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Wish you were here? While countries across Europe are beginning to reopen their tourist markets, Irish people still have no idea if they are coming or going. Photograph: Getty Images
Why you still can’t have a European holiday this summer. Or can you?

Irish holidaymakers who had hoped to see even an outline of their summer plans emerging from the fog of confusion created by the Covid-19 pandemic wil(...)

Google searches for tips on how to cut hair at home have spiked during the coronavirus lockdown and there is also an eagerness to find out when golf courses and retailer Penneys might open again. File photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times.
Haircuts, Penneys and recession - what we’re searching for on Google during the lockdown

People in Ireland appear to be growing increasingly concerned about their appearance after weeks in lockdown with questions about the reopening of hai(...)

The survey found that 67 per cent of respondents believe that, on balance, social media does more harm than good, with 42 per cent claiming they would like to completely stop using it. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Wire
Millennials pessimistic on economy, climate and social media – survey

Irish millennials are increasingly gloomy about the prospects for the economy and their own social media habits, according to research examining youth(...)

Almost 85 per cent of Irish people are happy or fairly happy with their work life balance, according to a Eurobarometer study. File photograph: iStock
Irish people happier with work/life balance than average EU worker

Irish people appear to be happier with their work/life balance than the typical EU worker although women are slightly less satisfied than men, a new E(...)

According to new research, 33 per cent of Irish holiday makers say their holiday spend often or always goes out of control. Photograph: iStock
26% of Irish holidaymakers return home in debt

Irish people do not appear to be keeping their eyes on the price when it comes to holidays and the financial headache they bring home as a result coul(...)

The price of bread and cereals in the Republic could rise by up to 30 per cent in a hard Brexit scenario
Hard Brexit could cost Irish households €1,400 a year in higher prices

Brexit could cost Irish households up to €1,400 a year on average as prices rise, a new study by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has(...)

Handout photo issued by Alec and Jo Bates of the scene in Nice, France, the day after the terror attack which claimed the lives of at least 84 people. Photograph: Alec and Jo Bates/PA Wire
Irish tourists to Nice concerned but unlikely to cancel

Irish people with plans to travel to France in the weeks ahead have expressed concern about their safety although most of those with bookings who made(...)

Getting on: Irish brides and grooms have aged by nearly five years each over the last two decades, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Photograph: Getty Images.
Irish marriages more civil and older than ever before

Irish brides and grooms have aged by nearly five years each over the last two decades while the popularity of civil marriages in the Republic has jump(...)

The US trade embargo has been in place since Fidel Castro overthrew a pro-US regime in the early 1960s. Photograph: Keystone/Getty Images.
Bank of Ireland stops transfers to Cuba due to US embargo

Irish people trying to use an Irish bank to transfer money to people living in Cuba are being blocked from doing so as a result of a United States em(...)

Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan at the launch of details of water charges at Government Buildings this morning. Photograph: Cyril Byrne /The Irish Times.
Households face average water bill of €240 a year

Irish homeowners will be given a free water allowance of 30,000 litres each year under proposals outlined by the Minister for the Environment Phil Ho(...)