Ireland, which ranked fifth overall, was the third-highest-ranked country in Europe With a score of 4.82 out of 5, Ireland ranked first in the world in the 'Arts & Culture' category.

Ireland will be one of the first countries in the world to allow women to pause maternity leave for treatment ofserious illness once legislation introduced in the Seanad is enacted, according to ...

Ireland is set to become the first country in the world to put health warnings on alcohol products. Dublin's health minister Stephen Donnelly signed new regulations on Monday, which will warn ...

Ireland the ‘first country’ to move toward banning trade with Israel occupied settlements ... “What I hope today is when this small country in Europe makes the decision and becomes one of the first ...

High income: First-world countries tend to have a high gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. The World Bank currently considers countries with a GDP per capita above $13,205 as high-income.