Tag: Ireland

• Thursday, March 13th 2025 - 18:17 UTC

  Ireland donates to Brazil's Amazon Fund

  

  Ireland has joined as the eighth donor to Brazil's Amazon Fund, contributing € 15 million, it was reported Thursday. The fund, managed by Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), supports conservation, monitoring, and sustainable development in the Amazon and has financed 123 projects since 2009. In 2024 alone, R$ 200 million (US$ 34.4 million at the current exchange rate) was allocated, aiding efforts to reduce deforestation, which dropped over 45% compared to 2022. Environment Minister Marina Silva emphasized that Ireland's support recognizes Brazil's achievements in combating deforestation and climate change, while the fund continues to attract international partners committed to sustainability.

• Thursday, October 24th 2024 - 07:04 UTC

  Online influencer becomes fully-fledge university degree in its own right

  

  Working as an online influencer has become a subject to specialize in, according to an Irish university's decision to include such studies in its curricula. A job that did not exist until recently, it has become a popular career among Generation Z young people looking to carve out a future by posting content on Instagram, TikTok or YouTube, said South East University of Technology (SETU) in Carlow, 80 km from Dublin.

• Thursday, May 23rd 2024 - 19:17 UTC

  Lula says recognition of Palestine's statehood “a historic decision”

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Wednesday's recognition of Palestine's statehood by Spain, Ireland, and Norway was a “historic decision,” Agencia Brasil reported Thursday. The South American leader also said that the measure will have a positive effect on efforts to find peace in the Middle East.

• Wednesday, May 22nd 2024 - 23:03 UTC

  Spain, Norway, and Ireland recognize Palestine's statehood

  

  Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez Wednesday announced that his country would be recognizing Palestine's statehood as of May 28. In addition to Spain, Norway and the Republic of Ireland will be adopting the same stance. It was the Socialist leader's second bold diplomatic move this week after pulling Madrid's Ambassador María Jesús Alonso Jiménez from Buenos Aires. Of the 193 United Nations member states, 143 have recognized an independent state of Palestine, including China and Russia.

• Thursday, July 27th 2023 - 10:20 UTC

  Ireland mourns the gifted and lifelong non-conformist Sinead O'Connor

  

  Ireland is mourning its acclaimed composer and singer Sinead O'Connor, who died at the age of 56. In a statement cited by Irish broadcaster RTE, the singer's family said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinead. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time.”

• Monday, June 5th 2023 - 13:14 UTC

  Three companies accounted for a third of all corporation tax in Ireland

  

  Three companies accounted for a third of all corporation tax collected in the Republic of Ireland between 2017 and 2021, new research suggests. The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (IFAC) said that amounted to some US$ 6,5billion in 2021 alone and probably increased last year. Corporation tax is the tax that companies pay on their profits.

• Tuesday, May 23rd 2023 - 07:23 UTC

  Sinn Fein which calls for a united Ireland, becomes largest party in Northern Ireland

  

  The Irish nationalist party, Sinn Fein, has become the largest party in Northern Ireland in Sunday's local election results. But rather than break a political deadlock in the North, Sinn Fein’s striking gains may harden the sectarian divide that has long complicated its fragile government.

• Thursday, March 9th 2023 - 10:14 UTC

  Ireland to hold referendum to rephrase Constitutional mandates for woman

  

  Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said Wednesday that his country was “an unfinished republic” soo long as there is still some inequality between men and women and in order to solve that a referendum will be held in November to remove sexist content from Constitution.

• Monday, May 9th 2022 - 09:58 UTC

  Pro Ireland unity Sinn Fein wants to form a government this week; UK, US, Ireland call for caution

  

  Sinn Fein, the Irish nationalist party that wants Northern Ireland out of British rule to create a united Ireland, has won for the first time the largest number of seats in the Belfast legislature, (27 out of 90) and announced that on Monday will be going to Stormont seat of the region's assembly to form a government. Meantime the governments of UK, US and Ireland have called on all parties to agree on a new administration.

• Thursday, October 28th 2021 - 09:17 UTC

  China approves meat imports from Italy; Brazil and Ireland still out in the cold

  

  China’s customs administration said this week that it had approved beef imports from Italy as of October 26th. China relies heavily on imports to meet the growing demand for meat from an increasingly affluent middle class.