Ireland

Island in north-west Europe divided into the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland

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Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest on Earth.

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Tributes paid as John Hume laid to rest Tributes have paid to SDLP leader John Hume, who was instrumental in achieving the Good Friday Agreement. Political figures including First Minister Arlene Foster, Deputy First Minister Michelle.. Credit: ODN Duration: 02:38Published 1 week ago


John Hume’s body makes final journey home Former SDLP leader and Nobel laureate John Hume has made his final journeyhome to his native Londonderry after his death earlier this week. His body wasbrought from Moville in Co Donegal 18 miles.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:17Published 1 week ago

John Hume hailed as Ireland’s Martin Luther King Current SDLP leader Colum Eastwood, who represents the Foyle seat Mr Hume heldfor two decades, said the island had lost its most significant andconsequential political figure of the 20th century. As he.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:00Published 1 week ago

Tui to close 166 high street stores after ‘changes in customer behaviour’ Tui is to close nearly a third of its high street stores in the UK and theRepublic of Ireland. The UK’s biggest tour operator said the “difficult”decision to shut 166 shops is due to the need to.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:08Published 2 weeks ago

England’s Morgan says Ireland eyeing an “upset” as ODI cricket returns England captain Eoin Morgan says the world champions are not underestimating Ireland as the sides prepare for a three-match one-day international series. Credit: Reuters - Sports Duration: 03:43Published 2 weeks ago

Brexit bureaucracy? 'Green card' required for UK drivers in Ireland Plans to require drivers to carry an insurance ‘green card’ when crossing the Irish border are not going down well in Northern Ireland. View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 02:27Published 2 weeks ago

Irish football fans honour Jack Charlton in Dublin Football fans gathered to sing and dance at Walkinstown Roundabout in Dublin as former Republic of Ireland manager Jack Charlton's funeral came to a close in Newcastle.The former coach, who was also.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:18Published 3 weeks ago

Taoiseach visits Stormont leaders in Belfast Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin has met with Stormont First Minister Arlene Foster and deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill in Belfast. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:34Published on July 16, 2020

Ireland's baby mass grave scandal remains a mystery The mass grave discovered at the mother and baby home in Taum may just be one of many such scandals. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 03:04Published on July 15, 2020

'Better to have no deal' if Britain continues Brexit stance, says former Irish PM 'Better to have no deal' if Britain continues Brexit stance, says former Irish PM Credit: Euronews English Duration: 02:13Published on July 2, 2020

Pubs reopen as lockdown restrictions ease in Ireland https://mab.to/6rcgNdYTx Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:54Published on June 29, 2020

Hairdressers in high demand during lockdown relaxation in Ireland Customers take their seats in a hair salon in Athy, Co Kildare, as Ireland enters phase three of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. Includes interviews with Laura Grufferty and Bryant Jordan. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:06Published on June 29, 2020

Baby girl born with so much hair it was visible during 34 week scan A mother who believed that newborns were bald recalled her shock when she realised her baby girl already had thick hair in the womb - which was clearly visible at her 34 week scan. After their son,.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 02:02Published on June 29, 2020

Irish parties await members' verdict on three-way coalition deal The agreement reached by bitter rivals Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael could be rejected on Friday by members of the Green Party, a junior partnerView on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:30Published on June 26, 2020

Finance ministers from Spain, Ireland and Luxembourg join race for Eurogroup presidency Finance ministers from Spain, Ireland and Luxembourg join race for Eurogroup presidency Credit: Euronews English Duration: 01:00Published on June 25, 2020

The Last Surviving Sibling Of JFK Dies At 92 Jean Kennedy Smith, the last surviving sibling of late President John F. Kennedy has died. According to CNN, Kennedy Smith died on Wednesday. Kennedy Smith's daughter shared that her mother passed away.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:32Published on June 25, 2020

Guinness recovering from Covid-19 slup At the start of the lockdown in Ireland, Guinness reduced operations at its St James’s Gate brewery in Dublin to the minimal level required to keep its yeast stocks alive. It was the first time that.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:46Published on June 23, 2020

