Ireland

Irish consumer confidence hits 23-month high on reopening optimism

Irish consumer sentiment improved in May to its highest level in almost two years, a survey showed on Friday, buoyed by declining incidences of COVID-19, increasing vaccinations and the further…

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Ireland raises prospect of earlier return to foreign travel

Ireland will adopt a COVID-19 certificate to help citizens travel more freely across the European Union "as early as possible" and not necessarily by late July as previously flagged, a…

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UK retail calls for urgent talks with govt, EU over N.Ireland food checks

Britain's retail industry lobby group on Monday called for urgent talks between the major supermarket groups it represents and European Union and British officials to discuss proposed new post-Brexit Irish…

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Ireland considering giving AstraZeneca, J&J vaccines to ages 40-49

Irish health officials are considering allowing the use of COVID-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson for those aged between 40 and 49 in addition to the current use…

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Ryanair says recovery has begun, posts record annual loss

Ryanair reported a record annual after-tax loss of 815 million euros ($989 million) on Monday after COVID-19 restrictions forced it to scrap over 80% of flights, but the Irish airline…

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Ireland worried UK wants to rewrite Brexit deal

Ireland is increasingly concerned that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to completely rewrite the Northern Ireland section of the Brexit deal, RTE reported on Monday after London said the…

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Britain, Ireland agree to work together to smooth post-Brexit trade

Britain and Ireland will work together to maintain smooth trade between Britain, Northern Ireland and Ireland, the leaders of Britain and Ireland said on Friday after meeting at Prime Minister…

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UPDATED: Irish health service hit by ‘very sophisticated’ ransomware attack

Ireland's health service operator shut down all its IT systems on Friday to protect it from a "significant" ransomware attack, crippling diagnostic services and forcing hospitals to cancel many appointments.…

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British and Irish prime ministers to meet on Friday

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will meet his Irish counterpart Micheal Martin in England on Friday to discuss the situation in Northern Ireland and broader Brexit issues, the Irish government…

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Ireland lifting some coronavirus restrictions today

Ireland is lifting some coronavirus lockdown restrictions today. A phased reopening of non-essential retail will begin, with click-and-collect services and in-store shopping by appointment allowed, while close contact services, such…

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Ireland removes Italy, Austria from hotel quarantine list

Ireland removed Italy and Austria from its list of countries where arrivals are subject to mandatory hotel quarantine but kept the measures in place for three other European Union member…

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Irish services growth hits 14-month high

Activity in Ireland's services sector accelerated to hit a 14-month high in April as the country began a gradual loosening of COVID-19 restrictions, a survey showed on Thursday. The government…

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Irish COVID-19 jobless claims fall 4% as economy begins to reopen

The number of people in Ireland claiming temporary coronavirus-related jobless benefits fell by 4% over the last week ahead of a substantial reopening of the economy in the coming weeks,…

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Bank of Ireland Q1 income performance stronger than expected

Bank of Ireland reported stronger-than-expected income for the first quarter on Friday noting it had seen limited adverse impact on customer loans from longer lockdowns in its home market and…

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Ireland to reopen all shops in May, hospitality in early June

DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland will press ahead with plans to reopen all retail stores, personal services and non-residential construction in May, with hotels, restaurants and bars to follow sooner than expected…

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Irish consumer sentiment improves to 13-month high

Irish consumer sentiment climbed slightly to hit its highest in April since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey showed on Friday, but recipients expressed caution about the long-term…

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Ireland pleads case for small countries as OECD moves towards global tax deal

DUBLIN, April 21 (Reuters) - A global deal overhauling how multinational companies are taxed is likely this year, an official overseeing the talks said on Wednesday, as low-tax Ireland called…

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Ireland registers three cases of Indian COVID-19 variant

Ireland has registered its first three cases of a coronavirus variant first identified in India, a senior health official said on Monday. Cillian De Gascun, the head of Ireland's national…

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More Irish-British trade diverted via N.Ireland post-Brexit

More firms are shipping goods between Ireland and Britain via Northern Ireland to avoid post-Brexit red tape and delays, the head of Dublin Port said on Monday, describing it as…

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Irish unemployment to remain above pre-pandemic levels until at least 2025

