Videos shot by Cork-based ‘prankster’ linked to promotion of unlicensed gambling operator
During one of his many recent filming excursions, Cork-based Vladyslav Morhulets, better known online as prankster Rendy Vlad,…
Puzzles in the world economy
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Irish tourists visiting Benidorm warned over new scam with couples
A woman who has lived in Benidorm for 42 years has issued a warning about a reported new…
The ‘rockets and feathers’ effect: Inflation eases but grocery bills do not
Economics has a term for what U.S. grocery prices have done in recent years: rockets and feathers. Rockets,…
OpenAI and Anthropic lure Big Tech workers with bumper salaries to build Irish bases
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How Americans Spend Every Hour of the Day
Ranked: America’s Most Dangerous Cities for Driving See visuals like this from many other data creators on our…
My honest review of the hotel room that costs more than I earn in a month
Originally built as a bank in the Roaring 20s, Sofitel London St James stands tall in one of…
Price of parenting: the household maths giving China’s consumers pause
Qiu Huiying, a human resources manager in Guangdong, worries in numerical terms when she looks ahead to the…
After watching how Boomers retired ‘forward,’ Gen X is retiring ‘backward’
Most Baby Boomers have been retired for years now, while Gen Xers are just approaching their retirement era.…
Ryanair flight FR661 declared an emergency over Irish Sea on approach to Dublin
A Ryanair flight from Birmingham was forced to declare an in-flight emergency on approach to Dublin Airport before…
Drivers warned not to expect extended fuel excise cut
The federal government’s tapered 16-cents-per-litre fuel excise reduction will end on August 2. (Jay Kogler/AAP PHOTOS) Fuel excise…
EPFO mandates PF, pension claim settlement within 20 days — What to do if it’s delayed?
Employees covered under the EPFO will now benefit from faster settlement of provident fund, pension and insurance claims,…