Lidl has just announced its intention to pay all its employees at least the 11,50 € per hour Living Wage, an amount considered necessary to meet all basic standards of living. Lidl said the measure will be introduced from November…
The popular Irish Farmers Calendar is back with 12 new farmers who, together with their beloved livestock, have decided to (partially) take their clothes off to raise funds for Bóthar, a charity organisation with the aim of « sending livestock to…
Software development and cloud computing company Workday has just opened its new European headquarters in Dublin and its looking for employees. The American company is expecting to create 200 jobs over the next 3 years. The new Dublin office will…
Bad news if you’re looking to buy a house in Ireland. The last house price report by Daft.ie, one of the most important property websites in the country, shows homes outside the capital have increased in price by 13% over the…
From a tiny hilltop village in Eastern Nepal, like most girls in Nepal, Mira’s young life was very active: walking to school, doing farm work, hauling water from the bottom of the hill, walking days to the market and returning…
Our aim is to promote a friendly, open community, where those who are new to life in Ireland will feel welcome and included, but to do that we need your participation! Here you have an open hub for talking about…
The cleaning and security sectors are amongst the ones with a higher number of foreign employees and also with lower salaries. Today, this situation has improved a little, after new wage agreements for these sectors were signed into law. The…
A wide selection of meats, fish, vegetables and cheeses, many prepared in luxurious ways. That was the menu that the passengers of the Titanic enjoyed on the 14th of April, 1912, just one day before the opulent transatlantic tragically sinked…
Looking for a job in the technology sector? Then we have good news for you! Accenture, an international consulting firm, has announced that it will be opening a new research facility in Dublin as part of a plan to expand…
A survey shows that taking a picture of yourself can be more dangerous than swimming with sharks. A study conducted by Mashable technology site shows that the number of deaths caused by selfies in 2015 is higher than deaths caused…