Irish unemployment will remain above pre-pandemic levels until at least 2025, reflecting some scarring from the crisis that will see national debt peak among the highest levels in the developed…

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Ireland on track to ease restrictions, lay out summer plan

Ireland is on track to ease restrictions from May 4 to allow the phased reopening of all retail stores and hairdressers and will also develop a plan for further reopenings…

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Ireland considers extending gap between Pfizer vaccine doses

Ireland is considering extending the gap between inocutions of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to more than four weeks to keep its vaccine programme on track while other vaccines are restricted,…

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Ryanair to take delivery of first 737 MAX in coming days, loses court challenges to SAS, Finnair state aid

Ryanair is set to take delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX airliner following two years of delay caused by the grounding of the jet in the wake of two…

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Ireland set to restrict use of AstraZeneca vaccine -RTE

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's National Immunisation Advisory Committee is expected to recommend that AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine be restricted for use for people over the age of 60, national broadcaster RTE…

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Ireland adds U.S., France, Italy to tough hotel quarantine regime

Ireland added the United States, Canada, Belgium, France and Italy to its list of countries where arrivals will be subject to mandatory hotel quarantine, tightening some of Europe's toughest travel…

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More EU countries to be added to Ireland’s hotel quarantine list

Travellers to Ireland from more European Union countries will be subjected to mandatory hotel quarantine in the coming days in an attempt to stop the spread of COVID-19 variants, Irish…

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Ryanair narrows loss forecast for year to end-March

Ryanair on Wednesday said it expected to post a smaller than expected loss in the year to the end of March and said the Irish airline expected to be "close…

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Brexit vote sparked surge in Irish passports issued in Great Britain

The number of Irish passports issued in Great Britain rocketed in the years following the Brexit referendum, according to figures. The data emerged as it was revealed that the celebrated…

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Ireland considering adding U.S., France, Germany to hotel quarantine list

The Irish government is considering health officials’ advice to add more countries including the United States, Germany and France to a list of jurisdictions subject to mandatory hotel quarantine on…

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Commission disburses further €13 billion under SURE to six Member States

The European Commission has disbursed €13 billion to six EU Member States in the sixth instalment of financial support under the SURE instrument. This is the third disbursement in 2021.…

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Irish assets worth 100 billion euros left London due to Brexit

Securities settlement for Irish assets worth more than 100 billion euros ($119 billion) has left London for the European Union in the latest adjustment in markets to Brexit. Pan-European exchange…

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Ireland recommends temporary deferral of Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine – UPDATE

DUBLIN, March 14 (Reuters) - Ireland temporarily suspended AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine "out of an abundance of caution" on Sunday, citing reports from the Norwegian Medicines Agency regarding a cluster of…

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Irish foreign minister says UK guilty of ‘perverse nationalism’

Ireland's foreign minister Simon Coveney said on Saturday that Britain was demonstrating "perverse nationalism" by seeking to reach a trade deal with the United States before the European Union and…

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Irish judges back smaller personal injury awards to cut legal, insurance costs

Ireland's judges voted on Saturday to adopt new guidelines for personal injury claims that aim to reduce the size of awards for minor injuries and encourage early settlements as a…

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Ireland extends lockdown

Ireland is to start reopening some schools next week but is extending other lockdown restrictions until April to prevent another explosion in Covid-19 cases. The government has prioritised education and…

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Ireland won’t consider re-opening hospitality sector before mid-summer

Ireland will not consider re-opening its hospitality sector before mid-summer due to the high level of COVID-19 infections in the country, Prime Minister Micheál Martin said on Saturday. Bars, restaurants,…

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NatWest to exit Ireland

NatWest said it would wind down its Irish arm Ulster Bank, as Chief Executive Alison Rose continues to slash away at underperforming parts of the state-owned lender after it swung…

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Ryanair loses legal fight against French, Swedish airline state aid

Ryanair on Wednesday lost its fight against the state aid granted to rivals including Air France and Sweden's SAS after a top European court said such schemes were not discriminatory…

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Revolut to increase fees on ATM withdrawals, int’l transfers

