A new report from a UN committee on women’s rights has slammed Ireland’s pro-life laws, demanding that the predominantly Catholic nation alter the Eighth Amendment to its constitution that bans the procedure.
DUBLIN (AP) — The Irish nationalist Sinn Fein party is seeking gains in an early election that could shape the fate of Catholic-Protestant cooperation in Northern Ireland.
TEL AVIV – Israel’s Foreign Ministry said it was “horrified” by the cancellation of a talk by the ambassador to Ireland at a Dublin university following a “vicious” protest by pro-Palestinian students.
DUBLIN (AP) — A student society at Trinity College Dublin has canceled a speech by Israel’s ambassador to Ireland after a group of students chanting pro-Palestinian slogans rallied outside the event.
Hundreds of immigration offences have been recorded at Northern Irish ports over the past year, with annual suspect detentions rising by two-thirds.
(AP) – Detectives investigating the attempted murder of a policeman in Northern Ireland have made two more arrests.
LONDON (AP) — Allies and political opponents are paying tribute to Martin McGuinness, the Irish Republican Army commander-turned-peacemaker who is stepping down as one of Northern Ireland’s most influential politicians.
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DUBLIN (AP) — The Northern Ireland Assembly faces likely dissolution for an election that could make revival of a Catholic-Protestant government more difficult.
Ireland set out its arguments on Monday against a European Commission ruling that tech firm Apple should pay billions in back-taxes to Dublin, claiming the EU executive arm has interfered in state sovereignty.
As the Chicago Cubs win cheers to the echo after claiming the World Series, another sport looks to claim a little Windy City adulation.
Britain could shift her frontline immigration controls to Irish ports and airports in a bid to avoid a “hard border” being created with the state when Britain leaves the European Union (EU), a government minister has suggested.
(Reuters) – The European Union will not give in to British demands for full access to the bloc’s single market unless London allows free movement of people, Ireland’s prime minister Enda Kenny said on Monday. Britain’s minister charged with negotiating
A green campaign group has bullied Ireland’s largest schools publisher into revising a geography textbook because one of its chapters contained an unhelpfully “balanced” view on global warming.
(AFP) – Ireland’s fragile minority government meets for crunch talks to resolve a stalemate on Friday after an EU ruling on Apple that has divided the country and undermined a cornerstone of its economic policy. Ireland needs to decide whether
The European Union on Tuesday said US tech giant Apple must repay a record 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in back taxes after ruling that a series of Irish sweetheart tax deals were illegal. “The European Commission has concluded that
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny has caused controversy after suggesting that Northern Ireland could hold a referendum on uniting with the Republic. Mr Kenny said that supporters of the European Union in the North could demand the move in a
Dublin (AFP) – The Irish parliament on Thursday rejected proposed legislation to allow abortion in Ireland in cases of fatal foetal abnormality. Prime Minister Enda Kenny had instructed his Fine Gael party members to vote against the bill as the
The United States Department of Justice has asked for a federal court order to compel Facebook Inc. to provide the IRS with documents relating to undervaluing global assets transferred to its Irish holding company in a scheme to slash its tax rate to 3.5 percent.
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“I must say we preferred a different outcome … but as the United States having a long standing friendship with the United Kingdom, one of the world’s great democracies, we fully respect the decision they have made,” Joe Biden said during a speech at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.
Bob Geldof, the Irish singer and political activist, has instructed every single Irish person living in the UK to vote against Brexit simply because they are Irish. The Live Aid and Boomtown Rats start made the demand in a video
Ireland on Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising, a rebellion against British rule that paved the way for independence, with the largest commemorative events in the country’s history. The rebels who seized buildings across Dublin and proclaimed
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More than £100,000 in litigation costs have been spent on the Ashers “gay cake” case has so far. The original made-to-order baked confection cost just £36.50 for retail. The startling expenditure was revealed just as Northern Ireland’s Attorney General, John
Ireland’s two biggest political parties, bitter rivals for almost a century, were facing a tough choice Monday in the wake of inconclusive elections — team up, or risk months of instability. Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, which between them have
Ireland faced the prospect of political deadlock on Saturday, after the first exit poll from the election indicated the governing coalition has failed to win enough votes to secure a second term. Both Prime Minister Enda Kenny’s centre-right Fine Gael
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland may vote its coalition government out of office in an election on Friday without backing any clear alternative, threatening a political impasse as it emerges from the euro zone debt crisis. Cast as a choice on
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Support for Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny’s Fine Gael party held steady in an opinion poll on Monday but his coalition government remained some way short of the support needed to stay in office at Friday’s election.
DUBLIN (AP) — The leaders of Ireland’s other major parties accused Sinn Fein chief Gerry Adams of directing IRA violence in the past and seeking to endanger jurors today as they waged their first head-to-head debate ahead of Ireland’s Feb.
DUBLIN (AP) — Irish police say unidentified gunmen have opened fire on boxing fans at a Dublin hotel, killing one man and wounding two others. Detectives have yet to disclose a motive for Friday’s shooting in the lobby of the
Zika arrives in Ireland, with confirmation from the Health Service Executive that two travelers with a history of visiting the South American outbreak area have tested positive for the virus.
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny set Feb. 26 as the date for parliamentary elections on Wednesday, highlighting the economic recovery his government has overseen as he kicked off campaigning for what promises to be a tight contest.
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Support for Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny’s party fell for the second time in a row in one of the country’s main opinion polls on Saturday, weeks ahead of a general election, but his junior coalition partner
Ireland’s government will step up its support for Britain to remain in the European Union (EU) if it is re-elected, the foreign minister said on Saturday. However, an inconclusive result in elections expected next month could endanger a consistent response
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has overruled the decision of an Irish court, preventing the nation from deporting a man alleged to be a prolific recruiter for the Islamic State terror group. The Dublin court had ruled that an unnamed 52-year-old man
The Irish government has been aware that migrant workers have been trafficked into its fishing fleet since 2008, but plans to tackle the problem were shelved years ago, it has emerged. A recent investigation revealed widespread allegations of an endemic
Ireland has stripped away laws which protected the rights of people to freedom of religion when in conflict with gay rights. The move comes just weeks after the first Irish gay weddings went ahead, following a referendum to allow gay
Sinead O’Connor has been found “safe and sound” in Dublin after posting an ominous suicide note-type message to Facebook.
Irish police and health services have issued a warning that children are increasingly being taken from the UK to Ireland to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM), as the UK scrambles to secure it’s first prosecution for the brutal practice. “There
