Ireland

Northern Ireland journalist killed by gunman during riot

Apr 19, 2019 13:37

A 29-year-old Northern Irish journalist was shot dead during rioting in Londonderry overnight, an attack that shocked the region and police said was likely the work of Irish nationalist militants opposed to the 1998 Good Friday peace deal.
May faces heavy Brexit defeat in parliament: eurosceptics warn

Mar 10, 2019 10:45

British Prime Minster Theresa May’s Brexit deal faces a heavy defeat in parliament on Tuesday because she has so far secured no major changes from the European Union, the leaders of two major eurosceptic factions in parliament said on Sunday.
Scottish police orders evacuation over suspicious package

Mar 08, 2019 04:54

Police in the United Kingdom continue to receive reports of suspicious packages being sent to crowded places with possible connections to Ireland-related terrorist groups."
UK police dismantle more bombs amid fears over Irish insurgency

Mar 07, 2019 02:57

Police forces across Britain have found and dismantled more bomb packages amid heightened concerns about a renewed wave of unrest in Northern Ireland that could undermine security in the entire country.
Ireland hosts West Asia’s ‘peace’ talks shortly after Warsaw Summit’s failure

Feb 20, 2019 03:22

Ireland on Tuesday hosted “closed-door talks” between a group of European and Arab ministers over the “peace process” in the West Asia, a few days after a similar conference failed in the Polish capital of Warsaw.
British applications for Irish passports rose by 22% in 2018

Dec 31, 2018 05:11

An increasing number of Britons are applying for Irish passports to be able to keep their EU citizenship once the UK leaves the bloc next year.
Irish PM says Brexit deal possible in next couple of weeks

Nov 09, 2018 13:27

Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said a deal between Britain and the European Union over Britain’s exit from the bloc was possible in weeks, despite continued political haggling over the future of the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Irish border dispute cannot block Brexit deal: British PM

Oct 15, 2018 16:06

British Prime Minister Theresa May has expressed confidence that her government and the European Union will reach an agreement on United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the bloc, saying disagreements on how the border on the Island of Ireland will be administered after Brexit was not an issue that could not derail the talks.
Ireland FM: Optimism over Brexit talks ‘not well founded’

Oct 13, 2018 03:06

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney says optimism about an imminent breakthrough in Brexit talks is "probably not well founded," and that the public should be realistic about time frames defined in negotiations between Britain and the European Union.
Pope Francis visits Ireland amid church abuse scandals

Aug 25, 2018 10:00

Pope Francis is set to meet victims of Catholic Church sex abuse during the Republic of Ireland's first papal visit in decades.