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‘Irish Examiner’ narrows gender pay gap The gender pay gap at the Irish Examiner and The Echo newspapers have dropped to under its target of 5% during 2024, a report from the company shows.This is the first year of reporting on the gender pay gap in the Irish Examiner and The Echo. It shows that between 2023 and 2024, there has been a closure of the mean and median gender pay gap within the company.On average, women were paid 4.69% an hour less than men within the company — which is within the target of 5% and less than the…

«A garrison of memory, documentation, public denunciation and hope». Thus we read, under the vault of the former railway handling shed which has become the Memorial of the collapse of the Morandi bridge, a new piece of the city born right at the height of the pylon of the old bridge which collapsed on 14 August 2018 into the bed of the Polcevera. And when the very young Cesare, the son of the Genoese dock worker Andrea Cerulli, one of the 43 victims of the disaster six years ago, is called upon to cut the tricolor ribbon to celebrate the…

Israel announced on Sunday it would shut its mission in the Irish capital because of what Israel’s Foreign Minister called ‘extreme anti-Israel policies.’ ADVERTISEMENTIreland’s Prime Minister Simon Harris has called Israel’s decision to close its embassy in Dublin “deeply regrettable” but said his government would not change its position on how the war in Gaza is being fought.Israel announced on Sunday it would shut its mission in the Irish capital because of what Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar called “extreme anti-Israel policies.””I will push back very strongly against any attempt by any country to misrepresent Ireland’s position. Ireland is not…

Fiery chaos at Florida intersection has sheriff’s office searching for dozens of suspects A sheriff’s office in central Florida is searching for 30 people they say were a part of an “intersection takeover” that terrorized drivers and damaged cars. The mob shut down the intersection of South John Young Parkway and Central Florida Parkway on Nov. 30, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) said on Facebook. The large group “set a fire in the roadway, and used the space for cars to do donuts around the flames,” prior to harassing innocent drivers, blocking them from passing. “There’s a baby in…

Mayors to get powers to stop planning delays in England, Angela Rayner to say Pledge set out in white paper to be unveiled this week is part of a ‘devolution by default’ approach by Whitehall Mayors will be given sweeping powers to unblock planning delays for major building projects in England, Angela Rayner has announced, as she promised a “devolution by default” approach to handing down authority from Whitehall. The pledge set out in the white paper to be unveiled this week will give regions more planning powers over housing numbers and will identify key developments and infrastructure needed to…

  AIB All-Ireland Club SHC semi-final Sarsfields (Cork) 0-18 Sleacht Neill (Derry) 0-17 ONE of those moments when time stands still. The spectators held their breath when Sleacht Neill, a point behind with injury-time running out, created their best goal chance of a breathless game. It seemed all Mark McGuigan had to do was to hit the target to book the Derry and Ulster champions’ passage to a first-ever All-Ireland final. McGuigan, on the edge of the square, pulled on the ball as the ‘keeper rushed off his line but the sliothar flashed over the bar instead of into the…

Parents who work jobs with unsociable hours like gardaí and nurses are facing limited childcare options and face having to give up working altogether if they cannot rely on the likes of grandparents to mind their kids when in work, a new study has found. The research published by the Department of Children found that many parents felt guilt at having to rely on their own parents to provide childcare while those living in rural areas particularly face difficulties when it comes to arranging childcare. Although only a small-scale study, it found that creches and childminders were often not an…

This undated photo provided by NGO Medecins du Monde on Sunday, December 15, 2024, shows a devastated hill on the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, after Cyclone Chido caused extensive damage with reports of several fatalities. AP There are fears of a heavy death toll in the French overseas territory of Mayotte after Cyclone Chido caused severe damage over the weekend. The French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said at least 11 people had died, while an earlier provisional toll from Mayotte authorities, and shared with Agence France-Presse (AFP), said 14 people had been killed so far. But…

The week that begins will be marked by the courts with the statements of businessman Víctor de Aldama and Begoña Gómez, wife of President Pedro Sánchez. For the socialist leader and leader of the Executive there will be two appointments that mark him personally and politically, but neither calls into question the stability and fulfillment of the Government’s objectives. The General Budgets for 2025 continue to be the priority issue over any other issue, and the partners of the Executive maintain very different approaches, especially when it comes to economic matters.Carles Puigdemont’s warnings to the President of the Government, expressed…

EL MUNDO accesses ‘whatsapps’ between Koldo’s right hand and Carlos Moreno, chief of staff of the head of the Treasury. Read Koldo García’s messages to Minister Montero’s ‘number 2’ on Aldama’s cell phone: "help me"