National News from Thursday, June 23rd, 2022
-
In Sweden Parents Pay €150 A Month For Childcare Compared To €1000 In Ireland, According To New Findings
Sweden spends 1.9% of GDP on childcare, while Ireland spends just 0.3%, an Irish Country Living survey has found.
-
Population Of Ireland Now 5.1M Highest Since Pre-Famine Times, According To The Census
It's an increase of 7.6% in six years.
-
Leaving Cert Results To Be Issued On 2nd September
Approx 131,000 students undertaking exams in 2022
-
A Third Of Travellers Say They've No Trust In Gardaí, According To A New Report
The report also found that 45% of those surveyed said they'd been victims of crime.
-
AIB Has Been Hit With €96.7M Fine For Tracker Mortgage Scandal
The fine is in relation to the tracker mortgage scandal.
-
Patients Spend Average Of Eight Years In The Central Mental Hospital
The centre detains people who are found not guilty of a crime by reason of insanity.
Kfm Kildare Weather
-
Sun
Light rain shower
16°C
-
Mon
Sunny intervals
15°C
-
Tue
Heavy Rain
17°C
-
Wed
Light rain
16°C
-
Thu
Low-level cloud
16°C