Simon Harris to become Ireland's youngest PM
Mar 25, 2024, at 09:39 pm
Ireland’s governing party Fine Gael named Simon Harris as its new leader which will make him the youngest Taoiseach in the history of the country.
May 23, 2023, at 06:00 am
Dublin/Ireland: The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has imposed a record-breaking fine of €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) on Meta (formally Facebook) for unlawfully transferring user data from the European Union (EU) to the United States.
Leo Varadkar elected as new PM of Ireland
Dec 18, 2022, at 05:20 pm
Dublin: Leo Varadkar has been elected as the new prime minister of Ireland after a vote in the lower house of the Irish parliament.
Ireland: Blast hits petrol station, 3 die
Oct 08, 2022, at 03:13 pm
Dublin: At least three people died as an explosion rocked a petrol station in Co Donegal city of Ireland on Friday.
Ireland: Rights experts call for redress for 50 years of systemic racism in childcare institutions
Sep 24, 2022, at 07:31 pm
New York: UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Friday called on Irish authorities to provide adequate redress for victims of racial discrimination and system racism in Irish childcare institutions, stretching over more than 50 years.
Mar 25, 2022, at 05:34 pm
New York: What independent UN human rights experts are describing as an ongoing smear campaign against a prominent Northern Irish academic and human rights lawyer, “has the potential to spark physical violence” they said on Thursday, amidst increasing polarization once more between nationalists and unionists, following the United Kingdom’s Brexit vote, and the resulting Northern Ireland protocol.
Ireland to send elite forces, diplomats to Kabul to help evacuate Irish citizens, says official
Aug 24, 2021, at 11:40 pm
London/UNI/Sputnik: Dublin will send a group of diplomats and members of the Army Ranger Wing, the Irish defense forces' special operations branch, to the militant-controlled Afghan capital to help evacuate Irish citizens, Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said.
Ireland to begin vaccination on December 30: Reports
Dec 23, 2020, at 03:17 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Ireland will begin immunization against the coronavirus disease on December 30, the public broadcaster RTE reported Tuesday, citing Health Minister Stephen Donnelly.
Canada loses its four-year bid to secure a seat on UN Security Council
Jun 18, 2020, at 08:45 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's Liberal Government has lost a four-year bid for one of two available temporary UN Security Council seats by getting the third position, behind Norway and Ireland, media reports said.
Blame game wrong, harmful remedy to COVID-19: Chinese ambassador
May 17, 2020, at 05:11 pm
Dublin/ Xinhua: Blame game is a wrong and harmful remedy to COVID-19 and can lead people to nowhere in the fight against the global pandemic, Chinese ambassador to Ireland He Xiangdong said here Saturday.
Suspect involved in manslaughter of 39 migrants detained in Ireland
Apr 21, 2020, at 01:44 pm
Dublin/Sputnik/UNI: A suspect in the case involving the death of 39 Vietnamese migrants in the UK county of Essex has been detained in Ireland under a European arrest warrant, the Essex police said on Monday.
Ireland's referendum to ease divorce restrictions wins overwhelming support of voters
May 27, 2019, at 10:29 am
Dublin, May 27 (Xinhua/UNI) A referendum held earlier in Ireland to ease the restrictions on divorce in the country's Constitution has won the overwhelming support of the Irish voters, according to official statistics released here on Sunday.
European Parliament election in Ireland ends smoothly
May 25, 2019, at 08:09 am
Dublin, May 25 (Xinhua/UNI) Voting in the European Parliament election in Ireland ended here on Friday night with no reports of any serious disruptions.
Trump to visit Ireland on June 5 to meet Prime Minister Varadkar : White House
May 22, 2019, at 09:59 am
Washington, May 22 (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump will visit Ireland in early June for a bilateral meeting with Irish Prime Minister Taoiseach Varadkar in Shannon, the White House said in a press release.
UK Prime Minister to present new proposals on Irish backstop issue on Wednesday
Feb 20, 2019, at 08:55 am
Moscow, Feb 20 (Sputnik) UK Prime Minister Theresa May will present new proposals on the Irish border backstop issue in a new attempt to gain support for the deal on the country's withdrawal from the European Union, local media reported on Wednesday.
Several pilots report UFOs sightings off Irish coast, authorities start investigation
Nov 14, 2018, at 09:28 am
London, Nov 14 (IBNS): In a strange development, the Irish Aviation Authority has started investigating after receiving reports of sightings of unidentified flying objects and bright lights off the coast of Ireland, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pope maintains silence after senior Archbishop calls for his resignation
Aug 27, 2018, at 02:56 pm
Dublin/Vatican City, Aug 27 (IBNS): Ending his two day Ireland visit, Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic world, chose silence as journalists questioned him about his role in suppressing sexual abuse committed by a former US priest, as alleged by a senior Archbishop.
Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle to visit Ireland next month
Jun 19, 2018, at 06:18 pm
London, June 19 (IBNS): Britain's Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle will visit Ireland next month, officials said on Tuesday.
Irish abortion referendum: Over 70 percent wants repeal
May 26, 2018, at 07:48 pm
Dublin, May 26 (IBNS): Exit polls in the recent Ireland polls over abortion have suggested that the majority of the population have voted for the repeal of the Eighth Amendment.
Leo Varadkar becomes PM of Ireland
Jun 15, 2017, at 02:18 pm
Dublin, June 15 (IBNS): Creating history, Leo Varadkar has been elected as the first gay Prime Minister of Ireland.
State aid: Ireland gave illegal tax benefits to Apple worth up to €13 billion
Aug 31, 2016, at 06:50 am
London, Aug 31 (IBNS): The European Commission on Tuesday said it has concluded that Ireland granted undue tax benefits of up to €13 billion to Apple.
Ireland: UN experts urge amending abortion ban subjecting women to suffering and discrimination
Jun 10, 2016, at 05:13 am
New York, June 9 (Just Earth News):A woman in Ireland who was forced to choose between carrying her foetus to term, knowing it would not survive, or seeking an abortion abroad was subjected to discrimination and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment as a result of Ireland’s legal prohibition of abortion, United Nations experts have found.
Ireland to change its drug law, cocaine and heroine to be decriminalised
Nov 04, 2015, at 05:04 pm
Dublin, Nov 4 (IBNS) As part of their 'radical cultural shift', Ireland will be making changes in their drug law which will come into effect from next year, allowing its citizens to possess small amounts of drugs such as cocaine, cannabis and heroine for recreational use, media reports have said.