Dublin barber jokes about operating a repair shop as more Covid-19 restrictions lifted A Dublin barber has joked that he will be operating as a repair shop when he finally gets back to cutting hair after lockdown. John O’Loughlin, who has worked in Tallaght for 35 years, said some of.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:17Published on June 20, 2020

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U.S. has more COVID cases than some countries have people The U.S. has had more than 5 million coronavirus cases – that's bigger than the population of Ireland, New Zealand, Panama and others. CBS News - Published 2 days ago
Pence tells 'family story' to naturalized citizens Vice President Mike Pence welcomed 16 new American citizens at a naturalization ceremony Thursday as he recounted a story about his grandfather arriving to America from Ireland in 1923. (July 2) USATODAY.com - Published on July 2, 2020
Horse rescued after ending up a mile off Ireland's coast in Atlantic Ocean A lifeboat crew came to the aid of a horse that had bolted over a mile out into the Atlantic Ocean from a beach in Donegal, Ireland. USATODAY.com - Published on July 1, 2020

Jean Kennedy Smith, last surviving sibling of JFK, is dead at 92 Jean Kennedy Smith, the last surviving sibling of slain President John F. Kennedy, who as U.S. ambassador to Ireland in the 1990s played a pivotal role in the Northern Irish peace process, died on.. Reuters - Published on June 18, 2020
Ireland cuts minimum distance between pub customers if food served Ireland has halved the minimum "social distance" between customers in pubs to 1 metre (3.2 feet) so long as other measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are enforced, the government said on.. Reuters - Published on June 17, 2020
Mexico, India, Ireland, Norway elected to U.N. Security Council, one seat still open Mexico, India, Ireland and Norway were elected to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, but the 193 U.N. member states must return on Thursday to continue voting to fill one more vacant.. Reuters - Published on June 17, 2020

Factbox: Irish coalition sets out programme for government A coalition of Ireland's two dominant centre-right parties and the Green Party agreed a draft programme for government on Monday, pending approval by their respective members in coming weeks. Reuters - Published on June 15, 2020
Irish coalition deal set to make Micheal Martin PM until end of 2022 The head of Ireland's Fianna Fail party Micheal Martin is set to serve as the country's prime minister from late June until Dec. 15, 2022 according to the terms of a coalition agreement that must be.. Reuters - Published on June 15, 2020
Irish parties ink deal to bring Greens into new coalition government Ireland's two dominant centre-right parties have agreed to form a coalition for the first time in a deal that will also put the Green Party at the centre of policymaking and end a political stalemate.. Reuters - Published on June 15, 2020
Irish parties reach deal on new government but it needs ratification Ireland's Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and Green parties struck a deal to form a new coalition government on Monday that if ratified by members will end a months-long stalemate and is expected to make Fianna.. Reuters - Published on June 15, 2020

