Ireland
Irish MPs grapple with €13bn Apple tax windfall as leader calls it ‘damaging’
Ireland’s parliament was recalled on Wednesday to discuss how it would deal with a €13bn tax windfall from Apple.
Ireland’s abortion ban is cruel, discriminatory and degrading, UN rules
Ireland’s abortion ban is discriminatory, cruel and degrading and should be ended for cases involving unborn babies with deadly abnormalities, United...
Ireland ‘heading for election stalemate’ amid anger at austerity and hardship
Voting got under way in Ireland on Friday in an election likely to see hardship and austerity erode support for traditional parties. Voters began...
Irish voters look set to punish austerity coalition as Sinn Fein lurks in wings
Ireland’s four main party leaders have taken part in their last televised debate ahead of Friday’s General Election.
Polls point towards coalition No.14 after general election is called in Ireland
Ireland’s prime minister has called a general election on 26 February. Enda Kenny went to the official residence of the president, Michael D Higgins,...
Northern Irish First Minister resigns amid political crisis over IRA
Northern Ireland’s first minister dramatically resigned Thursday in a crisis caused by suspicions over Irish Republican Army (IRA) activity threatening...
Catholic Church needs a ‘reality check’, says Archbishop of Dublin
The Archbishop of Dublin has said the Catholic Church needs a “reality check” following Ireland’s landslide vote to legalise gay marriage.
Ireland readies for world’s first popular vote on gay marriage
Ireland votes on Friday on whether to allow gay marriage in a referendum that could make the once deeply Catholic country the first in the world to adopt...
Polls predict two-to-one chance Ireland will say ‘yes’ in gay marriage vote
Irish voters are set to back the introduction of gay marriage by a margin of as much as two-to-one next week and become the first country to approve the...
Polls predict two-to-one chance Ireland will say ‘yes’ in gay marriage vote
Irish voters are set to back the introduction of gay marriage by a margin of as much as two-to-one next week and become the first country to approve the...
World Cup shock as Ireland chase down 305 to beat the West Indies
Paul Stirling and Ed Joyce came agonisingly close to centuries but still helped Ireland cause the first upset of the 2015 cricket World Cup with a four-wicket...
EU slams Ireland and Apple over potentially illegal ‘sweetheart’ tax deals
A preliminary finding by the European Commission has found Ireland provided potentially illegal state aid to tech giant Apple for more than 20 years.
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