Ireland
Ireland’s call for retired medics to return to work gets huge response
Ireland’s health service was inundated by offers from former healthcare professionals prepared to return to frontline service to tackle the coronavirus outbreak,…
Ireland to close Schools, colleges, childcare facilities over Covid-19
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has said the country's schools, colleges and childcare facilities are to close in response to the Covid-19…
Irish Government cancels St Patrick’s parade
The Irish Government has made the decision to cancel the St. Patrick's Day parade to be held in Dublin on Tuesday 17…
Ireland warned may see coronavirus outbreak like Italy and France, Wales confirms two new cases
The Irish Minister for Health Simon Harris has said there is a moderate-to-high risk that Ireland will follow a pattern seen in…
Prince William in Ireland on first senior UK royal visit since Brexit
Britain’s Prince William arrived in Dublin on Tuesday with his wife Kate in a show of friendship with a neighbour on the…
Irish Catholic Church records on baptisms and other sacraments may be inspected over GDPR concerns
The State’s data watchdog in Ireland may have to inspect Catholic Church records in its investigation into whether the church is legally…
Varadkar resigns as Irish Pm
Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar, the current Taoiseach, formally resigned as prime minister after the votes but will stay on as caretaker…
Ireland’s Fianna Fáil to try and form government without Sinn Féin
Ireland's center-right Fianna Fáil party will attempt to form a government without the left-wing nationalist Sinn Féin. The decision effectively leaves Ireland’s…
British nationals working in Brussels snap up Irish passports
More than 50 British nationals working for the European Commission in Brussels have obtained Irish passports, which can help secure career progression,…
Fianna Fail largest party in Ireland’s parliament
Counting has been completed in all 39 Dáil constituencies in Election 2020 and the make-up of the next Dáil has been finalised.…
Sinn Féin wins highest percentage of first preference votes in Ireland’s election
Irish nationalists Sinn Fein demanded on Sunday to be part of the next Irish government after the left-wing party secured the most…
Exit poll predicts ‘tie’ between three main parties in Ireland
The three main political parties have tied in first preference votes, according to an exit poll for the Republic of Ireland's general…