Browsing: Ireland

The country allocates about half the amount — calculated as a percentage of national wealth or GDP — as neutral Malta and less than a quarter of the budget of fellow neutral state Austria.

The only remaining sibling of Ireland’s longest-missing child has claimed that a garda in Waterford “ran my brother out of Ireland” as he made a…

The magic of Christmas arrived at Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) at Temple Street when Santa Claus came with a Garda escort to start the festivities.…

Irish drug gangs were sending at least €2m per month over recent years into Russian money laundering networks targeted in a British-US operation. Security estimates…

Services sector records strong November growth The service sector saw strong growth during the month of November as demand conditions improved, with new business rising…

Romanians are casting ballots in a parliamentary election on Sunday sandwiched between a turbulent two-round presidential race. The first round of the presidential contest plunged the European Union and Nato member country into unprecedented turmoil following allegations of electoral violations and Russian interference.

Ireland’s main opposition party Sinn Fein are looking on course to narrowly win the most votes at a general election on Friday, but its two…

Voters head to the polls in Irish general election The polls have opened for the Irish general election. Voters are able to cast their ballot…

Crawling on all fours onto the summit of Mount Elbrus in Russia, winds whipping so viciously they would blow him to his death if he…

Production company behind ‘Poor Things’ and ‘Normal People’ sees profits slip After-tax profits at the multi-awarding winning production company behind the screen adaptations of Sally…

Nations meet as part of final bid to address global plastic crisis Negotiators gathered in Busan, South Korea, on Monday in a final push to…

Ireland and Britain were battered by winter storm Bert on Saturday, which brought strong winds, heavy rain, snow and ice that UK forecasters called a…

Cybersecurity firm Paradyn to expand further, adding 20 jobs IT and cybersecurity firm Paradyn will add 20 jobs across Cork and Dublin over the next…

The EU reacts to ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu, with responses that has put even Israel’s most staunchest of allies under immense pressure leading to…

Tributes to Britain’s former deputy prime minister John Prescott after his death aged 86 Britain’s former deputy prime minister John Prescott has died aged 86…

Say Nothing: Son of IRA murder victim criticises ‘cruel’ depiction of mother’s death in Disney show The son of a woman murdered and secretly buried…

Irish police, known as Gardaí, have released CCTV images of 99 individuals they want to question about riots that broke out in Dublin nearly a year ago. The unrest followed the stabbing of three children and a school care assistant outside a primary school on November 23, 2023.  

Hungarian police have arrested a 37-year-old Irish man in connection with the murder of Mackenzie Michalski, a 31-year-old nurse from Portland, Oregon, who went missing after a night out in Budapest.  

Simon Harris, is to request the dissolution of the Dáil from President Michael D. Higgins, paving the way for Ireland’s next general election.

Robert Fisk: University to set up public archive on work of renowned The Independent journalist Funding of €200,000 (£167,800) has been given to Trinity College…

Irish general election to be called this year The leaders of Ireland’s three government parties have agreed that the next general election will take place…

Ellen Molloy earns Republic of Ireland recall for Georgia tie after a solid performances over the last few months for Sheffield United. Ellen Molloy earns…

Oasis’ support acts for their UK and Ireland shows in 2025 will be former The Verve frontman and solo artist Richard Ashcroft and indie rock band Cast, it has been…

“Forget the soothing diplomatic tones from Dublin – justice is a portfolio nobody wanted. Justice means guaranteed (and often personalised) conflict with states such as Hungary and Slovakia. … The reality is that in a decade Ireland has gone from holding agriculture and rural development (a third of the EU budget), to trade (the crown jewel of the EU’s competencies) via financial services (stripped of the important bits) to the thankless task of policing wannabe European dictators under a ‘democracy shield’.”

Threat made against Irish PM Simon Harris and his family The Gardaí (Irish police) are currently investigating a threat made against Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister)…