The Irish harp has been inscribed on the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The designation recognises the instrument’s unique place in Irish music and cultural life. It follows…
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No Automatic Access To Birth Records for Adopted People
Adopted people will not be given automatic access to their birth records under planned changes to legislation on adoption…….
Register of Donor Conceived Person To Address Issues Related to Birth Registration.
Minister for Health signs orders for the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 Parts 2 and 3 concerned with the rights of children conceived through the use of donor embryos or gametes.
Civil Registration Service 2018 Report: Irish Births Deaths & Marriages Now
Births, deaths, no mention of taxes but at least one reference to Brexit – the 2018 Annual Report of the Civil Registration Service is out….
Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave in Ireland To Be Extended By Two Weeks
New legislation will provide for extra paid parental leave for each parent of a child who is born, or adopted, from 1 November 2019….
Over 10,000 Irish Passport Applications A Month Submitted From The UK
More than 10,000 people living in Great Britain and Northern Ireland have applied for an Irish passport every month this year so far, new figures show….
Maid of Honor shows up to wedding in T. Rex Costume after being told she could wear anything
A maid of honor showed up to her sister’s wedding in a dinosaur costume because she wanted something she could wear more than once…….
Medieval Dublin: Small, Smelly, Busy & Holy
In his new book Peadar Slattery details social life in Medieval Dublin from 1450 to 1540…..
Meet Ireland’s First Wedding ‘Doula’
Your big day should be among the happiest days of your life, but too often the stresses attached to the big event can take over, writes Kirsty Blake Knox. Step in wedding doula, Anne Gill..