Ireland has one of the highest rates of racism in the workplace within the EU.

Boru Energy will look for oil and gas assets “with significant commercialisation potential” that are operated by other companies, said Mr Carlyle.

When James Joyce opined a century ago that “the light music of whiskey falling into glasses makes an agreeable interlude”, little did he realise just how agreeable it would ultimately become as an Irish export success story.

Take up the White Man’s burden, Send forth the best ye breed, Go bind your sons to exile, To serve your captives’ need.

It is “baffling” that Defence Forces personnel are still being prescribed with anti-malarial drug Lariam, while the State faces dozens of personal injury claims due to alleged side effects of the medicine, the Dáil has heard.

Much of the continent’s food perishes before it gets to market, because its farmers are starved of knowledge and of resources. That can change, says Usman Ali Lawan

The prioritisation of the car and poor land use have polluted and ghettoised our cities, but a sustainable approach can change all that, says Abhas K Jha

The figure is according to a new report from UNICEF that looks at mortality rates in 16 countries that are going through conflict.

With global waste generation set to increase by as much as 70% by 2050, the world must act swiftly to avoid a catastrophe, write Mahmoud Mohieldin, Sameh Wahba, and Silpa Kaza Mahmoud

Because of low wages, Africans already spend a huge amount of their income on food, but the absence of consumer protection is resulting in a crisis, writes Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli.

The UN’s two-pronged approach will reduce neonatal mortality rates to 12 per 1,000 births by 2030, says

Paula Hynes swapped her farm and family in Cork to spend almost three weeks with the Maasai in Kenya for a show on RTÉ tonight, writes Helen O’Callaghan

Unlike other animals, humanity has voluntarily limited its reproduction, meaning the Earth and its people will survive as fertility rates fall across the globe, writes Noah Smith.

Ireland has been ranked as the 19th least corrupt country in the world in the latest Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).

Ireland is the eighth most expensive country in Europe for the average cost of broadband — despite being among the slowest in Europe for average broadband speeds.

HERE’S the dilemma faced by finance ministers in Asia and Africa: They want to see their economies developing swiftly so that more people can be lifted by employment out of poverty, leading to the higher tax revenues that will pay for the improved public services that result in better health and living standards.

When I first began writing, I had my own blog. The most popular piece I ever posted was when I shared embarrassing period stories and asked other women to comment underneath with their own, writes Louise O'Neill.

It is important that the disease is not forgotten even when it is not claiming victims, writes Dominique Legros.

Premier League club bosses are gathering in London today for what some sources are describing as the most important meeting in the top flight’s history since its creation in 1992.

The Naval Service will make history on October 6 when it joins an EU-led taskforce which is taking a more aggressive role against people-smugglers and gun-runners operating in war-torn Libya, including IS fighters.

Miriam Beattie (We should keep the Eighth Amendment, Irish Examiner, September 5) states: “Ireland was once known as the safest place in the world to have a baby”.

Among the many threats associated with climate change, deteriorating global security could turn out to be the most frightening of all, says Gulrez Shah Azhar

Innovative companies are driving Ireland’s near-€8bn foodservice sector, writes Ruth Doris

More than 500 migrants who were trying to cross the Mediterranean in several small boats that were in danger of capsizing have been rescued at sea, a Spanish aid organisation said today.

Isabella Lövin and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala discuss a pioneering project delivering opportunity and jobs to poverty-ridden areas of Ghana. 

Pizza Hut is set to open three outlets in Ethiopia this year, becoming one of the first international restaurant chains to enter Africa’s second-most populous country.

A multi-agency approach employing a variety of techniques coupled with a greater local engagement is reducing malaria in Senegal, writes Shamas-ur-Rehman Toor.

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Apple has revealed two new special edition models of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus featuring an eye-catching red finish.

Desperate Syrians fleeing the devastating war in their country are finding refuge in sub-Saharan Africa.

As automation reduces the need for human labour, some Silicon Valley executives think a universal income is the answer. Annie Lowrey looks at the beta test happening in Kenya.

A surge in killing African elephants for ivory has led to the “majestic” animal’s numbers falling by more than 100,000 in a decade, conservationists warned.

A surge in killing African elephants for ivory has led to the "majestic" animal's numbers falling by more than 100,000 in a decade, conservationists have warned.

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The World Bank has released a report which shows the negative effects of limited and erratic water availability and what can be done to address the issue in a sustainable way, writes Laura Tuck

If all the people who live outside the country of their birth united to form their own — a republic of the rootless — it would be the fifth-largest country in the world, with a population of more than 240m people, writes Mark Leonard 

A recent report and conference offer up plenty food for thought on the future innovations for farming.

New York’s World Trade Centre at Ground Zero, the Big Wheel on Place de la Concorde in Paris, and City Hall in Tel Aviv are three of the latest landmarks to join the growing list of famous international attractions that will go green this St Patrick’s Day.