Ireland

Rare Irish security debate to move away from a decades-long tradition of military neutrality

By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, (Reuters) - Ireland must explore how to cooperate more closely with partners on international security, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said at a rare public debate that…

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Dublin Airport to cut charges by 25% for more fuel-efficient airlines

DUBLIN, May 19 (Reuters) - Dublin Airport plans to cut runway charges by 25% for airlines that operate planes with lower emissions, the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) said on Friday.…

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Irish consumer sentiment improves to 13-month high

DUBLIN, April 27 (Reuters) - Irish consumer sentiment increased sharply to a 13-month high in April on falling energy costs and a less threatening outlook for European Central Bank interest…

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Irish data regulator warns against rushing into chatbot bans

DUBLIN, April 20 (Reuters) - Generative AI, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, needs to be regulated, but governing bodies must figure out how to do so properly before rushing into prohibitions…

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Biden Irish tour moves to Dublin for parliamentary address, castle banquet

DUBLIN, April 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden, a proud Irish-American, took his three-day tour of Ireland to Dublin on Thursday for an address to parliament and a banquet…

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Ireland to consult public on military neutrality in wake of Ukraine war

Ireland neutrality remains widely popular Minister says must 'respond to new reality' Cites Russia's brutal disregard for international law DUBLIN, (Reuters) - Ireland's government is to ask the public for…

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Irish unemployment rate unchanged at 4.3% in March

DUBLIN, April 5 (Reuters) - Ireland's unemployment rate held steady at 4.3% for the second month in a row in March, Central Statistics Office data showed on Wednesday. The jobless…

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Biden, Irish leader Varadkar affirm support for UK-EU deal on post-Brexit terms

WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar expressed support for a UK-EU deal on post-Brexit trade rules as the two leaders met to celebrate…

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Ireland to vote on removing ‘outmoded’ references to women from constitution

Ireland plans to hold a referendum in November to delete references to a woman's place being in the home from its constitution, the government announced. While a wave of social…

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Ireland vows to tackle drones after Dublin Airport shut six times

DUBLIN, March 3 (Reuters) - The Irish government vowed to tackle the problem of drones after a series of incursions forced the closure of Dublin Airport, the country's busiest, on…

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Irish domestic economy in technical recession, still up 8.2% in 2022

DUBLIN, March 3 (Reuters) - Ireland's domestic economy fell into a technical recession in the final quarter of 2022, Central Statistics Office data showed on Friday, but still grew by…

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Ireland sees inflation averaging 4-5% this year

DUBLIN, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Irish inflation is expected to average between 4% and 5% across 2023, lower than the 7.1% the finance ministry most recently forecast last September, Finance…

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Ireland hails protocol progress, says Sunak deserves space to seal deal

Ireland's prime minister said Britain and the European Union have made "huge progress" on easing post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland and that British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak should be…

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Irish unemployment rate steady at 4.4% in January

DUBLIN, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Ireland's unemployment rate was 4.4% in January, the same level as December following an upward revision, Central Statistics Office data showed on Wednesday. The jobless…

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Irish finance minister sees inflation falling ‘quite quickly’ in 2023

DUBLIN, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Inflation in Ireland appears to have peaked and should fall "quite quickly" across the remainder of the year, Finance Minister Michael McGrath said on Wednesday.…

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Irish services sector growth picks back up in December

DUBLIN, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Expansion in the Irish services sector picked up in December following four straight months of slowing growth to push overall activity in the private sector…

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Varadkar faces familiar problems in return as Irish PM

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Leo Varadkar returned as Irish prime minister on Saturday to again face the intractable housing crisis that cost him a full second term and made Sinn Fein…

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Varadkar targets housing crisis on return as Irish PM

DUBLIN (Reuters) -Leo Varadkar was elected Irish prime minister for the second time on Saturday, taking over from Micheál Martin under a novel rotation arrangement struck between their two parties…

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Micheál Martin resigns as Taoiseach in a planned handover of power

Micheál Martin has formally resigned as Ireland’s premier, paving the way for Leo Varadkar to succeed him in a planned handover of power. Mr Varadkar will later be confirmed as…

