Report reveals grim infant death toll, cruelty at Church-run homes in Ireland
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...
Northern Ireland hospitals under pressure ‘like never before’: health minister
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...
Suddenly overwhelmed, Ireland says thousands of COVID-19 cases yet to be added to tally
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...
Buhari demands justice for Nigerian killed in Ireland
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...
Irish health chief concerned by unexpected rise in COVID-19 cases
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...
Ireland planning airport COVID-19 testing to enable travel: minister
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...
Couple filmed having sex in the street avoid jail time
A couple in Ireland who were filmed having sex on a busy street in broad daylight have been spared jail time. The couple, Natasha...
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 over alleged romance scam, The Irish Sun reports. The...
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 suggests Hector RETAMAL AFP/File More than half of patients and...
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 Smullen who has died of pancreatic cancer aged 43 GLYN...
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 forces Sunday to urge MPs to reject government plans to...
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 close voluntarily to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Dublin,...
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 her face when her car crashed. Grainne Kealy’s feet were...
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, moving it from an industrial estate in Thurrock, south England...
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 allegations he breached COVID-19 guidelines during a trip to his...
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 general election manifesto in Dublin, Ireland January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Lorraine...
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 close voluntarily to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Dublin,...
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 a buoy on a lobster pot after a 15-hour ordeal...
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 looted by Sani Abacha, the late head of state, to...
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 in Galway, Ireland, July 15, 2020. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne DUBLIN (Reuters)...
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) outbreak in Galway, Ireland, August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne DUBLIN...
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 Derry Paul Faith AFP A socially distanced crowd gathered as...
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, AFP John Hume, a Roman Catholic architect of Northern Ireland's Good...
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 of Europe, launched a similar app in Ireland on July...
Pandemic purgatory: Irish priest in holy island virus vigil
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...
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 spread of the coronavirus through their citizens’ smartphones, with varying...
Irish minister fired two weeks after new government formed
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...
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 week, which will allow all bars and nightclubs to open...
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 the way for it to be turned back into a...
Two-time Irish champion jump jockey Geraghty retires
Barry Geraghty, on Saint Roi, celebrates after winning the Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle Race at the Cheltenham Festival in March this year Glyn KIRK...
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 breaches of health regulations introduced to control the spread of...
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 curb the spread of coronavirus. March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Lorraine O'Sullivan/File...
Ireland delays easing of travel restrictions until July 20
Passengers walk past a sign directing them to specific lines for EU and non EU passports as they arrive at Dublin Airport in Ireland, September...
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 government, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to stand down temporarily...
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 of the African Development Bank (AfDB), accused by whistleblowers of...
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 to opening up air travel after health authorities warned this...
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 as it plans to ease travel restrictions with some countries,...
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 forces for the first time on Saturday under a deal...
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 disease (COVID-19), in Dublin, Ireland, May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne...
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 the first ever coalition uniting the two parties that have...
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 a new coalition government that will focus on climate action...
Green Party approval seals Irish coalition deal
FILE PHOTO: Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin is seen after the announcement of voting results in a count centre, during Ireland's national election, in Cork,...
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 television interview during the build-up to Ireland's national election in...
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 on the formation of a new coalition government on Monday,...
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's national election, in Citywest, near Dublin, Ireland, February 9,...
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 on May 18, 2020. PAUL FAITH / AFP 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 for endurance struck a chord across Ireland DUBLIN - Ireland...
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