Ireland

Business

Aer Lingus pilots plan to take action over wage dispute

The Irish airline is warning of significant travel disruption this summer as pay dispute escalates.

18/06/2024

Business

Pilots to announce decision of Aer Lingus strike ballot

Results are expected to show pilots in favour of strikes over an ongoing wage dispute.

17/06/2024

Europe News

Polling open in Ireland for EU elections

The vote comes amid backlash against rising migration and severe housing shortages in Ireland.

07/06/2024

World

Simon Harris: Ireland recognised Palestine to push two-state solution

As Ireland, Spain and Norway recognise the State of Palestine in order to breathe new life into the two state solution, Shona Murray spoke to Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris about this historic move, for the Global Conversation.

31/05/2024

Economy

Ireland's asylum seeker crisis: Services at breaking point

An understaffed healthcare system and housing shortages are problems that have plagued Ireland for years. As the country now grapples with an influx of asylum seekers, how does the government plan to support them - and its residents?

31/05/2024

Tech News

Irish data watchdog issued record privacy fines of €1.55 billion

The Data Protection Commission saw an increase in new complaints from individuals between 2022 and 2023.

30/05/2024

Europe News

Why do Ireland's newest parties care about immigration issues?

Representatives from Ireland's newest political parties line up to explain why immigration tops their policy platforms for the upcoming 2024 European elections.

29/05/2024

Ireland

Severe turbulence injures 12 on Ireland-bound flight

It comes after a passenger died and dozens were injured due to turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight from London last week.

26/05/2024

Climate

Euroviews. Migration policies must improve to meet Europe’s green building goals

European construction industries need reforms to migration policies to offer straightforward, legal pathways for technical trades workers to enter their countries and perform much-needed jobs, Claire Kumar writes.

22/05/2024

Climate Now

Can you have a climate-neutral profit-making dairy farm?

In partnership with Copernicus

The Farm Zero C project in Ireland aims to slash greenhouse gas emissions and still make a profit. Can it be done?

20/05/2024

Business

IBM announces plans to create 800 new high-tech jobs across Ireland

IBM has announced plans to create 800 new AI jobs across Ireland over the next three years as big tech companies continue to invest in the country.

17/05/2024

Europe News

Ireland struggles to deal with migrant influx across UK border

London's plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda has many already inside the UK fearing for their safety, leading many to cross the Irish border.

09/05/2024

Europe News

Anti-immigration protest brings central Dublin to a halt

The last year has seen rising tensions on the island of Ireland over how to accommodate immigrants as the far right increasingly exploits the issue.

08/05/2024

Europe News

Ireland to begin sending asylum seekers back to the UK 'by end of May'

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak say the increase in migrant numbers crossing over to Ireland proves that his controversial Rwanda policy is working.

01/05/2024

Europe News

UK and Irish ministers to meet amidst migration row

The meeting between the Irish Minister for Justice Helen McEntee and the British Home Secretary James Cleverly was postponed last minute on Sunday evening.

29/04/2024

Ireland

Ireland seeks emergency law to return asylum seekers back to UK

Ireland is seeking an emergency law to allow the return of asylum seekers to the UK amid concerns over increased arrivals through Northern Ireland linked to Rishi Sunak's Rwanda deterrence plan.

28/04/2024

Tech News

TikTok and YouTube show toxic content in just 23 minutes to teen boys

A new study looked at how long it took for TikTok and YouTube Shorts to recommend misogynistic content to the accounts of young men.

23/04/2024

Business

Ireland's house prices continue to rise: Top picks for home buyers

The average price of a home in Ireland was €323,000 as of February, according to new figures. Prices still vary significantly across the regions.

17/04/2024

Business

IKEA opens its first Irish distribution centre to speed up deliveries

The Dublin site will mean that IKEA’s business in Ireland will have one of the shortest delivery times in Europe, according to the firm.

17/04/2024

Business

Web Summit CEO confirms his return after Israel comments criticism

The CEO of Web Summit, Paddy Cosgrave, has confirmed on social media that he's returning to the post.

10/04/2024

Travel News

Why is Dublin Airport pausing its practice of priests blessing planes?

The tradition is one of many ways that people navigate the mind-boggling feat of flying.

06/04/2024

Ireland

United Ireland would cost €20 billion for 20 years, new study finds

Brexit, demographic change and political turmoil in Northern Ireland have left many wondering if reunification could come sooner than expected.

05/04/2024

Business

How this aviation company in Ireland is making its mark in the US

Avia Solutions Group is the latest in a series of European businesses to announce plans for expansion into the US, following the likes of other companies such as Flutter Entertainment, CRH and Smurfit Kappa.

04/04/2024

Economy

Ireland reveals fuel and broadband price increases from April

Ireland launched a phased plan last year to bring excise rates back to the levels they were at before the Russia-Ukraine war.

29/03/2024

Economy

Ireland's housing crisis: Tens of thousands of new builds needed

Property group Knight Frank says Ireland is running on a huge housing deficit as it outlines the country's future needs.

28/03/2024

Ireland

Irish government under fire over asylum seeker crisis

The Irish government is being accused of leaving refugees in inhumane and degrading conditions, with some recent arrivals forced to live without basic necessities.

21/03/2024