Research has revealed that financial and housing constraints are negatively impacting the mental wellbeing of individuals under 30 years in Ireland; with merely 8% of them admitting to being in good mental health. Many of this demographic, according to Tuesday’s published study, have shown worry about their financial capacity to afford their personal home or start a family. The research, carried out by Ipsos for the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) from a pool of 750 individuals aged 18 to 30, showed that one-third of them seldom or never hold an optimistic outlook for their future.
Simultaneously, a report found no proof to suggest Dublin hotel prices rise excessively during high-profile events. The report revealed a global trend in city hotels showcasing similar cost trends during such occasions.
In related news, closure of over 200 eateries and cafes in the current year has been reported by the Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI), costing the Exchequer up to €1.36 million per instance and leading to an average loss of 22 direct jobs.
In another revelation, a presiding judge blasted telecoms firm Eir for warning its employees they could face disciplinary action for abiding by statutory regulations when dealing with customer complaints.
On the property front, the head of Ireland’s consumer watchdog suggested that breaking the legal profession’s “monopoly” on conveyancing could result in up to €1,000 savings on home-buying administrative costs, and a consequential reduction in processing time.
Internationally, Israeli officials are currently considering their response to Iran’s recent unprecedented aerial attack.
The Central Statistics Office, last year, disclosed that 40% of adults reported they had been victims of sexual violence in their lives, with females experiencing almost double the incidents of sexual abuse compared to men. This is a prevalence that needs to be acknowledged, the report concluded.
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Fintan O’Toole highlights the chilling consequences of the West’s ill-judged errors in the Middle East, a topic worth pondering.
In the realm of business, there’s a discussion about the role of AI in creating TV scripts. Laura Slattery ponders whether scriptwriters might be substituted by AI, freeing them to focus on tasks where they could add more value. Yet, she’s tempted to simply write “no” numerous times in her column, ending with a dismissive ‘bugger off’.
In sport, the abrupt departure of Jonathan Hill adds another layer of absurdity to Irish football, symbolically changing the acronym FAI to ‘Find an Interim’. Once, critics said that FAI stood for “Find an Irishman,” such was their obsession with locating players of Irish descent.
In the lifestyle section, we have Kristine Lapid who chose to move from Manila to Galway, leaving her children in the Philippines. She asserts that a solid support structure at work alleviates homesickness.
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