Daniel Florence O’Leary — Cork Native and (Venezuelan) Freedom Fighter

AFTER more than 15 years, The Irish House Party are preparing to bring their show to Britain. Founded by musicians Declan Quinn and Gerry Nolan, the show offers people an intimate evening of traditional Irish song, dance and humour, all designed to recreate the atmosphere of an old-fashioned house party. “We set up the show together about 15 or 16 years ago in Dublin,” says … [Read more...] about The Irish House Party hits the road in its first major British tour

THE Irish government is set to launch a child maintenance calculator to help parents make payment arrangements for their children outside of the courts. Child maintenance guidelines released this week confirmed a range of plans designed to improve the system for parents in Ireland. The new initiative includes plans to create the calculator, as well as the establishment of new … [Read more...] about New child maintenance calculator will help parents make arrangements outside of court

NEARY 50,000 families across Ireland have received the nation’s first ever new baby grants over the past year. The one-off €280 grant was introduced last year in the 2025 budget to help families provide for the material needs of a newborn baby or newly-adopted child. In the year since its launch, the Newborn Baby Grant has been paid out in respect of 49,841 children, at a cost … [Read more...] about Almost 50,000 Irish families receive newborn baby grants

RELATIONS between Ireland and Slovakia are “flourishing” according to Minister for European Affairs Thomas Byrne. The Irish minister made the claim while in Bratislava this week to meet with Slovakia’s State Secretary for Foreign and European Affairs, Marek Eštok. The minister also had a meeting with the Slovak Parliament’s European Affairs Committee while in Slovakia’s capital … [Read more...] about Trade and cultural links ‘flourishing’ between Ireland and Slovakia