Fast-growing fintech phenomenon Revolut has announced an increase of fees targeting Irish clients, a nation where the financial app is used by an excess of one million users. The British…

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Ireland sees strict COVID-19 measures at least until Easter, new quarantine measures for travellers

Ireland expects to retain strict COVID-19 health measures at least until Easter, Minister Micheal Martin said on Thursday. The government hopes to drop restrictions on the construction sector and reopen…

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Extension of Irish COVID-19 jobless scheme likely- minister

Weekly payments to Irish employees temporarily out of work will likely be extended until the summer, Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys said on Monday, as the number on the scheme…

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Ireland open to modest extensions to Northern Ireland Brexit grace periods

DUBLIN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Ireland is open to "modest" extensions of waivers on the movement of certain goods from Britain into Northern Ireland after the British government asked the…

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Ireland introduces hotel quarantine for arrivals from Brazil, South Africa

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland is to introduce a 14-day quarantine in hotels for all people arriving from Brazil and South Africa, and for anyone arriving without evidence of a negative…

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France considering rapid Covid-19 tests for Irish truckers

DUBLIN, Jan 17 (Reuters) - France is considering requiring rapid COVID-19 tests from Irish truck drivers operating on a logistics route that has become key since Britain's exit from the European Union,…

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Ireland could lose 2 billion euros a year under global corporate tax deal

DUBLIN, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Ireland's annual corporate tax revenues could fall by up to 2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) per year if "very big changes" are agreed to the…

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Ireland to lay bare scandal of baby deaths at Church-run homes

DUBLIN (Reuters) - An Irish inquiry into alarming death rates among newborns at church-run homes for unwed mothers will hand down its final report on Tuesday, laying bare one of…

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Hospitals ‘beyond strain’ as Ireland turns corner in COVID-19 fight

Ireland is beginning to turn the corner in tackling its most damaging wave of COVID-19, but a surge in cases has left hospitals "beyond strain", senior health officials said. Irish…

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Ireland temporarily eases customs rules as low demand halts ferry sailings

Ireland's tax authority temporarily eased post-Brexit customs arrangements after some trucks were unable to deliver goods from Britain, difficulties that prompted the largest Irish Sea ferry operator to cancel some…

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Ryanair slashes annual traffic forecast as fresh lockdowns hit

Ryanair slashed its annual traffic forecast by around 5 million passengers on Thursday, citing fresh lockdowns in the United Kingdom and Ireland introduced to curb a highly contagious new variant…

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Ireland tightens lockdown as COVID-19 ‘tsunami’ threatens hospitals

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland announced its strictest lockdown measures since early last year on Wednesday as a "tsunami" of infections caused by a new COVID-19 variant pushed hospitalisations to a…

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Irish COVID-19 hospital patients passes first wave peak

The number of patients in Irish hospitals with COVID-19 has exceeded the peak set during the first wave of infections, official data showed on Wednesday, ahead of a government meeting…

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Irish COVID-19 surge driven by socialising, not new variant – officials

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Increased socialising around Christmas - and not a new COVID-19 variant - has driven Ireland's rapid transformation from having the lowest infection rate in the European Union…

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Ireland to replace British travel ban with stricter testing

Ireland plans to end a ban on travel to the country from Britain on Jan. 6 and replace it with stricter COVID-19 testing measures as it seeks to stop the…

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Ireland overwhelmed by COVID-19 cases

Ireland said on Friday it had under-reported coronavirus cases in recent days by thousands more than previously known as its system came under strain, suggesting the EU’s fastest growing outbreak…

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Ireland warns new variant ‘surpasses the most pessimistic models’

A new strain of COVID-19 that reached Ireland from the United Kingdom is spreading faster than the country’s most pessimistic forecasts, Prime Minister Micheal Martin said on Wednesday. “While international…

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Ireland to fund Erasmus scheme for Northern Irish students

POLITICO / RTE - The Irish government will fund Erasmus+ grants for Northern Irish students so they can continue to participate in Europe’s flagship student exchange program after the United…

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China’s suspends poultry imports from Ireland due to bird flu

BEIJING, Dec 25 (Reuters) - China has banned poultry imports from Ireland due to highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu, General administration of customs said in a statement on Friday. The…

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