Interesting news.
New season, new school year, new rules. This is the first weekend of the new lockdown and although the restrictions are severe, schools and creches remain open. On one side, the Government of Ireland and the NPHET ensure they are…
The outcome of COVID-19 on the schooling system i.e. primary schools and secondary schools around the world. How the teachers’ and parents’ decisions regarding the same are affecting the education of the students. With all that is affected globally…
Man-Made Famine Endless death engulfs Yemen. The country is being choked by the most catastrophic humanitarian crisis in the world. With a population of 29 million people, anywhere from 20 to 24 million are on the brink of famine, suffering…
What will Brexit mean to border communities in Ireland? With the date that the UK is due to leave the European Union (EU) drawing ever closer – December 31, 2020 – no-one seems to be any the wiser about what…
For many pupils across Ireland, this week marked their first day back at school since March. After months of online classes and working at home, pupils have finally been giving the all-clear to go back to school. However, pupils are…
The Irish Department for Transport has confirmed that drivers from Northern Ireland and Great Britain will have to carry an insurance green card while driving across the border to the Republic of Ireland from January. The new rule will apply…
Derry was in mourning this week when the news broke of the death of one of its greatest sons. Nobel peace laureate John Hume died at Owen Mór nursing home in the city after suffering dementia for some years. He…
Gaelic games have returned to East Belfast for the first time in a generation. The last club of this kind to hail from the area, St Colmcille’s GAC, was disbanded in the 1970s as a result of the Troubles. A…
Jack Charlton will undoubtedly be remembered as the greatest Republic of Ireland soccer manager ever. Tributes poured in for the England World Cup winner after his death on July 10 2020. The 85-year-old had been diagnosed with lymphoma in the…