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US Bishops to hold official inquiry into Girl Scouts’ teachings

11/05/12 2,569 Views 27 Comments

Church authorities take issue with “problematic” materials on the scouts’ programme, which conflict with Church teaching.

# united-states - Monday 7 May, 2012

From The Score Just Too Good

Girls only: Irish boy, 13, deemed too skilful to play hockey in US

07/05/12 10,901 Views 7 Comments

‘I don’t really care if I’m on a girls’ team or a boys’ team, I just want to play,’ says Keeling Pilaro.

# united-states - Wednesday 2 May, 2012

Michael D In America

President speaks of ‘heartbreaking’ unemployment and emigration on US trip

02/05/12 2,144 Views 14 Comments

Michael D Higgins told Irish professionals working in the States that he hoped to some day see many of them return to Ireland in the future.

# united-states - Friday 20 April, 2012

Immigration

‘Hopes fading’ on bid to open US visas to Irish immigrants

20/04/12 4,334 Views 26 Comments

Legislation which would extend E3 visas to Irish applicants is set to stall, it is reported, because of a lack of Republican support.

Nun Of This

Vatican says nuns’ group spends too much time on social justice

20/04/12 4,561 Views 43 Comments

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith says US nuns are too silent on matters such as the right to life.

# united-states - Wednesday 11 April, 2012

From The Daily Edge Not Cancer

Woman charged with faking cancer to get ‘dream wedding’

11/04/12 7,108 Views 16 Comments

Jessica Vega, 25, received her wedding dress, rings and honeymoon as donations – people thought she was terminally ill.

# united-states - Monday 2 April, 2012

New York

1 World Trade Centre reaches 100 floors

02/04/12 12,168 Views 32 Comments

The skyscraper being built to replace the terror-wrecked twin towers is now 100 stories high — on its way to becoming New York’s tallest building.

# united-states - Wednesday 28 March, 2012

Medical Marvel

US man successfully undergoes world’s most extensive face transplant

28/03/12 6,104 Views 22 Comments

Richard Lee Norris can feel his face and is already shaving, despite having his face ruined in a gun accident 15 years ago.

# united-states - Monday 26 March, 2012

From The Daily Edge What The... This post contains videos

Taiwanese animators let you watch Dick Cheney’s heart transplant

26/03/12 2,293 Views 11 Comments

…except the Taiwanese version also involves a Frankenstein’s Monster, a zombie rabbit, and Darth Vader. Riiiight.

United States

US Supreme Court begins hearings on controversial ‘Obamacare’ plan

26/03/12 1,636 Views 3 Comments

A ruling is not expected until June – at which point Obama will be knees-deep in a bitter re-election campaign.

Israel

Israel cuts working relations with the UN Human Rights Council

26/03/12 2,800 Views 82 Comments

Israel accused the council of having a “pronounced anti-Israel bias” because of what it says is its “disproportionate focus on Israeli policy toward the Palestinians”.

# united-states - Sunday 25 March, 2012

Tensions

Obama warns North Korea against conducting rocket test

25/03/12 2,913 Views 8 Comments

The US president said there will be consequences if North Korea goes ahead with its plans to test a long-range rocket next month.

# united-states - Thursday 22 March, 2012

Gay Marriage

New Hampshire quashes attempt to ban gay marriage

22/03/12 2,785 Views 35 Comments

A large Republican majority in the state House of Representatives is not enough to overturn laws allowing full gay marriage.

# united-states - Monday 19 March, 2012

Thumbs Up

Thumbs up! Taoiseach rings opening bell at New York Stock Exchange

19/03/12 4,825 Views 78 Comments

Taoiseach Enda Kenny looked delighted to ring the opening bell this morning, which was one of the many engagements planned for him during his five-day trip to the United States in celebration of St Patrick’s Day.

# united-states - Thursday 15 March, 2012

From The Daily Edge Potty Emergency!

New Jersey town averts crisis shortage of toilet paper

15/03/12 4,070 Views 9 Comments

A political wrangle in Trenton meant councillors wouldn’t approve an order of paper products which includes toilet roll.

# united-states - Tuesday 13 March, 2012

Locked Up

Guatemalan gets 6,060 year sentence over massacre

13/03/12 2,019 Views 2 Comments

The 54-year-old was a former member of an elite military force involved in the killing of 201 people in a 1982 massacre during Guatemala’s civil war.

# united-states - Thursday 8 March, 2012

United Kingdom

British parliamentary committee: ‘UK must prepare for loss of influence’

08/03/12 1,744 Views 5 Comments

A report compiled by an all-party committee says the government must accept that Britain’s global clout is fading.

# united-states - Wednesday 7 March, 2012

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Will the US Presidential race outcome affect us?

07/03/12 2,240 Views 20 Comments

The United States is moving into White House fever after Super Tuesday – but do you think a change of US President (or not) come November will have any impact on Ireland?

# united-states - Wednesday 29 February, 2012

North Korea

North Korea agrees to suspend nuclear activities and freeze missile tests

29/02/12 1,957 Views 10 Comments

Washington and Pyongyang both announce that North Korea will allow IAEA inspectors to verify that it has stopped work.

# united-states - Monday 27 February, 2012

Ohio

One dead and four wounded in Ohio high school shooting

27/02/12 6,376 Views 29 Comments

Authorities said the shooter was a teenager who had been bullied at the school in suburban Cleveland.

