Ireland

Ireland

Ireland: Sinn Fein will try to form government after election win

Prime Minister Leo Varadkar's election gamble appears to have backfired.

04/02/2020

Smart Regions

Devise Project: Ireland puts the spotlight on digital SMEs

In partnership with the European Commission

Digital SMEs in Ireland have put their know-how to good use helping other companies in the region to advance

03/02/2020

Ireland

Euroviews. Brexit is a rupture in Anglo-EU relations. But it obscures a much bigger tragedy for Ireland ǀ View

Forget the Irish border or tall tales of the imminent break-up of the United Kingdom. The real tragedy of Britain leaving the EU is the break in economic continuity which has been carefully crafted (within the European framework since 1973) between all parts of the previously restive British Isles.

30/01/2020

The Cube

Housing crisis is key Irish election issue after homeless man injured

He was hospitalised after authorities removed his tent from near a Dublin canal while he was sleeping inside it.

16/01/2020

Ireland

Ireland will hold a snap general election on February 8: PM Varadkar

Leo Varadkar said: "We’ve made some good progress since I’ve become Taoiseach. But I know it’s not enough."

14/01/2020

Ireland

Did Galway need the Capital of Culture designation?

Euronews spoke to the Arts and Culture Officer for Limerick City and County Council about its failed bid for European Capital of Culture 2020.

01/01/2020

Ireland

Why is the future of Football Association of Ireland in jeopardy?

Why is the future of Football Association of Ireland in jeopardy?

31/12/2019

Ireland

Priest on wheels scoots out of Christmas Eve mass

Doug Leddin, one of several congregation members to film the priest's Christmas departure on a scooter, said it was a "great fun moment."

25/12/2019

Next Series

The magic of mushroom compost

In partnership with The European Commission

Getting rid of mushroom compost has become a major logistic and economic challenge for growers, one that is now the focus of a European research project.

16/12/2019

Europe News

Meet Flossie the beach cleaner - dubbed Ireland's Greta

Apart from collecting plastic waste, Flossie takes part in the weekly Fridays for Futures marches. Her inspiration– the Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg.

12/12/2019

Ireland

Ireland takes action on carbon emissions - and nobody's happy

Ireland takes action on carbon emissions - and nobody's happy

06/12/2019

Europe News

Ireland's farmers' fears over climate plans

With Irish farming also under pressure to reduce carbon emissions, farmers are concerned for how they can cut back while still making a profit.

05/12/2019

Ireland

More than a dozen migrants found in lorry on France-Ireland ferry

More than a dozen migrants have been found in the back of a lorry on a Stena Line ferry en route to Ireland.

21/11/2019

Ireland

Euroviews. I’m not British. I was born Irish. It’s simply who I am and no court will tell me otherwise ǀ View

The people of Northern Ireland remain British citizens even if they identify as Irish, according to a court ruling in the United Kingdom last month. It’s a startling decision that strikes at the foundations of Northern Ireland’s peace process and creates a divide between the two main communities.

04/11/2019

Ireland

Euroviews. Brexit Britain's mistakes over Ireland will come back to haunt it in US-UK trade talks ǀ View

Britain's miscalculations over Ireland in the Brexit process will come back to haunt it in the pro-Ireland halls of power in Washington.

01/11/2019

Ireland

Euroviews. Brexit will determine Ireland's future as much as the U.K.'s ǀ View

The compromise solution [...] is likely to further inflame tensions between the unionist community who want to remain part of Britain and the nationalist community who want more than ever to be part of a united Ireland.

21/10/2019

Ireland

Watch again: Ireland unveils €1.2 billion no-deal Brexit fund

Ireland is stepping up preparations for a no-deal Brexit by putting aside €1.2 billion for the UK crashing out of the European Union.

08/10/2019

World

Emily O'Reilly, on democracy and transparency within the EU

The Global Conversation asks Emily O'Reilly why she wants to be re-elected for another five-year term.

04/10/2019

Ireland

Irish deputy PM Coveney says Brexit deal 'not mission impossible'

Irish deputy PM Coveney says Brexit deal 'not mission impossible'

04/10/2019

Ireland

Weather warnings as remnants of Hurricane Lorenzo hit Ireland and UK

Weather warnings are in place across Ireland and the UK for the parts of the weekend as the remnants of a former Category 5 hurricane make landfall.

04/10/2019

World

Apprehension on Irish border over potential return to violence

Concerns are mounting on the island of Ireland that if a No-Deal Brexit happens, dissident Irish republicans may return to terrorism if customs check points are reintroduced.

01/10/2019

Ireland

Coffee spill in aircraft cockpit forced plane to divert to Ireland

A commercial aircraft carrying 326 passengers was forced to divert to Shannon, Ireland, after a coffee spill caused two audio control panels to fail, it emerged today.

12/09/2019

Ireland

Watch: Irish alcohol consumption 'drops by almost a quarter'

Alcohol-free beer is now the fastest growing product in the Irish drinks industry and Ireland's first alcohol-free bar – The Virgin Mary – opened in Dublin earlier this year.

10/09/2019

Ireland

No breakthrough at Johnson and Varadkar meeting

We won't replace a legal guarantee with a promise, said Varadkar

09/09/2019

No Comment

Britons protest outside British Embassy in Dublin

A crowd of Irish-based British people protested outside the British Embassy in Dublin, Ireland, this evening against Boris Johnson's plans to prorogue Parliament and express their concerns over a no-deal Brexit.

04/09/2019

Ireland

Ireland says UK proposals to replace backstop 'don't come close'

"I think we need to be honest here, that the alternative arrangements that have been discussed to date do not do the same job as the backstop, not even close," Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said.

28/08/2019