Three Nigerian men become first people in the history of Ireland to be charged over alleged romance scam
Three Nigerian men have been declared the first people in Irish history to be charged...
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Half of Covid patients in Irish study suffer ongoing fatigue
Even those who have milder symptoms of the virus may suffer longer-term effects, the research...
Irish President leads tributes after Derby winner Smullen dies aged 43
Irish President Michael D Higgins led the tributes to 2016 Epsom Derby winning jockey Pat...
Johnson’s claim the EU wants to create N Ireland border ‘simply not true’, Ireland says
Two former British PMs who played crucial roles in bringing peace to Northern Ireland joined...
Ireland to set September 21 date for full pub reopening: Irish Times
FILE PHOTO: Pub doors are locked in the Temple Bar area, as bars across Ireland...
Car crash leaves this woman without a forehead when her knees slammed into her face
A woman was left without a forehead for two years after her feet slammed into...
Irish man pleads guilty to 39 counts of manslaughter over Vietnamese lorry deaths
Police escort the truck that was found to contain a large number of dead bodies,...
EU trade chief Hogan quits over Ireland COVID-19 ‘golfgate’ controversy
Phil Hogan quit as the EU’s Trade Commissioner on Wednesday after days of pressure over...
Irish PM accepts minister’s resignation over COVID-19 breach
FILE PHOTO: Dara Calleary, Deputy Leader of Fianna Fail pictured at the launch of their...
Irish health chiefs to consider if more COVID-19 restrictions needed
FILE PHOTO: Pub doors are locked in the Temple Bar area, as bars across Ireland...
Irish women saved clinging to lobster pot after 15 hours at sea
Two cousins who were blown out to off Ireland’s west coast were found clinging to...
Ireland, FG sign MoU to return €5.5m Abacha Loot
Ireland has signed a memorandum of understanding with the federal government to return €5.5 million...
Ireland expects significant number of COVID-19 cases in coming days
FILE PHOTO: People learn to windsurf in Rusheen Bay amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak...
Ireland says rise in COVID-19 reproduction rate ‘a serious concern’
FILE PHOTO: People queue up to enter a fun park amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
Crowd gathers ahead of Nobel laureate John Hume’s funeral
The body of Northern Irish politician John Hume is taken into St Eugene’s Cathedral in...
John Hume, Northern Irish politician who won Nobel Peace Prize, dies at 83
Nobel Peace Prize laureate John Hume pictured in Belfast in November 2013. © Peter Muhly,...
Northern Ireland launches UK’s first COVID-19 tracker app
The developer NearForm, which hopes the app will become a blueprint eventually synching up all...
Pandemic purgatory: Irish priest in holy island virus vigil
Father Laurence Flynn has been holding vigil at Lough Derg since lockdown began Paul Faith...
How Ireland built its COVID-19 contract tracing app, which is so successful that US states want to use it
NearFormIreland’s contact-tracing app. Countries the world over have tried to find ways to track the...
Irish minister fired two weeks after new government formed
An Irish government minister from the party of Prime Minister Micheál Martin was dismissed on...
Ireland likely to move to final phase of lockdown next week, deputy PM says
Ireland looks set to enter the fourth and final phase of its COVID-19 lockdown next...
Hagia Sophia the latest Muslim-Christian tussle over holy sites
A top Turkish court has revoked the sixth-century Hagia Sophia’s status as a museum, clearing...
Two-time Irish champion jump jockey Geraghty retires
Barry Geraghty, on Saint Roi, celebrates after winning the Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle Race...
Irish pubs may be prosecuted for COVID-19 public health breaches
Twenty-six Irish pubs face possible prosecution and the risk of losing their licences over potential...
Irish pub reopening could be delayed after ‘worrying’ crowds outside bars, PM says
FILE PHOTO: Pub doors are locked in Dublin, as bars across Ireland close voluntarily to...
Ireland delays easing of travel restrictions until July 20
Passengers walk past a sign directing them to specific lines for EU and non EU...
Northern Ireland’s O’Neill rejects DUP call to step aside
Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill rejected calls on Thursday by her partner in...
Ireland’s ex-president, Mary Robinson, to lead probe into AfDB Chief
Akinwumi Adesina Ireland’s former president Mary Robinson will lead a panel to investigate the leader...
Health officials warn new Irish PM over reopening air travel
New Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin said on Monday he would take a cautious approach...
Ireland to keep its 14-day quarantine on British travellers: Sunday Times
Ireland will maintain a 14-day quarantine for travellers from the British mainland in July even...
Rotating premiership in recession should force “spiky pragmatism” on Irish leaders
Bitter rivals since civil war nearly a century ago, Ireland’s two main centrist parties joined...
Growth in young Irish COVID-19 cases ‘a real concern’: chief doctor
People sit in a park while practicing social distancing following the outbreak of the coronavirus...
Martin named new Irish prime minister, vows to tackle deep recession
Ireland’s parliament picked veteran opposition leader Micheál Martin as prime minister on Saturday to head...
Irish coalition deal approved to end political deadlock
Ireland’s two dominant centre-right parties and the smaller Green Party agreed on Friday to form...
Green Party approval seals Irish coalition deal
FILE PHOTO: Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin is seen after the announcement of voting results...
Irish parties vote on coalition deal, all eyes on Greens
FILE PHOTO: Eamon Ryan, the leader of the Irish Green Party, is photographed during a...
Irish parties to sign off on coalition deal on Monday: Fianna Fail
Irish political parties Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and the Green Party will sign a deal...
Irish PM says good chance social distancing rule can be relaxed
2-3 minutes FILE PHOTO: Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar speaks at a count centre, during...
Ireland Records No New COVID-19 Deaths, First Time In 10 Weeks
People employ social distancing as they queue at shops in Dublin City centre in Ireland...
Ireland and the healing power of words in a time of crisis
In the opening weeks of the lockdown, Nobel prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney’s promise of reward...
