Tag: Ireland
Ireland lacks Gaelic secondary schools, yet the country’s official language
Irish Gaelic became one of the official languages of the European Union in January. On the island, the Irish are 10% more each year to want to enroll their children…
Northern Ireland Prime Minister Paul Givan resigns! After the decision, which was described as a “violation of international law”…
Givan began his resignation speech by saying it was “the privilege of his life” to serve as Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. Givan thanked those who supported him during his…
50 years after Bloody Sunday, stability in Northern Ireland still fragile
Northern Ireland commemorates this weekend one of the bloodiest episodes of the civil war, modestly baptized “The Troubles”, despite its 3,500 dead. On January 30, 1972, 14 Irish civilians were…
Ireland: Body of retiree taken to post office to collect paycheck
An investigation was launched after the body of a deceased man in Ireland was taken to a post office to withdraw his pension. According to the report of the Irish…
Continuing to bring culture to life in China, South Korea, the United States and Ireland
For two years, the world of culture has been very impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The “Correspondents’ World Tour” takes us on an inventory of the situation in China, South…
Ireland launches new scheme to regularize thousands of undocumented migrants
Undocumented migrants will finally be regularized in Ireland. A unique device has just been announced this week by the Ministry of Justice. At the end of the month, thousands of…
Restrictions on freedoms, rise of populism, democracy abused in Europe?
When we look at criteria such as corruption, the independence of the judiciary or even the media, which are also conditions of democracy, the picture is not very bright on…
a historic support plan for some 2,000 artists
In Ireland, the Minister of Culture has just announced a new support plan: by spring, around 2,000 artists will receive a basic income for three years. The aim is to…
Europe commits to advancing farm animal welfare
Will the end of cage farming in Europe soon be over? After a petition signed by nearly a million and a half European citizens, including 400,000 in Germany and 100,000…
The Donkey Sanctuary in Ireland for the protection of our equine friends
Since the start of the pandemic, the very “animalophile” Ireland has warned about the dangers of adopting an animal in times of confinement, because of the risks of trafficking and…