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Irish inflation hits 38-year high of 9.2%

DUBLIN, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Annual inflation in Ireland hit a 38-year high of 9.2% in October, up from 8.2% a month earlier after fresh electricity and gas price increases…

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Rishi Sunak seeks to rebuild UK relations with devolved leaders at Irish summit

LONDON (Reuters) - Rishi Sunak will become the first British prime minister in 15 years to attend the British-Irish Council summit on Thursday and meet with the leaders of the…

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Irish consumer sentiment improved slightly in October

DUBLIN, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Irish consumer sentiment improved slightly in October as consumers took some comfort from government measures introduced in its annual budget to support household spending, a…

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Irish inflation, house price growth slow slightly year-on-year

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish inflation and house price growth both slowed year-on-year, Central Statistics Office data showed, with annual inflation easing for the second month in a row in September…

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King Charles offers condolences to Ireland after petrol station explosion

LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles offered his condolences on Monday to those who lost loved ones in an explosion at a petrol station in the Irish county…

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UPDATED: Ireland ‘numb’ as death toll at petrol station explosion reaches nine

DUBLIN, Oct 8 (Reuters) - At least nine people have died after an explosion at a petrol station in the Irish county of Donegal, Irish police said on Saturday, with…

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Ireland sees ‘flicker of optimism’ in post-Brexit N.Ireland dispute

DUBLIN, Oct 7 (Reuters) - A genuine effort by the new British government to settle a long running post-Brexit trade row over Northern Ireland has created a "flicker of optimism"…

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Ireland aims to ease cost of living squeeze with ‘two budgets in one’

DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland will deliver what ministers have called two budgets in one on Tuesday, making higher than usual spending increases and tax cuts while also helping firms and consumers…

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Irish consumer sentiment tumbles to 14-year low on higher energy costs

DUBLIN, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Irish consumer sentiment tumbled to levels last seen during the global finance crisis 14 year ago as concerns about the impact of sharply higher energy…

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Ireland to increase state pension for those who work beyond 66

DUBLIN, (Reuters) - Ireland will offer anyone over 66 a higher state pension the longer they stay in work, sidestepping a recommendation by a government-appointed commission to gradually increase the…

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Ireland to turn heat down in public buildings, shut empty office floors

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland will turn the heating down in public buildings and ask public sector office employees to work on the same floor under energy-saving measures set to be…

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Study shows teen vaping has become a ‘route into nicotine addiction, rather than out of it’

Vaping, for teenagers, has become "a route into nicotine addiction, rather than out of it". The caution comes after a new study suggested a significant number of teens who try…

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Foreign business travel missing ingredient for Irish hotel recovery – Dalata

DUBLIN, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Executives at Ireland's large hub of multinational companies are still only going on a small fraction of the foreign business trips they made before the…

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IRES REIT says Dublin rental demand keeps rising and rising

DUBLIN, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Demand for rental accommodation in Dublin is growing from already sky high levels to such a degree that Ireland's largest private landlord could have recently filled a…

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Irish unemployment falls to 21-year low of 4.2%

DUBLIN, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Ireland's unemployment rate fell to a 21-year low of 4.2% in both May and July, new and revised data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showed on…

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Irish services growth picks up, bucking euro zone trend – PMI

DUBLIN, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Growth in Ireland's services sector accelerated for the first time in four months in July, a survey showed on Thursday, bucking the deteriorating trend seen across the…

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Bank of Ireland expects modest income growth this year

DUBLIN, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Bank of Ireland expects modest growth in net interest income this year, having previously forecast that it would be broadly stable year on year, the bank said on…

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Irish annual inflation hits 38-year high of 9.1% in June

DUBLIN, July 14 (Reuters) - Annual inflation in Ireland accelerated to a 38-year high of 9.1% in June driven by higher home energy prices, the Central Statistics Office said on Thursday. Prices…

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Irish coalition government survives no-confidence motion in parliament

Ireland's coalition government comfortably won a parliamentary vote of no confidence on Tuesday despite losing its formal majority last week. Opposition party Sinn Fein tabled the motion after coalition deputy…

