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Irish Auction

Applause in auction room as woman buys back brother’s repossessed home

Yesterday, 11:16 AM 10,918 Views 89 Comments

Orla Mulvey addressed the crowd at yesterday’s Merlin property auction, telling them that she intended to purchase the house built on her father’s land.

# good-news - Wednesday 16 May, 2012

From The Daily Edge Irish Film

17 Irish titles head for Cannes Film Festival

16/05/12 2,086 Views 6 Comments

Movers and shakers of the Irish film scene are off to Cannes to promote Ireland’s movie-making talents.

# good-news - Monday 7 May, 2012

From The Score Good News

Icing on the cake: Leinster win three RaboDirect Pro12 awards

07/05/12 653 Views 2 Comments

Welsh official Nigel Owens was also recognised for his uncompromising refereeing style.

# good-news - Tuesday 1 May, 2012

From The Score Miraculous

Good news: Fabrice Muamba will attend Bolton match tomorrow

01/05/12 254 Views No Comments

Less than two months after his on-field cardiac arrest against Spurs, Muamba will visit the Reebok Stadium to watch his club face the same opposition.

# good-news - Saturday 28 April, 2012

Good News

It’s back: Peats reopens its doors in Dublin

28/04/12 4,694 Views 20 Comments

After 78 years in business, the electronics store closed its 11 branches earlier this month – but today it reopened its Parnell Street branch.

Good News

Six Irish artists get high-profile NYC showcase

28/04/12 3,028 Views 7 Comments

The contemporary artists take part in an exhibition at the American Irish Historical Society next month. You can see the work of one of them in Dublin this month.

# good-news - Friday 27 April, 2012

From Business ETC Online

National Library awarded for social media savvy

27/04/12 2,847 Views 4 Comments

Fáilte Ireland gets overall prize in eGovernment awards for their Discover Ireland online campaign.

# good-news - Wednesday 25 April, 2012

Exports

Libya to lift ban on Irish beef ‘shortly’

25/04/12 2,661 Views 9 Comments

The Government is expecting official confirmation of the end of the 16-year-long ban imminently.

# good-news - Monday 23 April, 2012

From The Score Happy Monday

Dunne back in training with Aston Villa

23/04/12 1,161 Views 6 Comments

Alex McLeish is confident that the Republic of Ireland centre-half will be fit in time for Villa’s final two Premier League games.

# good-news - Sunday 22 April, 2012

From The Daily Edge Good News

Bee Gee Robin Gibb wakes from coma

22/04/12 4,092 Views 7 Comments

The 62-year-old is showing signs of recovery.

# good-news - Saturday 21 April, 2012

Health

One-year-old Sergio O’Connor on way to Boston for life-saving surgery

21/04/12 5,596 Views 35 Comments

The Dublin family will board a plane to the US on Monday morning.

# good-news - Friday 20 April, 2012

Getting On

When I’m 65: Irish pensioners can expect 11 healthy years (but less for men)

20/04/12 2,485 Views 6 Comments

Irish women aged 65 can expect to live for a total of 21.1 years while men can expect an additional 18.1 years, new figures have found.

# good-news - Thursday 19 April, 2012

From The Score Good News

Muamba playing return ‘wouldn’t surprise’ Coyle

19/04/12 315 Views 1 Comment

The Bolton manager’s words of encouragement come after the players doctor said he could be back within six months.

# good-news - Thursday 12 April, 2012

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Irish architects score major London project

12/04/12 4,674 Views 8 Comments

Scott Tallon Walker appointed architects for new London hospital.

Good News

Irish company to produce medical device invented at UL

12/04/12 3,482 Views 6 Comments

The device will help improve success rates in angioplasty procedures.

# good-news - Wednesday 4 April, 2012

Good News

Dramatic drop in child road deaths since 1990s

04/04/12 1,174 Views 2 Comments

The number of children killed on Irish roads has dropped by almost half.

# good-news - Monday 26 March, 2012

From The Daily Edge Good News

PIC: A cloudless Ireland at 6am today

26/03/12 9,637 Views 37 Comments

Update: The noon satellite pic is even clearer. Nice.

# good-news - Sunday 25 March, 2012

Good News

Dig out the shades: sunny weather set to continue all week

25/03/12 8,169 Views 31 Comments

Temperatures are set to hit a balmy 19 degrees in parts of the country today. Hurray!

From Business ETC Clever This post contains images

Things to do when you’ve been laid off: build a submarine

25/03/12 5,613 Views 13 Comments

Chinese man is now selling his mini submersible vehicles to fishermen so they can catch lucrative sea delicacies.

# good-news - Thursday 15 March, 2012

Found

Parents to be reunited with son eight years after he was kidnapped

15/03/12 8,243 Views 9 Comments

US authorities found the boy living with his former babysitter in Texas.

# good-news - Friday 9 March, 2012

Jobswatch

50 jobs created in Dublin by jobs search engine company

09/03/12 2,254 Views 5 Comments

Indeed has opened its European headquarters in Dublin and says the jobs will be in sales and customer support functions.

# good-news - Monday 27 February, 2012

Jobs

Pharma company Lilly to create up to 200 new jobs in Cork

27/02/12 2,173 Views 21 Comments

The company is to invest €330 million at a new plant in Kinsale.

