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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.

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Ireland

Thousands march for change to Irish abortion laws

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

Ireland

Ireland’s thorny abortion debate

Abortion is currently illegal in the country, except if a pregnant woman's life is in danger. Rights campaigners will be closely watching what changes are put to voters in a referendum on the issue next year.

United Kingdom

Britain and Ireland hold Brexit and NI assembly talks

Theresa May welcomed her Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar to Downing Street on Monday in a bid to revive the stalled Northern Ireland executive assembly

Sport

Ireland, France and South Africa vye to host Rugby World Cup

South Africa, Ireland and France all promise to hold the "best tournament ever" if chosen to host Rugby's World Cup

Europe News

Brief from Brussels: Irish border in Brexit spotlight

Europe News

Brexit: UK under pressure over Irish border

EU chief calls on Britain to find a solution to avoid new controls

Ireland

Gaelic sports: what you need to know

Camogie hurling and Gaelic football are prehistoric sports indigenous to Ireland

Ireland

Irish women's contact sport 'camogie' is not for the faint-hearted

Camogie, an Irish full-contact sport played only by women, is very physical and can seem "vicious and ferocious", says All-Ireland champion Grainne Ní Chatháin

Belgium

EU's Barnier 'worried' by UK's position on Irish border

How the currently invisible border with Northern Ireland will be managed post-Brexit is one of the key issues on which Brussels wants to see "sufficient progress" before talks begin on a new trade relationship with Britain.

Ireland

Ireland refuses to collect commission's 13 billion tax bill from Apple

Ireland will not be sending the EU Commission's 13 billion euro back-tax bill to Apple - "Not our job" says Finance Minister.

United Kingdom

UK rules out customs posts on Irish border post-Brexit

Britain attempts to make ground on the issue of the Irish border post-Brexit

Ireland

Leo Varadkar warns Northern Ireland of Brexit consequences

The Irish prime minister visiting Belfast said 'every single aspect of life' in the North could be affected.

Economy

France opposes Google tax ruling

The French government says it's going to lodge an appeal against a court ruling that Google is not liable to pay 1.1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in back taxes.

My Europe Series

Brexit Britain: falling pound, border fears and a frightened workforce

With Brexit talks only just begun, Britain faces a possible economic downturn and Northern Ireland's peace deal looks shaky

My Europe Series

Insiders: Ireland's Brexit border

UK Brexit: Is peace in Northern Ireland at risk and what will happen at the Irish border?

My Europe Series

Is Ireland headed for trouble at the border?

Britain's vote to leave the European Union has raised the stakes in the long and divisive dispute over Northern Ireland's status.