Afghanistan

France and Germany withdraw civilian staff from Afghanistan

27/02/12 959 Views 1 Comment

Germany and France have decided to withdraw civilian staff from Afghanistan, while the UN have also announced it is moving staff from the north of the country.

# united-states - Monday 13 February, 2012

Pakistan

Pakistani Prime Minister charged with contempt

13/02/12 532 Views 3 Comments

The Supreme Court had ordered the PM to reopen an old corruption case against the president – but he refused.

# united-states - Tuesday 7 February, 2012

From The Daily Edge Pornography

Filesharing defendant tells court: ‘You can’t put copyright on porn’

07/02/12 8,648 Views 28 Comments

A Californian defendant being sued for illegally downloading a porn film puts forward a novel legal defence.

# united-states - Friday 3 February, 2012

Legalise The Irish

Senator stalls US plan to grant up to 10,000 visas to Irish workers

03/02/12 3,788 Views 34 Comments

A Republican senator from Iowa puts a hold on legislation which he fears would lead to renewed immigration in the US.

# united-states - Sunday 22 January, 2012

From The Score Humiliation

WATCH: United States give Dominican Republic an almighty shoeing

22/01/12 480 Views No Comments

The US women’s soccer team launched their qualifying campaign for the London Olympics with a 14-0 annihilation of their neighbours.

Jobs

Foreign entrepreneurs should get special Irish visas – TD

22/01/12 2,087 Views 24 Comments

It can be hard to attract rich entrepreneurs to set up business in Ireland if it’s hard for them to get a visa – so Fine Gael TD Peter Mathews has proposed a new special visa for them.

# united-states - Friday 20 January, 2012

Little Miracle

US hospital prepares to send tiny baby home

20/01/12 4,986 Views 5 Comments

Melinda Star Guido, the world’s third smallest baby, weighed just 9 1/2 ounces when she was born – less than a can of fizzy drink.

# united-states - Thursday 12 January, 2012

Afghanistan This post contains videos

US denounces video showing Marines ‘urinating on Taliban dead’

12/01/12 5,444 Views 82 Comments

Defence secretary Leon Panetta calls Hamid Karzai and promises a full investigation into the video, which was leaked online.

# united-states - Tuesday 10 January, 2012

From Business ETC Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve hands over $76.9 billion profit to US government

10/01/12 5,474 Views 42 Comments

The United States’ central bank made a near-record profit last year, thanks to its growing stash of US government bonds.

Disappeared

US court to rule on release of taped IRA interviews

10/01/12 2,312 Views 8 Comments

A court in the United States will rule in two weeks’ time on whether Boston College must release interviews with former terrorists.

# united-states - Wednesday 4 January, 2012

Election 2012

Bachmann calls a halt to stuttering presidential campaign

04/01/12 2,969 Views 18 Comments

Michele Bachmann’s fifth-place finish in the Iowa caucus prompts her to put an end to her US presidential campaign.

# united-states - Saturday 31 December, 2011

USA

2011 a “time of great challenge and progress”, says Obama

31/12/11 1,275 Views 5 Comments

The President of the United States made his New Year’s address today, telling Americans that the country can help create jobs and grow the economy by working together.

# united-states - Thursday 22 December, 2011

Massachusetts

Two charged after woman lay dead in public pool for two days

22/12/11 5,606 Views 5 Comments

A 36-year-old woman lay undiscovered in a swimming pool for two days – while the pool itself remained open for business.

# united-states - Tuesday 20 December, 2011

From Business ETC Patent Wars

Apple scores first victory in patent disputes with ruling against HTC

20/12/11 3,163 Views 28 Comments

The International Trade Commission has ruled that Taiwanese phone maker HTC has infringed on one Apple patent, a key win for the Californian tech giant.

# united-states - Saturday 17 December, 2011

From The Score Vroom

Ecclestone: Formula One won’t be big in the States

17/12/11 266 Views No Comments

Bernie Ecclestone does not expect F1 to take off in the United States, despite the fact that two races will take place in the country from 2013.

# united-states - Sunday 11 December, 2011

Climate Change

Landmark climate change deal agreed in Durban

11/12/11 1,279 Views 6 Comments

Delegates reached a hard-fought agreement early this morning on a new deal to fight climate change.

# united-states - Wednesday 7 December, 2011

Human Rights

US could make gay rights a condition of foreign aid

07/12/11 1,651 Views 36 Comments

“Gay rights are human rights,” says Hillary Clinton, announcing that the US will use diplomatic tools to promote LGBT rights.

# united-states - Monday 5 December, 2011

Pakistan

US vacating air base in Pakistan used by drones

05/12/11 602 Views No Comments

Islamabad demanded the vacation of an airbase used by US drones in response to NATO airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.

# united-states - Friday 2 December, 2011

From Business ETC Unemployment

US unemployment at lowest point since March 2009

02/12/11 1,392 Views 1 Comment

Unemployment drops sharply from 9 to 8.6 per cent – with 120,000 new jobs being created in the run-up to the holidays.

# united-states - Tuesday 29 November, 2011

From The Daily Edge Discrimination

Playboy mansion visitors sue over sexual discrimination… against men

29/11/11 4,139 Views 8 Comments

TMZ says a group of male visitors – who paid $1,000 each to enter a party – are suing, claiming women were allowed in for free.

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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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