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Ireland: Minority government deal breaks political deadlock

Nine weeks of political paralysis in Ireland have been broken with a landmark deal between its two big rival parties. Fine Gael is now set to form a

My Europe Series

Speeding ahead - EU plays catch-up as new drugs flood into Europe

Europe is struggling to cope with the two latest drug waves to claim victims and make fortunes for the unscrupulous; Crystal meth and legal highs

My Europe Series

Expert says Europe needs better teamwork to fight drugs war

Sophie Claudet, euronews: “So, the UK is planning to enforce a ban on legal highs sometime in May, but we’ve seen in the Republic of Ireland the ban

Ireland

Easter Uprising centenary parade draws massive crowds

Tens of thousands lined the streets of Dublin to mark the centenary of the Easter uprising of 1916. The parade on Sunday was one of many events to

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World News

Ireland marks centenary of 1916 Easter Uprising

Ireland has been commemorating the centenary of the 1916 Easter Uprising. While the revolt against British rule failed – it was quashed within days

Business Planet

All for one, one for all - peer-led initiatives give boost to female entrepreneurs

In this edition of Business Planet, host Giacomo Segantini visited Dublin to meet a woman at the heart of female entrepreneurship initiatives in

Ireland

The world goes green for St Patrick

Irish soft power - its more than just blarney

Sport

England Six Nations title 'fantastic achievement' - Jones

England coach Eddie Jones hailed a “fantastic achievement” by his team after they won the Six Nations for the first time since 2011 when Scotland

Ireland

Real IRA Omagh bombing: case against Seamus Daly collapses

A court case against has collapsed against a 45-year-old bricklayer suspected of murdering 29 people in the 1998 Real IRA bomb attack in Omagh

Ireland

Watch: What happens in Ireland when keys to a ballot box are lost

It’s the no-nonsense approach to vote counting likely to give legal officers the jitters. Staff at an election count in Ireland were left scrambling

Ireland

Exit polls suggest Irish Republic is on course for a hung parliament

Political stalemate beckons as early results suggest there has been no clear winner in the country's general election

Ireland

Exit polls show Ireland's outgoing coalition to fall short of a majority

Ireland looked set to kick Prime Minister Enda Kenny’s coalition government out of office with no clear alternative in sight, according to an exit

Ireland

Ireland election: party leaders cast their ballots

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny cast his vote in Castlebar, County Mayo on Friday, as Irish voters went to the polls in an election that polls

Ireland

Voting underway in Irish election

Political stalemate beckons for the Irish Republic on the eve of a parliamentary election which is not expected to produce a clear winner

Ireland

Ireland's elections: what you need to know

Ireland is going to the polls in its first general election since exiting a bailout programme put together by international lenders following the

Ireland

No clear winner expected as Ireland votes in general election

Ireland is voting in a general election today. Polls predicted a political stalemate where no clear winner will emerge and that could jeopardise the

Ireland

Ireland election: high risk of political stalemate - polls

Ahead of Ireland’s general election on Friday (26 February), polls were suggesting a result likely to lead to political stalemate, raising concern

Culture news

Hozier and Saoirse Ronan combat domestic violence

Irish musician Hozier has teamed up with Oscar-nominated actress Saoirse Ronan to highlight the issue of domestic violence in the music video for his song 'Cherry Wine'.

Real Economy

Reforming to tackle structural challenges

Severe belt-tightening may have helped Europe's public finances, but restoring growth will need more than savage structural reforms which, in one case of bust to boom, have not even been needed.

Sport

France maul Ireland to boost Grand Slam chances

At the Stade de France, the home side ripped up the form book to record their first victory over Ireland in five years in the Six Nations. Les Bleus