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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Ship crew rescued in dramatic scene off Irish coast Video shows a coal-carrying vessel stuck in waves more than six-meters high off the coast of Ireland on Tuesday (October 20), according to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:38Published 3 days ago

How might the Six Nations pan out? The 2020 Six Nations will resume on Saturday. We take a look at how thingsmight pan out with Ireland hosting Italy on Saturday, followed by Walesentertaining Scotland, England visiting Italy and.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 02:12Published 3 days ago

Ireland’s second nationwide lockdown comes into force Ireland is facing the toughest set of restrictions for six weeks as it entersa second lockdown. The entire country moved to the highest level ofrestrictions under the Government’s five-tiered.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:53Published 3 days ago

Ireland first EU country to re-enter lockdown Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:39Published 4 days ago

Ireland lockdown: Tough new restrictions come into effect Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:41Published 5 days ago

Dubliners react to Tier 5 lockdown in Ireland Dublin locals react to the Irish Government's plan to impose the highest levelof restrictions under its five-tiered plan for living with Covid-19. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:43Published 6 days ago

Coronavirus pandemic: Ireland is first EU country to re-enter lockdown Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 03:55Published 6 days ago

Coronavirus pandemic: Ireland sets new lockdown for 6 weeks Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:52Published 6 days ago

Ireland, Wales to re-enter lockdown as COVID-19 surges in Europe European countries tighten COVID-19 curbs as WHO urges nations to enforce quarantine measures to contain new surges. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:22Published 6 days ago

Taoiseach outlines importance of protecting Ireland's fisheries in Brexit negotiations Irish premier Micheal Martin has said it is very important that his country’sfishing communities are protected in any trade deal with the UK. Arriving forthe EU summit in Brussels, the Taoiseach said.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:42Published 2 weeks ago

New Test Identifies Patients At Risk For Severe COVID-19 Researchers in Ireland say they have developed a system that can predict who will suffer from severe COVID-19. According to UPI, the team of researchers revealed their study and findings on Wednesday... Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:31Published 2 weeks ago

Biden warning for a US-UK post-Brexit trade deal U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden warned the United Kingdom that it must honour the Northern Irish peace deal as it extracts itself from the European Union or there would be no U.S... Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:11Published on September 17, 2020

Joe Biden warns UK: No US trade deal if Irish peace deal becomes 'casualty of Brexit' The US presidential candidate's warning comes amid international dismay at the UK government's plan to overrule parts of the legally-binding EU divorce deal.View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 02:50Published on September 17, 2020

UK reputation 'seriously damaged' over EU divorce treaty breach - Irish FM Coveney Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney said on Sunday (September 13) that Britain's plan to pass legislation that breaks its divorce treaty with the European Union is damaging the UK's reputation "in a.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:38Published on September 13, 2020

Ireland set to lose key trade portfolio after European Commission reshuffle Latvia's Valdis Dombrovskis is set to be the EU's new trade commissioner, while Ireland's Mairead McGuinness has been given the financial services portfolio. View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 03:24Published on September 8, 2020

London 'must not play with peace in Ireland' during Brexit trade talks, warns Irish lawmaker "The last thing we want to see is somehow the British government trying to play with peace in Ireland as some sort of negotiating gambit towards fishing rights or state aid," Irish lawmaker Neale.. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 02:16Published on September 7, 2020

Sinead O'Connor going back to school to study nursing Sinead O’Connor has confirmed reports that she's in training as a healthcare professional to aid nurses on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic in her native Ireland. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 00:35Published on September 2, 2020

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Ireland is first EU country to return to coronavirus lockdown "Everyone in the country is being asked to stay at home," Prime Minister Micheal Martin said in a national address. CBS News - Published 6 days ago
Dublin pubs to remain closed amid "worrying" virus surge The government will introduce "additional measures" to suppress the spread of the virus, which has killed nearly 1,800 people in Ireland. CBS News - Published on September 15, 2020
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Frederick Douglass's connection with Ireland 175 years ago, Frederick Douglass arrived in Ireland. Just seven years after his escape from slavery he wrote his memoir and hoped to connect to a nation's people who supported his cause. That legacy.. CBS News - Published on August 29, 2020
The Magdalen Laundries Inside Ireland's Magdalen laundries women were virtual prisoners, condemned to a life of servitude, for perceived sins of the flesh. Steve Kroft reports on revelations that have shocked the Irish.. CBS News - Published on August 13, 2020
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 on August 10, 2020

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

Ireland

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

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Matt Damon talks coronavirus and 'Contagion,' reveals his daughter had virus 'early on'

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Ireland sees crisis point in Brexit talks if no progress soon: Coveney

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