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The parties in Northern Ireland have reached an agreement on a new First Minister, averting a new crisis.

June 17, 2021

Northern Ireland's major political parties agreed on Thursday to support a replacement for former First Minister Arlene Foster, averting a new political crisis in the...

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Report reveals grim infant death toll, cruelty at Church-run homes in Ireland

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January 13, 2021

The report, which covered 18 so-called Mother and Baby Homes where over decades young pregnant women were hidden from society, is the latest in a...

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Northern Ireland hospitals under pressure ‘like never before’: health minister

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January 11, 2021

Northern Ireland’s health minister on Sunday night said COVID-19 was placing the healthcare system under pressure “like never before,” as one hospital appealed on social...

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Suddenly overwhelmed, Ireland says thousands of COVID-19 cases yet to be added to tally

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January 2, 2021

Ireland said on Friday it had under-reported coronavirus cases in recent days by thousands more than previously known as its system came under strain, suggesting...

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Buhari demands justice for Nigerian killed in Ireland

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January 1, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has demanded justice for a Nigerian who was killed in Ireland. Buhari, through the Chairman and CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission...

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Irish health chief concerned by unexpected rise in COVID-19 cases

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November 15, 2020

An unexpected 10% rise in the five-day moving average of new COVID-19 cases in Ireland threatens to reverse a recent sharp drop in the incidence...

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Ireland planning airport COVID-19 testing to enable travel: minister

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October 11, 2020

Ireland plans to introduce coronavirus testing at airports as part of a possible alternative to quarantine for some arriving passengers, although it is not clear...

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Couple filmed having sex in the street avoid jail time

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September 29, 2020

A couple in Ireland who were filmed having sex on a busy street in broad daylight have been spared jail time. The couple, Natasha...

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Three Nigerian men become first people in the history of Ireland to be charged over alleged romance scam

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September 20, 2020

Three Nigerian men have been declared the first people in Irish history to be charged over alleged romance scam, The Irish Sun reports. The...

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Half of Covid patients in Irish study suffer ongoing fatigue

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September 18, 2020

Even those who have milder symptoms of the virus may suffer longer-term effects, the research suggests Hector RETAMAL AFP/File More than half of patients and...

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Irish President leads tributes after Derby winner Smullen dies aged 43

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September 16, 2020

Irish President Michael D Higgins led the tributes to 2016 Epsom Derby winning jockey Pat Smullen who has died of pancreatic cancer aged 43 GLYN...

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Johnson’s claim the EU wants to create N Ireland border ‘simply not true’, Ireland says

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September 13, 2020

Two former British PMs who played crucial roles in bringing peace to Northern Ireland joined forces Sunday to urge MPs to reject government plans to...

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Ireland to set September 21 date for full pub reopening: Irish Times

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September 8, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Pub doors are locked in the Temple Bar area, as bars across Ireland close voluntarily to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Dublin,...

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Car crash leaves this woman without a forehead when her knees slammed into her face

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September 7, 2020

A woman was left without a forehead for two years after her feet slammed into her face when her car crashed. Grainne Kealy’s feet were...

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Irish man pleads guilty to 39 counts of manslaughter over Vietnamese lorry deaths

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August 29, 2020

Police escort the truck that was found to contain a large number of dead bodies, moving it from an industrial estate in Thurrock, south England...

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EU trade chief Hogan quits over Ireland COVID-19 ‘golfgate’ controversy

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August 26, 2020

Phil Hogan quit as the EU’s Trade Commissioner on Wednesday after days of pressure over allegations he breached COVID-19 guidelines during a trip to his...

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Irish PM accepts minister’s resignation over COVID-19 breach

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August 21, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Dara Calleary, Deputy Leader of Fianna Fail pictured at the launch of their general election manifesto in Dublin, Ireland January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Lorraine...

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Irish health chiefs to consider if more COVID-19 restrictions needed

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August 17, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Pub doors are locked in the Temple Bar area, as bars across Ireland close voluntarily to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Dublin,...

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Irish women saved clinging to lobster pot after 15 hours at sea

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August 14, 2020

Two cousins who were blown out to off Ireland's west coast were found clinging to a buoy on a lobster pot after a 15-hour ordeal...

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Ireland, FG sign MoU to return €5.5m Abacha Loot

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August 14, 2020

Ireland has signed a memorandum of understanding with the federal government to return €5.5 million looted by Sani Abacha, the late head of state, to...

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Ireland expects significant number of COVID-19 cases in coming days

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August 8, 2020

FILE PHOTO: People learn to windsurf in Rusheen Bay amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Galway, Ireland, July 15, 2020. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne DUBLIN (Reuters)...

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Ireland says rise in COVID-19 reproduction rate ‘a serious concern’

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August 6, 2020

FILE PHOTO: People queue up to enter a fun park amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Galway, Ireland, August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne DUBLIN...

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Crowd gathers ahead of Nobel laureate John Hume’s funeral

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August 4, 2020

The body of Northern Irish politician John Hume is taken into St Eugene's Cathedral in Derry Paul Faith AFP A socially distanced crowd gathered as...

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John Hume, Northern Irish politician who won Nobel Peace Prize, dies at 83

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August 3, 2020

Nobel Peace Prize laureate John Hume pictured in Belfast in November 2013. © Peter Muhly, AFP John Hume, a Roman Catholic architect of Northern Ireland's Good...

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Northern Ireland launches UK’s first COVID-19 tracker app

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July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

The developer NearForm, which hopes the app will become a blueprint eventually synching up all of Europe, launched a similar app in Ireland on July...

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Pandemic purgatory: Irish priest in holy island virus vigil

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July 30, 2020

Father Laurence Flynn has been holding vigil at Lough Derg since lockdown began Paul Faith AFP As people in Ireland endured months of coronavirus lockdown...

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How Ireland built its COVID-19 contract tracing app, which is so successful that US states want to use it

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July 25, 2020

NearFormIreland’s contact-tracing app. Countries the world over have tried to find ways to track the spread of the coronavirus through their citizens’ smartphones, with varying...

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Irish minister fired two weeks after new government formed

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July 15, 2020

An Irish government minister from the party of Prime Minister Micheál Martin was dismissed on Tuesday just over two weeks after his Fianna Fail party...