Irish parties close in on coalition deal, leaders to meet Ireland's Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and Green parties are on the cusp of forming a new coalition government after more than four months of deadlock, a member of one of the negotiating teams said on.. Reuters - Published on June 14, 2020
Two Northern Irishmen to be extradited over Vietnamese truck deaths Two Northern Irishmen are set to be extradited to Britain to face manslaughter charges over the deaths of 39 Vietnamese people found in the back of a truck near London last year, Ireland's courts heard.. Reuters - Published on June 12, 2020
Factbox: Ireland's phased plan to ease coronavirus lockdown Ireland has announced a revised schedule for gradually re-opening the economy over the coming months, speeding the easing of coronavirus restrictions. Reuters - Published on June 6, 2020	Ireland hopes to restart international travel later in the summer Ireland is hopeful that it will be able to resume air travel to other European countries later in the summer, acting prime minister Leo Varadkar said on Friday. Reuters - Published on June 5, 2020
'Summer is not yet lost', Irish PM backs air bridges Ireland hopes to be able to recommend the resumption of air travel with a select number of countries in a number of weeks, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Thursday, telling prospective.. Reuters - Published on June 4, 2020	Ireland seeks health officials' backing to speed up reopening plan Ireland's government has proposed speeding up the reopening of parts of its economy to the country's top health officials and will make a decision on Friday, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said. Reuters - Published on June 4, 2020
Irish pubs say two metre social distancing spells ruin Ireland's usually tightly-packed pubs say they face ruin unless the government eases one of the strictest lockdowns in Europe, under which they can only reopen in August and must keep drinkers two.. Reuters - Published on June 4, 2020	Spanish dig unearths human remains in hunt for Irish rebel lord Spanish archaeologists may have uncovered the final resting place of an Irish nobleman whose bloody 16th-century rebellion almost toppled Ireland's English rulers. Reuters - Published on May 29, 2020
Ireland may decide next week to speed up reopening plan Ireland may next week speed up the reopening of its economy if coronavirus infections remain low, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday, though its chief medical officer said he was likely to.. Reuters - Published on May 27, 2020	Privacy activist Schrems calls on EU authorities to get Irish watchdog moving Privacy activist Max Schrems called on the European authorities to push the Irish regulator to speed up its handling of cases he has brought against Facebook on the second anniversary of the.. Reuters - Published on May 25, 2020
Ireland to review 14-day quarantine for travellers on June 18 Ireland's new regulations requiring incoming travellers to provide the address at which they will self-isolate for 14 days will initially be in effect from May 28 to June 18, Health Minister Simon.. Reuters - Published on May 22, 2020	Ireland expects scepticism in EU at UK Northern Ireland proposal Britain's proposal on Wednesday that its Brexit divorce deal would require no new customs infrastructure in Northern Ireland will be met with scepticism by many in the European Union, Irish Foreign.. Reuters - Published on May 20, 2020
Beekeeper builds fully functioning bee hive using only LEGO in Ireland A beekeeper from Ireland built a fully functioning hive using only LEGO that now houses 30,000 bees. USATODAY.com - Published on May 20, 2020	Northern Ireland eases restrictions, Ireland deaths at seven-week low Northern Ireland gently eased its coronavirus restrictions on Monday, allowing small groups to meet outside and churchgoers to pray alone, broadly keeping pace with Ireland where a partial lifting of.. Reuters - Published on May 18, 2020
UK deal on EU ties is possible, PM Johnson tells Ireland's Varadkar Prime Minister Boris Johnson told his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar on Friday that he believed it was possible to reach an agreement with the European Union over Britain's future relationship,.. Reuters - Published on May 15, 2020	Ireland to press ahead with partial reopening of economy Ireland will begin the partial and gradual reopening of its economy as planned from Monday, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Friday. Reuters - Published on May 15, 2020
Matt Damon Dishes About His Irish Lockdown in Radio Interview In an interview with a Dublin radio station, the actor praised the people of Dalkey, the coastal town whose residents have adopted him as one of their own during the coronavirus epidemic. NYTimes.com - Published on May 13, 2020	Group of basking sharks circle near the water's surface in Ireland Basking sharks are the second-largest fish in the world. USATODAY.com - Published on May 13, 2020
