Irish America Team

THE Irish Government has set itself a target of reaching a child poverty rate of three per cent b... … [Read more...] about Ireland sets out ‘ambitious’ new child poverty rate target of three per cent

THE British Government has announced a 2m funding injection to support integrated education in N... … [Read more...] about British Government commits £2m to support integrated education in Northern Ireland

OLYMPIC champion Rhys McClenaghan will be in Dublin this weekend to headline a festival dedicated to health and wellbeing. The Co. Down native, who took gold for Ireland on the pommel horse in Paris last year, will be the main attraction at Swellfest in Mountjoy Square Park this weekend. The athlete, who won Ireland’s Dancing with the Stars earlier this year, with his dance … [Read more...] about Olympic gold medallist Rhys McClenaghan to headline Dublin festival

DUBLIN airport’s operators have issued a public apology to car park customers who were overcharged due to a ‘pricing system error’. “We want to sincerely apologise to a number of our car park customers who were mistakenly overcharged earlier this year due to a pricing system error linked to a special offer,” Daa said in a statement issued this week. “As soon as we became aware … [Read more...] about Dublin Airport apologises to customers who were ‘overcharged’ for car parking

IRISH chef Anna Haugh has been announced as one of the new hosts of the next series of MasterChef. The Dubliner, who is the owner and chef patron of Myrtle restaurant in London’s Chelsa, is a familiar face on the show, having featured as a guest judge across a numer of series. She will co-host the upcoming 22nd amateur series of the cooking show with journalist and critic Grace … [Read more...] about Irish chef Anna Haugh and food critic Grace Dent announced as new MasterChef hosts