Many passport rankings focus on one factor: visa-free travel. But passport strength is more complex than this, according to the tax and immigration consulting firm Nomad Capitalist. That’s why it produces a weighted annual index that analyzes five criteria: Visa-free travel — 50% Taxation — 20% Global perception —10% Ability to hold dual citizenship — … Read more
BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND – FEBRUARY 3: First Minister Michelle O’Neill speaks during proceedings of the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont on February 3, 2024 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Handout | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — A referendum on Irish reunification could be in the cards within a decade, according to Northern Ireland’s … Read more
By Jill Lawless | Associated Press LONDON — Thousands of people lined the streets of Dublin on Friday to say goodbye to The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan as his coffin wound through the Irish capital before a small-town funeral attended by family, neighbors and friends including Johnny Depp and Nick Cave. MacGowan died Nov. 30 … Read more
Irish police say five people, including three young children, have been taken to hospital following what local media say was a stabbing in Dublin city centre. Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said police had detained a suspect. Broadcaster RTE quoted a witness on the scene as saying she saw a man in a “stabbing motion” from … Read more
An Irish man who suffered critical injuries when he was hit by a car on a Sydney highway was “loving every minute” of his new life in Australia, having moved just months ago. Beoan Jones was struck along the Bradfield Hwy, near the Sydney Harbour Bridge, on November 11 and was rushed to Royal North … Read more
