One in four adults in Ireland struggle with everyday maths such as calculating percentages
Finding comes as former taoiseach Leo Varadkar says many in politics and media do not understand numbers
Denmark
How to be more Danish this Christmas: A mismatched table and absolutely no matching pyjamas
Informed by her upbringing in Denmark, Helle Moyna’s approach to festive decor encompasses design and nature
China’s support for Russia is hurting relations with Europe, say Nordic and Baltic leaders
Chinese vessel linked to severing of two cables in Baltic Sea
The best restaurants to visit in Britain and continental Europe right now
Tim Magee dines out for a living, and these are the best restaurants he has been to outside Ireland this year
Danish guitarist Jakob Bro on Paul Motian: ‘It was the most surreal thing ever, like calling someone from a different planet’
Cork Jazz Festival 2024: Bro got his big break when the renowned drummer Motian asked him to join his band
Why weather forecasts in Ireland and across the world are about to get more accurate
With the rapid advance of artificial intelligence, forecasting skill is expected to increase significantly
‘We moved in with each other after seven days. We got engaged after eight months’
Kilkenny is now home to Nicole Server, from the Philippines, and Bart Pawlukojc, from Poland
A Dane in Dublin: ‘In Denmark death is taboo but in Dublin I’ve been met with a different warmth’
Grief has given a Danish journalist the strength to live her life in Dublin on her own terms and find healing
Being English in Ireland, I often sense I’m being too frank
An English person in Ireland speaks with eight centuries of history gesticulating over her shoulder
Irish electricity prices have almost tripled in 12 years, in Scandinavian countries they pay half, why?
With this week’s budget, the Government is treating the symptoms rather than tackling the causes of high energy prices
Ireland must tackle the ‘pull factors’ that attract asylum applicants
A proposal to charge asylum seekers with jobs €15 or €25 a week for accommodation is a pathetic response
Keep turbines away from endangered terns on island off north Dublin coast, environmentalists warn
Environmental group lodges objection to large wind farm proposed for Irish Sea off north Dublin
Irish presence notable at Copenhagen Fashion Week
The recent Copenhagen Fashion Week reflected the city’s newfound status as a fashion capital
New technology that can inform you about a rental property’s history, good and bad
Howmuchrent.com provides tenant reviews and RTB disputes, while Ambisense predicts the likelihood of mould outbreaks in homes
No, Irish women don’t need to ‘breed more’. But some would like to have more children
The housing crisis, difficulties of balancing parenting with paid work, declining marriage rates and the limitations of assisted fertility all have a negative effect
Danish PM Mette Frederiksen suffered ‘minor whiplash’ due to Copenhagen assault
Suspect (39) remanded in custody until June 20th after appearing before a Copenhagen court
How Denmark’s Social Democrats stole far-right ‘thunder’ on migration
Fear that success of hardline asylum policy in Denmark may cause ‘race to the bottom’ across Europe
Danish parliament rejects proposal to recognise Palestinian state
French parliament suspended after deputy waves Palestinian flag
An Irishwoman in Denmark: ‘Life here is good, safe. But a bit boring if I am honest’
The place has lots of positives. There’s just something missing: warmth, friendliness
As Copenhagen has its ‘Notre Dame moment’, Danes vow that dragon-tail spire will rise from the ashes
Planet Business: Superdry’s rescue plan, the UK’s ‘smoke-free generation’ law and another Boeing whistleblower with alarming things to say
Other EU countries have banned foreign property buyers to ease housing crises. Should Ireland do the same?
Banning individual foreign purchases of properties would be open to ‘significant legal challenge’, official sources say
Spire collapses as fire breaks out at Copenhagen’s historic Old Stock Exchange
Passersby carry paintings away from burning building which had been under renovation and clad in scaffolding
European ports show the way for major offshore wind-farm development
Ireland can learn from the most ambitious facilities in Europe scaling up for floating offshore technology
What will €400,000 buy in Peru, Spain, France, Denmark and Roscommon?
One price, home and away: Holiday homes in North Jutland and Seville, a waterside apartment in Lima or period piles with stables in Marciac and Ballintubber
Gardaí believe €58m cocaine haul washed up in Denmark may have been destined for Cork
Almost 850kg of drug found on beaches in north of country after members of public made first discovery
Cecilie Bahnsen: ‘Having grown up with minimalism, working with Galliano was such a contrast’
Danish fashion designer’s looks may seem dreamy and effortless, but they are based on a rigorous approach to form, structure and texture
What will €199,500 buy in France, Denmark, Spain, South Africa and Tipperary?
Houses in Villefagnan and North Jutland, an apartment in Patalavaca, a house overlooking Dana Bay or an old schoolhouse in Cloughjordan
Brianna Parkins: How the Queen of Denmark met her prince down the pub
Unlike Queen Mary, the rest of us won’t ‘marry up’ - no matter how many etiquette classes we take
Denmark’s King Frederik X takes throne after abdication of Queen Margrethe II
Margrethe (83) is the first Danish monarch to voluntarily relinquish the throne in nearly 900 years
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II makes last public appearance before stepping down
Europe’s longest-reigning monarch has final public New Year’s reception before abdication on January 14th to allow eldest son Crown Prince Frederik take throne
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II to abdicate after 52 years on the throne
Europe’s longest-serving monarch made surprise announcement during her New Year’s Eve address
Euthanasia might be motivated by compassion, but it’s not the most compassionate answer
We don’t need assisted suicide. We need a functioning health service with palliative care for all
Denmark holding two people in custody with four others targeted in terrorism investigation
Case coincides with one arrest in the Netherlands and several in Germany of alleged Hamas members
Seven arrested in Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands over suspected terrorism plots
Hamas denies German prosecutors’ claim that four of those held are longstanding members of Islamist movement
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