Published: Sun 4 May 2025, 9:00 AM This week there are true stories, made-up stories, a Famine history and a shot of hope. Stories of Ireland, Brian Friel, Penguin, €15.99 Brian Friel’s ‘Collected Short Stories’, first published in 1979, makes up this …
Taipei, May 4 (CNA) The secretary general of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), one of the top posts in the foreign ministry, has been named the country's top envoy to Ireland, the government has recently announced. According to an …
A change of government in the US is accompanied by a change in personnel in top management posts through the administration. Political appointments, not career civil servants, are the norm for some 4,000 top level jobs in the federal system. Just over a …
Jeff Bezos originally wanted to call his online bookstore 'Cadabra' - with his products arriving like magic. Abracadabra! But after being advised it sounded too like 'cadaver' over the phone, Bezos opted for the name Amazon, after leafing …
Enterprise Ireland last week opened a new office in Glasgow, a signal of a long-term commitment to Scotland and to the UK. The new office was officially opened by Niamh Smyth, junior minister for Trade Promotion. This visit was primarily focused on …
American interest in Irish higher education centres surged 63pc in the first quarter of 2025 – the highest growth for any destination among US residents Trump’s administration has piled pressure on US universities, threatening them with federal funding …
Construction sector ‘has missed out on billions more in investments’ Photo: Getty Today at 03:30 A total of €6.5bn of data-centre projects earmarked for Ireland are “stranded” due to power issues and the moratorium on their development here. That’s …
The latest Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll was conducted on Thursday and Friday, May 1 and 2. The sample size was 1,649 and the margin of error was +/-2.5pc. Changes indicated are since the April 2025 poll unless otherwise stated.
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