Booming Ireland sees population swell to 130-year high
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Chicago Tribune - Ireland's population has climbed above the 4 million mark for the first time since the 19th Century, when famine and widespread economic hardship triggered a vast wave of immigration to the United States.
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SHANGHAI, China  - China's population, now the world's largest at 1.3 billion, will peak at just under 1.5 billion in about 30 years, the country's head of population planning was quoted on Monday as saying.
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NI's hospital waiting lists climb by more than 40% in the last eight years, according to a new report.
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What is billed as one of the world's largest free-standing stalactites is set to become a major tourist attraction in Ireland after authorities finally gave the go-ahead to develop the cave where it hangs.
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Falling inflation and strong growth forecasts lift Irish shares to record highs.
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House prices in Northern Ireland have risen more than anywhere else in Europe, according to a new report.
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The latest predictions of the scale of Britain's population growth are published, including increased immigration estimates.
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The number of older Americans in the   work force hit a record high last month, and employment in that   age group has grown faster than any other, according to   research released on Wednesday.
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DUBLIN - The people of Ireland have never been healthier, wealthier, or better educated - but their families are breaking down as never before, according to a survey of statistical trends published yesterday.
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Rising sea levels are threatening parts of the Giant's Causeway and other coastal areas of Northern Ireland.
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Paying women to have babies has helped Australia boost its birthrate well above that of other developed nations, new figures have shown.
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Irelandâs relatively new emphasis on entrepreneurs is the culmination of four decades of policies that have lifted the economy from centuries of poverty to modern prosperity.
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Incheon and Seoul are part of one of the biggest booms in tall-building construction since the skyscraper appeared more than a century ago.
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India is now growing faster than nearly any other sizeable economy in the world.
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This year has also seen a marked increase in the number of Irish-medium schools in Northern Ireland.
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Australian employment rose for a 14th month in December, adding to the longest hiring boom in almost three decades.
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The Republic of Ireland was still the biggest beneficiary of European Union funds last year, according to a report.