle are quietly doing it all with little recognition If society were a family, the sandwich generation would be
Fines and penalty points revoked after ‘human error’
Gardaí will revoke fines and penalty points issued to hundreds of people for speeding offences who were detected by a static speed camera in Kilkenny last month. The decision to revoke the
‘Beggars belief’ HHC available without restrictions
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland has said it “beggars belief” that products containing a man-made drug which produces similar effects to cannabis, and which it says has done major damage to
UK to lower voting age to 16 by next general election
The next UK general election will see 16-year-olds able to vote for the first time, MPs have confirmed in wide-ranging plans to “modernise our democracy”. Labour’s manifesto committed the party to lowering
Increase to night-time flights ‘reckless’, say residents
Residents living in the vicinity of Dublin Airport have said the decision to increase the number of night-time flights will “subject thousands of people to unnecessary noise and pollution”. Dublin Airport has
Eight babies born un UK from pioneering IVF technique to prevent disease
Eight babies have been born in the UK thanks to a groundbreaking three-person IVF technique to prevent devastating disease, world-first data shows. Four boys and four girls – including one set of
What’s the story with this PRSI tax thing on my payslip?
Analysis: All you need to know about one of the very taxes where what you pay is directly linked to your future entitlements We’ve all been there. You look at your payslip,
CRU approves 9.8% hike in water charges for businesses
The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) has approved a 9.8% increase in water charges for businesses. Industry bodies have expressed concerns about the hike, which will come into effect from the
How the cost of living crisis has changed Ireland’s streets
Analysis: Retailers and businesses in Irish towns and cities now face huge direct and indirect challenges to stay in operation Walking through any city or large town in Ireland today, many of
How to manage your bank accounts as a first-time borrower
It is easy to borrow – but paying back is the issue. Embarking on your journey as a first-time borrower can be both exciting and overwhelming. One of the most crucial steps
Conservation scheme sees nine curlew released into wild
A group of nine curlew, a bird species that has seen most of its population lost in Ireland since the 1980s, has been reintroduced to the wild on Lough Ree near Athlone
