New Report Highlights Shortage Of Construction Workers in Ireland

New Report Highlights Shortage Of Construction Workers in Ireland

The Construction Industry Federation says there is an urgent need for the industry to attract more talent. It comes after a new report by the Central Bank shows that one in every two workers who lost their jobs in Ireland...
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Mastercard to Add 175 Jobs In Dublin

Mastercard to Add 175 Jobs In Dublin

Up to 175 new jobs are on the way to Dublin. Mastercard has announced it is creating the roles as it expands its presence in Ireland. It is looking to hire software engineers, blockchain specialists, data scientists, project managers, analysts,...
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Coveney Welcomes German Support on Brexit Border Issue

Coveney Welcomes German Support on Brexit Border Issue

Ireland’s insistence that the Brexit treaty includes a backstop to preserve the island’s open border enjoys the full support of Germany, the country’s foreign minister has said. Germany’s new federal foreign minister, Heiko Maas, made t...
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Out & About

Out & About

I went to see Celtic Nights at the Sheen Center on Friday night and it was a nice performance. It could have done with a little bit more choreography as the singing was, well okay, but again they did perform...
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Late Ronaldo Penalty Puts Real Madrid Through to Semi-Finals

Late Ronaldo Penalty Puts Real Madrid Through to Semi-Finals

Cristiano Ronaldo scored an injury-time penalty to book Real Madrid’s place in the Champions League semi-finals after losing the second leg 3-1, but winning the tie 4-3 on aggregate. Juventus had wiped out Real Madrid’s three-goal advantage from th...
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Draw with Sevilla is Enough to See Bayern Through

Draw with Sevilla is Enough to See Bayern Through

Bayern Munich are through to the Champions League semi-finals for the seventh time in nine years after a 0-0 draw in their quarter-final second leg with Sevilla. The stalemate at the Allianz Arena means Bayern’s 2-1 first-leg win in Spain...
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Former President Bill Clinton And Senator George Mitchell Honored With Freedom Of Belfast

Former President Bill Clinton And Senator George Mitchell Honored With Freedom Of Belfast

A ceremony was held on Tuesday evening in the historic setting of the Ulster Hall to confer the Freedom of the City of Belfast on President Bill Clinton and Senator George J. Mitchell. The two American politicians were in Belfast...
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Liverpool Stun City to Advance to Semi-Finals

Liverpool Stun City to Advance to Semi-Finals

Liverpool survived a Manchester City onslaught to reach the Champions League semi-finals on a controversial night at the Etihad Stadium that saw Pep Guardiola sent off. Second-half goals from Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino killed off any hopes of a...
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Three Roma Goals Eliminate Barcalona in Italy

Three Roma Goals Eliminate Barcalona in Italy

Roma secured a dramatic 3-0 victory over Barcelona at the Stadio Olimpico to book their place in the Champions League semi-finals on away goals after a 4-4 aggregate result. Trailing 4-1 after the first leg, Roma went ahead on the...
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Good Friday Architects Gather in Belfast

Good Friday Architects Gather in Belfast

The architects of the Good Friday Agreement gathered in Belfast on Tuesday. Former US president Bill Clinton, ex-British Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern were among those marking the 20th anniversary of the landmark deal at...
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