The Irish Times
Irish teens are among the most politically aware in the world but they are trailing behind in language skills, writes Pamela Duncan.
Calls for help from the Saint Vincent de Paul Society are up by 50%, writes Kitty Holland.
Feature on Ireland’s increasing heroin abuse problem from Cian Traynor.
Business:
Full page on National Enterprise Week, featuring the Pregnancy and Baby fair, Bank of Ireland support for start ups and Norah Casey from Harmonia publishers.
Health Plus:
A recent study by employment law firm, Peninsula Ireland, has found that nearly 75% of workers who have access to email bring their work home. Nearly 90% checked their e-mail at home because they didn’t have enough time in work and two thirds say they have trouble sleeping at night because they are stressed about work, writes Ronan McGreevy.
The Irish Independent
Digital Life
Ronan Price compares two new tablet computers – the Samsung Galaxy and the Toshiba Folia 100.
A US Pastor has called Facebook a ‘portal to infidelity’ and ordered about 50 married church officials to delete their accounts with the social networking site because it ‘ignites old passions’.
Business:
Media companies around the world are reporting a pick-up in profit as the global economy recovers and demand for advertising booms, writes Maeve Dineen.
Hewlett Packard has warned that it could stop investing in Ireland if our low corporation tax rate is increased in return for a financial bailout, writes Ailish O’Hora.
