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The Sad Demise of the Village Shop

Why the survival of the small village shop is so important?

Published in: Small Business

Stopping the Growth Spurt

Is green growth an island of possibility in a sea of poverty or an impossible to achieve mirage?

Published in: Green Business

Skyrocketing Oil Prices: A Blessing or a Curse for the Environment

Contrary to a common belief, the increase in the price of fuel is far from being a panacea for environmental pollution

Published in: Global Economy

Europe

Hard Work = Low Salary (and vice-versa)

Hard Work = Low Salary (and vice-versa) Many well paid workers spend whole days in the office not working, a luxury that minimum wage earners rarely enjoy

Work in a Downturn

Work in a Downturn

Depression fears loom in the euro zone as unemployment figures reach record highs

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Economy

Skyrocketing Oil Prices: A Blessing or a Curse for the Environment

Skyrocketing Oil Prices: A Blessing or a Curse for the

Contrary to a common belief, the increase in the price of fuel is far from being a panacea for environmental pollution

Education

European Exchange Expands Horizons

European Exchange Expands Horizons

An EU subsidised programme which sets up exchanges and travel between schools is well worth the expenditure.

Technology

Not So Smartphones

Not So Smartphones

The list of things smartphones can do seems to be almost infinite, but are they overrated?

Video

The buzz about bees: Why bees need our help

The buzz about bees: Why bees need our help

Dr. Jane C. Stout, Senior Lecturer in Botany at Trinity College in Dublin, and Philip McCabe, Public Relations Officer for the Federation of Irish Beekeepers, talk about the threat of bee extinction

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The Upside of the Downturn: How Irish Businesses are Adapting to the Recession

The Upside of the Downturn: How Irish Businesses are Adapting to the Recession

To claim that everybody is suffering from the economic downturn in Ireland is belied by the statistics, which show that some are doing very well.

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Studying Abroad: An Australian in Germany


The Upside of the Downturn: How Irish Businesses are Adapting to the Recession

In this episode Sarah Kelshaw discusses the difference between German and Australian teaching methods.

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Travel

(K)nights of the Bath

Budapest has built a bridge between past and future by bringing modern audio-visual art and entertainment to the centuries-old baths

Lifestyle

For the Love of Man

Whether they are volunteers or in need of help, modern day philanthropy is a blessing for society that often comes forth after a curse of hardships

Culture

The Political Power of Poetry

Grass should be praised for having written a poem on Israel that sparked an important debate, rather than being unjustly accused of anti-Semitism

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From America

Honduras' Forgotten Conflict

Honduras' Forgotten Conflict

The country is in the news again after a prison fire killed more than 350 inmates, but the media are still disregarding its weak democratic conditions