Irish families

Urgent warning issued to Irish families as millions of toxic toys found in EU

Europol has issued a warning Over 16.6 million fake and harmful toys have been taken off the EU market following two coordinated continent-wide operations, including Ireland. Over two years, Europol led initiatives to stifle dodgy toy producers and dealers. The annual initiative is known as Operation LUDUS, derived from the Latin word for “toy”. The […]

1 week ago

Hang sangiches and sand: bring back traditional Irish summer holidays

The American hurricane belt has nothing on Curracloe beach in August.

8 years ago

Census 2016 is out: Here’s everything we know about families in Ireland

Census 2016 results released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveal a drop in the number of births nationwide since 2010. The number of babies born in Ireland was down to 67,000 in 2015 from 77,000 in 2010. Despite this, Ireland’s population has increased by 3.8% (173,613) in the last five years. There are now […]

9 years ago