Ireland
Diplomacy
Greece Suffered More than Ireland, Tsipras tells Visiting Irish President
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras referred to the economic crisis experienced by the Greek and Irish peoples, as he received visiting Irish president, Michael D. Higgins, at Maximos Mansion on Thursday.
Tsipras said the Greek people perhaps have suffered more...
Economy
EU Agriculture Commissioner: Greece will get €19 Bln in 7 Years for Agriculture
Greece will get 19 billion euros in the next seven years for development in agriculture, while Greek traditional products will be protected, said European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan.
The European commissioner is in Thessaloniki and on...
Greece
Greece Among Countries With Most Citizens Living Overseas
OECD ranked its country members based on the number of people living overseas. Ireland came first, with the highest number of citizens living in countries overseas, even though the country is quickly recovering from the devastating impact of an...
Archaeology
New Paper Examines Pontic Roots of Ireland
A new study that looked into the origins of the Irish race revealed that the people who migrated to the land that would become Ireland potentially came from the Near East and Southern Europe, including the Pontic Steppe.
The report was conducted...
Business
Corporate Bankruptcies Down 15.8% in Greece in 2014
Company bankruptcies in Greece slowed to 330 in 2014, from 392 in 2013, for a decline of 15.8%, the second biggest percentage decline in European south after Spain, a survey by ICAP Group, a member of the Federation of...
Economy
New ECB Study Reveals Economic Situation in Eurozone Countries
Eurozone members did not feel the weight of the financial crisis equally, at least until 2013.
Reuters sites European Central Bank data which shows the different implications of the European financial crisis on the wealth of different countries' citizens between 2009-2013.
The citizens...
entertainment
Two Germans Turn Greek Crisis into a Board Game
Nikolai Diekerts, 28, and Julian Schärdel, 29, are friends and they share a common passion: board games. However, they are interested in finding new games that escape the mainstream board game market rules and promote their own ideas.
It appears...
Economy
Former Greek FinMin Varoufakis to Open Kilkenomics Festival in Ireland
Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis will be opening the 6th annual Kilkenomics Festival in Ireland, according to a recent announcement by journalist David McWilliams. The festival which was co-founded by McWilliams and Naoise Nunn is set to kick...
Greece
Study Says Most Greeks will be Overweight by 2030
It seems that the economic crisis and the fear of bankruptcy has led a lot of Greeks to overeating. Then again it might be that the healthy Mediterranean diet has become too expensive for Greeks and they have resorted...
Economy
Families Pay More Taxes than Singles in Greece
Families in Greece pay more taxes and social security contributions than any of the 34 OECD member-countries.
According to a study conducted by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), single people in Greece pay less taxes than families.
The study...