Dublin has lost its place in the top 10 'most liveable' cities in the world.
The capital was in ninth place in last year's ECA International index, but has now dropped to 15th.
COVID-19 restrictions have been cited as a reason for the drop.
Belfast and London have also dropped several places in the list, while Scandinavian cities Copenhagen, Stavanger and Gothenburg make up the top three.
Roe McDermott and Tadhg Hickey joined us for The Week Trending to discuss this and some of the other stories making headlines this week, including legislation to ban accent discrimination in the workplace and the reality TV stars taking non-essential trips abroad.