The Industrial Development Authority announced yesterday in a tweet that the social networking company Twitter is to open an international office in Dublin.

Radical changes are planned to replace the current Junior Certificate from 2017, when marking will include online and class tests on the basis of continuous assessment, which will consist of 40% of marks, and the final written examination worth the other 60%.

For many years, religious institutions ran most Irish charities.

AS the thousands of trees she so lovingly planted on her farm in Tullamore over the last few decades begin to take on the beautiful russets, coppers and golds of autumn Teresa Tracy will have to rely on her memory to enjoy them.

IT may not be surprising but it is disappointing that Senator Jillian van Turnhout was subjected to unacceptable personal abuse because she decided that she would not help Senator David Norris secure a nomination to contest the presidential election.

GREEK workers went on strike yesterday and brought the country’s transport system to a standstill over the government’s decision to intensify its austerity drive.

NEW research into how our children view the world and their place is reassuring and comforting.

LESS than two weeks ago America and its friends — including Ireland — marked the tenth anniversary of the worst terrorist attack that country has faced.

TRADITIONAL gambling has destroyed many lives, families and relationships in this society.

IN a world more characterised by change than ever before, farming, and the tens of thousands of jobs that flow from it, remains a cornerstone of this society and this economy.