Europe Ireland March 2023 was the wettest month in the last 83 years, according to provisional statistics from Met Éireann, with an average of 173,3 millimeters of rain across the island
Europe Ireland Queen's University announced more funds to help Palestinian students with scholarships; the programme established in 2020 funds tuition fees and accommodation, but not visa or travel costs
Europe Ireland A sharp increase in people with multiple addictions (62% vs 48% last year), including cocaine and alcohol, was reported by Rutland Treatment Centre; as 16% of users seek help for cocaine addiction, the creation of a dedicated resource is a 'key objective'
Europe Ireland Irish secondary school students are 'significantly less likely' to be confronted with abstract or complex information than their OECD peers, according to Educational Research Centre report with the OECD and Department of Education
Europe Ireland Over the past two years, the Garda, the police force, has spent almost one million euros to buy 16 cars to transport ministers; more "gardaí", the Guards, are assigned to ministers because of the increase in protests by the far-right