Michael D Higgins, a veteran left-wing politician, poet and human rights ... (Irish for Ireland) as a sovereign, independent, democratic state. 1939 - Outbreak of World War Two. Country remains ...

The publication also studied the most recent Human Development Index, which ranks a country's life expectancy, education, and per capita income. Ireland ranked highly in terms of its house price ...

verdant landscapes—is considering a nationwide referendum on the rights of nature and the human right to a healthy environment. If that happens, Ireland would become the first European country ...

In March 2004, the Republic of Ireland became the first country in the world to ban smoking in indoor public places, including bars and restaurants. Every country that eventually followed suit ...

Ireland has improved its ranking in how ... and implementation of its new Action Plan to combat human trafficking in the country," Mr Killoran said. "The report highlights the lack of access ...

LEICESTER, United Kingdom – Ireland – north and south – is far from immune from human trafficking ... and designated Ireland as a Tier 2 country in trafficking, which is applied to countries ...

A judge said a new British law aiming to foster reconciliation over decades of sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland would breach the European Convention on Human Rights. By Megan Specia ...

The law faced opposition from Northern Ireland ... Human Rights. The 1998 Good Friday peace accord largely ended violence in Northern Ireland, and British authorities say the law will allow the ...

Michael D Higgins, a veteran left-wing politician, poet and human rights ... (Irish for Ireland) as a sovereign, independent, democratic state. 1939 - Outbreak of World War Two. Country remains ...

After the country joined the ... poet and human rights activist was elected president in 2011. He ran for a second term as president of Ireland in 2018 and was re-elected in a landslide victory.