Matt Damon talks coronavirus and 'Contagion,' reveals his daughter had virus 'early on' Matt Damon revealed his oldest daughter had coronavirus in New York City while the rest of the Damons quarantined in Ireland. USATODAY.com - Published on May 13, 2020	UK Supreme Court rules internment of Northern Ireland's Adams unlawful The British Supreme Court overturned two 1975 convictions of Irish nationalist leader Gerry Adams for prison escape attempts in Northern Ireland during its conflict, ruling on Wednesday that his.. Reuters - Published on May 13, 2020
Northern Ireland sets lockdown exit plan resembling Ireland's, but no timetable Northern Ireland laid out a five-stage roadmap for the easing of its coronavirus lockdown similar to Ireland's, but its omission of any dates for action raised the chances of different parts of the.. Reuters - Published on May 12, 2020	Ireland says Brexit trade talks timeline 'virtually impossible' The coronavirus pandemic has made an already difficult timeline for a British-European Union trade deal "virtually impossible", Ireland's foreign minister said, cautioning that he did wish to raise.. Reuters - Published on May 8, 2020
Irish people send donations to Native Americans, returning a Great Famine-era favor Irish people have donated about half a million dollars to a campaign raising money for the Navajo Nation and Hopi Reservation amid the coronavirus. USATODAY.com - Published on May 6, 2020	Ireland sees crisis point in Brexit talks if no progress soon: Coveney Progress in trade talks between the European Union and ex-member Britain "has not been good" and the two sides will hit a crisis point unless there is progress in the coming weeks, Irish Foreign.. Reuters - Published on May 5, 2020
Donald Trump praises Turnberry's No. 1 ranking among golf courses in Great Britain, Ireland Turnberry's historic Ailsa course in Scotland jumps ahead of Royal County Down and St. Andrews in Golf World's 2020 rankings. USATODAY.com - Published on May 3, 2020	Ireland takes small first step in coronavirus escape plan Ireland on Friday announced the first small steps to easing restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus and laid out a roadmap for a gradual re-opening of the economy from May 18 if the virus.. Reuters - Published on May 1, 2020
Irish PM unveils plan to slowly lift coronavirus restrictions Ireland on Friday announced the first small steps to easing restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus and laid out a roadmap for a gradual re-opening of the economy over the coming months if.. Reuters - Published on May 1, 2020	Ireland set to slightly ease coronavirus restrictions: RTE Ireland's cabinet is currently agreeing to a slight easing of coronavirus restrictions that will allow those aged over 70 to go outside of their homes from Tuesday, national broadcaster RTE reported. Reuters - Published on May 1, 2020
Ireland to consider easing restrictions every 2-4 weeks, PM says Ireland's roadmap for gradually easing coronavirus restrictions will lay out how any changes will be made every two to four weeks, but the government will intervene earlier if things go off track,.. Reuters - Published on April 30, 2020	Today in History for April 24th Highlights of this day in history: An aborted mission to free American hostages in Iran ends in disaster; Ireland's 'Easter Rising' begins; Armenians face mass deportation during World War I; Singer.. USATODAY.com - Published on April 24, 2020
Trump Organization seeks coronavirus bailouts for president's golf resorts in Ireland and Scotland The Trump Organization has applied for government bailouts to help cover salaries for employees at its three golf resorts in Europe. USATODAY.com - Published on April 23, 2020	Ireland to ban gatherings of more than 5,000 until end of August Ireland on Tuesday banned large-scale public events until the end of August at the earliest in a bid to rein in the coronavirus outbreak. Reuters - Published on April 21, 2020
Man arrested in Ireland in connection with deaths of 39 Vietnamese in 2019: UK police Ronan Hughes, a 40-year-old from County Armagh in Northern Ireland, was arrested in Ireland on Monday in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese nationals who were found in a lorry trailer in.. Reuters - Published on April 20, 2020	Irish unlikely to see packed pubs, big gatherings soon: minister Ireland is highly unlikely to allow large gatherings this year and the "cocooning" of people over 70 years old in their homes may persist for quite a while, Health Minister Simon Harris said on Sunday. Reuters - Published on April 19, 2020
Ireland plans to expand weekly coronavirus testing capacity to 100,000 Ireland plans to expand its coronavirus testing capacity to 100,000 tests per week over the next 10 days as it considers easing stay-at-home restrictions on May 5, Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan.. Reuters - Published on April 17, 2020	Ireland considering tougher airport checks against coronavirus Ireland may have to bring in more stringent checks at its airports to ensure the coronavirus remains contained whenever the country eases stay-home restrictions, Health Minister Simon Harris said on.. Reuters - Published on April 17, 2020
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Ireland

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