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Irish government faces no-confidence vote after losing formal majority

DUBLIN, July 8 (Reuters) - Ireland's main opposition party, Sinn Fein, said it will table a motion of no confidence in the government next Tuesday, testing the ruling coalition after it lost…

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Irish coalition government to lose formal majority in parliament

Ireland's governing coalition is set to lose its formal majority in parliament after one of its deputies defied it in a vote, a government lawmaker said. The government will as…

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Ireland sees ‘extensive’ autumn COVID-19 vaccine campaign -deputy PM

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland expects to run an extensive vaccine drive against COVID-19 and flu ahead of a potentially worrying winter surge that could lead to the reimposition of mask…

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Irish PM Martin urges Britain to resume talks with EU over its N.Ireland law

LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said on Sunday a new British law to change part of a Brexit deal to try to ease trade with Northern Ireland…

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Ireland says UK plans effectively breach international law

Proposed legislation published by Britain on Monday to override many post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland is effectively a breach of international law and nobody but London thinks otherwise, Irish…

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Irish inflation rises to 7.8%, highest level since 1984

DUBLIN, June 9 (Reuters) - Annual inflation in Ireland accelerated to 7.8% in May, its highest level since 1984, as soaring energy costs fueled a further jump in consumer prices from 7%…

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Irish economy shrank 1% in first three months q/q

DUBLIN, June 3 (Reuters) - Ireland's domestic economy shrank by 1% quarter-on-quarter in the first three months of the year followingfalls in personal and government spending during a period when the economy was mostly out of COVID…

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Irish unemployment rate returns to pre-pandemic level of 4.7%

DUBLIN, June 1 (Reuters) - Ireland's unemployment rate fell to 4.7% in May from 4.8% a month earlier to return to the level it stood at before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, data…

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Chaos at Dublin Airport

Dublin Airport has apologised "unreservedly" and warned that some passengers may miss their flights due to "significant queues" for airline check-in, bag drop and security screening. The daa, owner and…

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First case of monkeypox confirmed in Ireland

Ireland has confirmed its first case of monkeypox, the country's health agency said. A separate suspected case is also being investigated and test results are awaited, the Health Service Executive…

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Ireland says EU ready to work with Britain but protocol must be respected

BRUSSELS, May 16 (Reuters) - Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Monday that the European Union is ready to talk with Britain to resolve the issues in their Northern Irish trade…

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Ireland calls on UK to cool Brexit tensions over N.Ireland

LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - Ireland's foreign minister Simon Coveney urged British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday not to introduce new post-Brexit trade laws in the coming the days that he…

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Sinn Fein calls for united Ireland debate after historic election win

Sinn Fein, the former political wing of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), hailed its first victory in a Northern Ireland Assembly election as a "defining moment" for the British-controlled region…

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Ireland calls for partnership not threats from UK on Brexit protocol

DUBLIN (Reuters) - The European Union needs partnership from Britain rather than threats of unliateral action if the two sides are to reach a compromise on post-Brexit trade rules for…

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Irish unemployment rate falls to 4.8% in April

DUBLIN, May 5 (Reuters) - Ireland's unemployment rate fell to its lowest rate since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, dropping to 4.8% in April from a downwardly revised 5.1% in March,…

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Sinn Fein eyes milestone election victory in push for Irish unity

Sinn Fein, the former political wing of the IRA, is on course to become the biggest party in Northern Ireland's government after Thursday's election, a milestone in its quest for a…

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Sinn Fein leader says Govt must plan for Irish unification referendum

The leader of Sinn Fein in Northern Ireland said the Dublin government must start planning for the possibility of a referendum that could result in a united Ireland. Speaking to…

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Spain, Ireland report cases of mystery hepatitis in children first detected in UK

Cases of the hepatitis first identified in children in the U.K. have now been found in Ireland and Spain, the World Health Organization said in a statement. Since the U.K.…

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Ireland says bill for Ukrainian refugees could hit 2.5 billion euros

DUBLIN, March 30 (Reuters) - The cost of hosting tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees in Ireland could hit 2.5 billion euros ($2.79 billion) and an additional 35,000 homes may be required,…

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