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Manhunt continues for prisoner who escaped from Garda custody

September 25, 2025 by

A MANHUNT is underway for a prisoner who escaped from Garda custody this week.Garda in Kilkenny... … [Read more...] about Manhunt continues for prisoner who escaped from Garda custody

Free burritos for students across Ireland today in major freshers week giveaway

September 25, 2025 by

STUDENTS across Ireland will be treated to free burritos today as a popular Mexican restaurant ch... … [Read more...] about Free burritos for students across Ireland today in major freshers week giveaway

Carry on liquid rules scrapped at Dublin Airport

September 25, 2025 by

RESTRICTIONS on carry on liquids have been scrapped at Dublin Airport thanks to the arrival of ne... … [Read more...] about Carry on liquid rules scrapped at Dublin Airport

Drop in serious crime in Ireland although rises elsewhere CSO reports

September 25, 2025 by

NEWLY released data shows a sharp fall in violent offences in the Republic, while Northern Irelan... … [Read more...] about Drop in serious crime in Ireland although rises elsewhere CSO reports

New data shows people in Ireland are on average nearly 27 years old when they leave home

September 24, 2025 by

YOUNG Irish people are leaving home later in life than their EU counterparts new figures have revealed. According to EU statistics office Eurostat, the average young person in the EU is 26.2 years old by the time they leave their parents’ home, while in Ireland they leave at 26.8 years old. The leaving age has been steadily increasing since the mid-2000's, when the average was … [Read more...] about New data shows people in Ireland are on average nearly 27 years old when they leave home

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February 13, 2001

After two years of living in Tralee and Waterford, refugees from Kosovo were granted the right to become Irish citizens on February 13, 2001. In 1999, almost 1,000 Kosovar refugees first arrived in Ireland. They were displaced due to the ethnic war  and “cleansing” taking place in their homeland, and fled to Ireland under the United Nations Human Rights Council protection programme. Of the 1,000 refugees, most returned home after the Kumanovo Treaty in June of 1999, but 140 of the refugees remained in Ireland and were granted full citizenship in their new homeland on this day in 2001.

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