World news about “Irish politics” published by euronews.
Irish Prime Minister focuses on bailout programme exit Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny took to the stage of the European Parliament in Strasbourg to outline his priorities at the helm of the EU Presidency. Chief… 16/01/2013
Ireland: we need to talk about abortion It’s one of Ireland’s most emotional and sensitive debates – abortion. In Ireland, it is a criminal act which could send both patient and doctor to life in… 11/01/2013
Is EU-president Ireland still a euro-enthusiast? It’s the turn of the Irish to run the EU for six months. What are they going to do and has recession changed their legendary euro-enthusiasm? Ireland’s… 10/01/2013
Irish PM Kenny urges UK to stay inside the EU Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny has used the official curtain raiser for his country’s EU presidency to urge the UK not to loosen its ties with Europe. He… 09/01/2013
Irish presidency eyes EU-US trade dealIreland takes over the EU presidency for six months on January 1st. Dublin says its main priority is “getting the European economy back on track” with… 17/12/2012
More austerity for Ireland The Irish government says it is on the road to recovery, but still hit the country’s long-suffering people with a new 3.5 billion euro dose of austerity on… 05/12/2012
N.Ireland police foil mortar attack on stationPolice in Northern Ireland say they have foiled an attempt to attack a police station with mortar bombs, after recovering the weapons from a van in a… 04/03/2013
Official Irish report damns Magdalene LaundriesFor decades the Irish Catholic church took in abandoned and illegitimate girls in what seemed an act of mercy. Now a six-month government inquiry has… 05/02/2013
Ex-Irish PM Ahern quits Fianna FáilFormer Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern has resigned from the Fianna Fail party. He was set to be expelled within days after an inquiry found he had failed… 25/03/2012
