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Irish border key to Brexit progress as May meets Juncker

The UK prime minister is holding key talks in Brussels as Brexit negotiations enter a decisive phase.

Ireland

Irish border key to UK’s post-Brexit future

European Council President Donald Tusk has given the British government until Monday to make a final offer to avoid a hard border on the island.

Ireland

Brexit: Why the fuss about the Irish border?

Right now, it's invisible. Many fear a return to border checks could undermine peace on the island and hurt its economy.

World News

Irish Deputy Prime Minister resigns

Irish Deputy Prime Minister, Frances Fitzgerald, has resigned in a bid to prevent a snap election, which could signal the end of her party's minority government. The move comes as the Republic of Ireland moves into a critical phase of negotiations over the future of the Irish border.

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United Kingdom

Standoff over Irish border threatens Brexit talks

Britain's Liam Fox says there won't be a deal on the question of the Irish border until the EU agrees to discuss trade. Brussels wants things to be dealt with the other way around.

Europe News

UK's May seeks Brexit progress

Europe News

Irish border issue looms over Brexit

Ireland

Gerry Adams to step down as Sinn Fein president

Ireland

‘No hard border’: Ireland wants guarantee before Brexit talks advance

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says issue not ‘thought through’ by pro-Brexit campaigners.

Musica

Medea casts her spell at Wexford

Ireland's Wexford Festival Opera opens its 66th edition with an operatic gem: Luigi Cherubini's 'Medea'.

Sport

World Cup qualifiers: Republic of Ireland head to Copenhagen for first leg showdown with Denmark

Ireland are without two midfielders who will be needed to stop Danish playmaker Christian Eriksen.

France

Irish PM vows to improve French before Ireland 'officially' joins Francophonie

Varadkar earned a "bravo" from Macron for speaking in French

Ireland

Social media videos capture extent of Ophelia's damage

Ophelia's strong winds and waves left severe damage all over Ireland

Sport

Itay to play Sweden in World Cup playoffs, Ireland draw Denmark

World News

Bill Clinton poses for selfies in Dublin despite tropical storm Ophelia

Not even tropical storm Ophelia stops Bill Clinton from taking selfies with locals

Ireland

Ireland counts cost of Ophelia

Tropical storm Ophelia left a trail of death and destruction in its wake as it battered every corner of Ireland. Three people were killed in separate incidents and over three hundred thousand homes were without electricity.

Ireland

At least three dead as Storm Ophelia batters Ireland

Prime Minister Leo Varadkar warned everyone to stay indoors as the worst storm in half a century hit the country.

Ireland

Storm Ophelia blasts the UK and Ireland

Three people have died and thousands are without power as Storm Ophelia hits Ireland

Living

The Cask Circle Club

Ireland’s most prestigious distillery invites us to claim some very rare whisky.

Ireland

Thousands march for change to Irish abortion laws

The traditionally Catholic country has some of the strictest abortion laws in the world.