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Title: Budget 2026: Minister Calleary secures Social Protection Package of over €1.15 billion for New Measures Author: Ireland, Department of Social Protection Source: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-s... The Internet, Online, 8/10/2025 Minister for Social Protection, Dara Calleary TD, has today announced a Social … Continue reading →

Title: Budget 2026 Author: Ireland, Department of Social Protection Published on: 7 October 2025 Source: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-s... Content: €28.9 billion to be spent on social welfare in 2026 €320 million to tackle child poverty Supports for carers Supports for people with … Continue reading →

The twentieth edition of Culture Night took place on Friday 19 September 2025 Culture Night 2025 https://culturenight.ie/ Culture Night / Oíche Chultúir is a national moment, celebrating all that makes up the richness and diversity of Culture in Ireland today, … Continue reading →

The White has published a factsheet published all details on the trade agreement. https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheet... Sample Text: MAKING GLOBAL HISTORY: Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump announced a trade deal with the European Union (EU), fundamentally rebalancing the economic relationship between the world’s … Continue reading →

Natasha O’Brien appealed the sentence of the soldier who attacked her while he was drunk out having fun with friends in Limerick. Her attacker Cathal Crotty left her battered and bruised and with a broken nose. The physical scars were … Continue reading →

Title: New Irish Writing Author: The Irish Independent Newspaper, Online Source: https://www.independent.ie/tag/new-ir... , Available online, Internet, 30/6/2025 Verdict: Well Worth A Read! Sample Text: New Irish Writing Poetry By Fiona Tracey Source: https://www.independent.ie/entertainm... New Irish Writing: Glass Splinters
by Kieran Marsh … Continue reading →

The morning after the nightThe roof flew off the houseAnd our sleeping children narrowly missedBeing decapitated by falling slates,I asked my husband if he wouldHelp me put back the roof:But no – he was too busy at his workWriting for … Continue reading →

He was born 17th Dec 1936 – 21st April 2025. He was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina to Italian immigrant parents. He was the eldest of 5 siblings. Francis was a Jesuit , the first pope from … Continue reading →

Every domestic goddess should know her laundry symbols. The icon that looks like a bucket of water instructs how to wash a garment, the square with a circle in the center instructs how to dry it, and the iron symbol … Continue reading →

An emoticon (/əˈmoʊtəkɒn/, ə-MOH-tə-kon, rarely /ɪˈmɒtɪkɒn/, ih-MOTT-ih-kon), short for emotion icon, is a pictorial representation of a facial expression using characters. Copy and 📋 Paste Emoji online from https://getemoji.com/ These can be classified into various sections: Smileys, Gestures, People, Clothing, Animals & … Continue reading →