# good-news - Friday 24 February, 2012

Good News

Irish agriculture had 8th-highest growth rate in the EU last year

24/02/12 1,874 Views 10 Comments

The sector produced over €6.2 billion worth of goods in 2011 with big increases in cereals, cattle and milk output.

# good-news - Monday 20 February, 2012

From Business ETC Jobs

Convenience store chain to create 150 new jobs

20/02/12 3,479 Views 12 Comments

Centra has announced it is to invest €10 million in new store openings in Ireland this year.

# good-news - Friday 17 February, 2012

From Business ETC Jobswatch

Enda in America: new jobs for Carlow and Waterford

17/02/12 2,916 Views 25 Comments

US connections to create up to 30 new jobs in Carlow and at least another 30 promised for Waterford.

# good-news - Monday 6 February, 2012

From The Daily Edge Good News

Dublin’s doll hospital and teddy bear clinic to get a new home

06/02/12 5,932 Views 14 Comments

The owners of The Dollstore have been inundated with offers of alternative locations since announcing the shop’s closure last week – including one in the new National Children’s Hospital.

# good-news - Tuesday 31 January, 2012

Autism

Irish artist’s painting to appear on UN stamp for autism awareness

31/01/12 2,535 Views 1 Comment

Autistic painter Colm Isherwood’s piece is one of just eight chosen for the World Autism Day collection.

# good-news - Friday 27 January, 2012

From Business ETC Shopping

Good news for retailers: sales increased in December

27/01/12 1,379 Views 14 Comments

It was the first time there has been quarterly growth in retail sales in almost two years.

# good-news - Wednesday 25 January, 2012

From The Daily Edge Good News

Sinéad O’Connor hints that marriage is back on track

25/01/12 5,360 Views 50 Comments

The singer tweeted today that she cannot wait until her husband comes home this evening.

# good-news - Monday 23 January, 2012

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First humpback whale of 2012 spotted off the Wexford coast

23/01/12 5,488 Views 19 Comments

The humpback whale was spotted by a group of whale-watchers close to Hook Head today.

# good-news - Thursday 19 January, 2012

Lions Club

Businesses club together to host party for 500 homeless people

19/01/12 1,670 Views 5 Comments

President Higgins takes up role performed by Mary McAleese to greet diners at Annual Lions Club party for vulnerable Dublin citizens.

# good-news - Wednesday 18 January, 2012

Read My Lips

Varadkar says no new tolls on Irish roads

18/01/12 2,402 Views 24 Comments

The Transport Minister has said that proposals to impose new tolls on roads in Ireland have been scrapped.

# good-news - Monday 16 January, 2012

Good News

Free WiFi to be installed on DART and Dublin rail services ‘by the summer’

16/01/12 5,635 Views 54 Comments

A major extension of free WiFi on public transport is to be rolled out this year including Bus Éireann, Luas, and possibly Dublin Bus, Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar has said.

# good-news - Sunday 15 January, 2012

Costa Concordia

Honeymooners rescued from sinking cruise liner

15/01/12 4,644 Views 8 Comments

The South Korean newly-weds were removed from the half-submerged ship 24-hours after it ran aground.

# good-news - Sunday 8 January, 2012

From The Daily Edge Bejayzus

Beyonc̩ and Jay-Z welcome a baby girl Рreports

08/01/12 7,005 Views 13 Comments

The big question – what have they called her?

# good-news - Saturday 7 January, 2012

From Business ETC America

US unemployment rate drops to three-year low

07/01/12 1,696 Views 14 Comments

Good news for Barack Obama in election year.

# good-news - Thursday 5 January, 2012

From Business ETC Jobs

Over 13,000 multinational jobs created in Ireland last year

05/01/12 1,567 Views 10 Comments

Twitter, Intel, Coca-Cola and Paypal all made ‘significant’ investments in Ireland in 2011, helping increase the number of jobs created by foreign companies in Ireland.

# good-news - Friday 30 December, 2011

Good News

Road deaths in 2011 ‘lowest since records began’ – Varadkar

30/12/11 3,007 Views 40 Comments

The Minister for Transport said the figures mean Ireland’s roads are among the safest in Europe.

# good-news - Sunday 25 December, 2011

Review 2011 This post contains videos

It wasn’t all bad: 13 ‘good news’ stories from 2011

25/12/11 5,316 Views 14 Comments

The nicer side of the news…

# good-news - Thursday 8 December, 2011

From The Score Good News

Olympic torch to visit Dublin on 6 June

08/12/11 2,294 Views 13 Comments

OCI President Pat Hickey celebrates “the culmination of a dream” as Olympic officials confirm the torch’s visit to Ireland next summer.

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Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

A NEW REPORT from the OECD has suggested people living in Ireland have some of the best lives in the world, with Ireland among the top countries in its Better Life Index.

The index finds that life expectancy, low pollution, positive experiences and a healthy work-life balance are among the factors that contribute to happy lives in Ireland.

It did note, however, that the gap between the rich and poor is wider in Ireland than elsewhere, while the gender gap in educational performance is also larger than average.

Today we’re simply wondering whether (assuming you live in Ireland) you’re satisfied with your quality of life.


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