Much of the vaunted successes of the Celtic Tiger era in Ireland was based on construction, with massive numbers of house, apartment, hotel and commercial building projects creating employment not...
Ireland's population is growing for the first time in over 150 years, which is affecting just about every aspect of life here.
Ireland is a Democratic Republic, with an elected president and a parliament with an upper and lower house.
The biggest misconception about religion in Ireland is that it is officially a Catholic state. Although Ireland's population is predominantly Catholic, it is a secular state.
Proportional representation, the method of voting in Ireland, can easily confuse those unfamiliar with it!
