Ireland slips to 29th place on competitiveness list
IRELAND HAS fallen four places to 29th in terms of global competitiveness and its banking system is the least sound of the 139 countries surveyed, according to the World Economic Forum.
Ireland Says Visas to Stay
Ireland will not cancel visas for Russians because the current travel regime works well enough, Irish President Mary McAleese told Ekho Moskvy radio on Thursday.