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Demand For Pilots Remain As Jet Set Turns Sixty

Aspiring pilots to attend exhibition six decades after first commercial jet flight. Sixty years after the first jet airliner carried fare paying passengers, The Professional Flight Training Exhibition, taking place in Dublin in early March, expects to welcome many...

Denmark in the EU

For years, Denmark was held out as a model to countries with high unemployment and as a progressive touchstone to liberals in the United States. The Danes, despite their lavish social welfare state, managed to keep joblessness remarkably low. But in 2011, Denmark, a...

Dioxin Levels Below EU Limits

The most recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report on dioxin levels in the Irish environment shows that the dioxin levels in all of the samples tested were well below the relevant EU limits.  The report is based on dioxin levels measured in cows  milk in a...

Social Safety

Living in Denmark Despite tough talk by Ms. Thorning-Schmidt and her predecessor about the need to get Denmark’s financial house in order, the country’s welfare and benefits systems remain among the world’s most generous. Government spending accounts for about half of...

The Fig Tree welcomes back star chef

Following on from the huge success of an earlier guest chef slot, The Fig Tree in Penarth is delighted to welcome back David Tomlinson, the vegetarian chef loved by veggies and meat eaters alike. David will be cooking at The Fig Tree from March 5-10, and will be...