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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.

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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.

Europe News

EU's Barnier seeks Irish border solution

The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has reiterated the importance of striking a deal with the UK that stops the return of a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of…

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Brexit: how to protect the peace in Northern Ireland

In an open letter, former peace negotiator pleads for special status for Northern Ireland to protect the peace process

World News

Son of Indian immigrant to become Ireland's first openly gay PM

Leo Varadkar is Ireland's new Taoiseach - the son of Indian immigrants and the country's youngest and first ever gay leader.

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Ryanair makes big profits, vows lower fares

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Hard Irish border would be 'a disaster', ex-UK PM Blair says

A return to a hard border in Ireland would be a disaster, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Friday.

Europe News

Brexit must avoid hard border in Ireland, says EU negotiator

Avoiding a hard border in Ireland is a top priority for the EU, the bloc’s chief Brexit negotiator says.

Ireland

'The Journey' of two men who buried the hatchet and brought peace to Northern Ireland

They were the mortal enemies who became friends: Ian Paisley, the firebrand Presbyterian minister from rural County Armagh who founded his own church and vowed to never, never, never share power with

Ireland

Irish beach "returns" after 33-year absence

Dooagh Bay in the far west of Ireland has seen its sandy beach return, 33 years after it was washed away in a storm.