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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds a news conference addressing the government's response to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, inside 10 Downing Street in London on 17 March 2020 Britain on Tuesday, March 17. Picture: AFP

Ireland

World reacts to Boris Johnson's downfall

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Johnson, who quit as Tory leader following a series of scandals and an exodus of cabinet ministers, divided opinion on the world stage, eliciting strong...

  • FILE: French President Emmanuel Macron. Picture: Yoan Valat/AFP

    Macron says 'not putting pressure' on Ireland over tax deal

    Ireland has so far resisted signing up to the international framework for the taxation of multinationals, which is backed by the G20 and the OECD.

    352 days ago
  • FILE: A general view shows patients being vaccinated with the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre at the Helix on Dublin City University's campus in Dublin on 20 March 2021. Picture: AFP

    Ireland allows fully vaccinated to dine and drink at indoor venues

    Under government guidelines, only six adults may sit together, staff must provide table service and all venues must close by 11.30pm. The European Union's digital covid certificate will be the primary "vaccine passport" required to gain access to pubs and restaurants, but a jab record from Ireland's Health Service Executive (HSE) is also accepted.

    383 days ago
  • Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, Paul Reid, CEO, HSE (Health Service Executive) and Professor Brian MacCraith, chairperson of the High-Level Task Force take delivery of the first doses of the Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a secure location in Ireland on December 26, 2020. Picture: Marc O'Sullivan / POOL / AFP

    Ireland shuts down health IT system after ransomware attack

    The Irish attack was blamed on international criminals and was said to be targeting healthcare records.

    456 days ago
  • The Temple Bar in central Dublin. Picture: @TheTempleBarPub/Twitter

    Beer and loathing: Irish mourn another St Patrick's Day lockdown

    St Patrick's Day is traditionally a bonanza trading day for publicans across the Republic of Ireland.

    514 days ago
  • FILE: The University of Oxford and drug manufacturer AstraZeneca have developed a COVID-19 vaccine. Picture: AFP.

    Irish, Dutch halt AstraZeneca jabs as Italy gets set for curbs

    Vaccinations are a key tool to end the worst of a pandemic that has killed more than 2.6 million people since it emerged in China in late 2019.

    516 days ago
  • A nurse tends to an elderly woman suspected of being infected with Covid-19 at the emergency service of the Andre Gregoire hospital in Montreuil east of Paris on 15 October 2020. Picture: AFP

    Europe's coronavirus infections top 11 million

    Still reeling from a deadly shooting spree in the streets of Vienna on Monday evening, Austria went into partial lockdown while Greece shut down major cities.

    647 days ago
  • FILE: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Picture: AFP.

    Johnson's claim about EU blockade 'simply not true' - Ireland

    Irish Justice Minister Helen McEntee said that provisions for Northern Ireland in Britain's EU withdrawal treaty were agreed by both sides to ensure fair competition after Brexit, and to comply with a 1998 peace pact that ended three decades of unrest in the province.

    699 days ago
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    Ireland limits crowds as coronavirus cases rise

    Although Ireland's overall death toll of 1,774 is low by international standards, its growth rate of cases is now the fourth highest in Europe.

    725 days ago
  • FILE: Spectators line the route during the annual St Patrick's Day parade through the city centre of Dublin on 17 March 2019. Picture: AFP

    Ireland cancels St Patrick's Day parades over coronavirus

    The annual parade celebrating the country's patron saint regularly attracts hundreds of thousands of people to the Irish capital and was to have been held on 17 March.

    887 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com

    Young people key to combatting homophobia: LGBT rugby chief

    Richie Fagan, chairman of the organisers and president of the Irish LGBT inclusive rugby club Emerald Warriors, invited his 12-year-old nephew's school team to play against Blackrock College.

    1153 days ago
  • FILE: US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania leave St. John's Episcopal Church on January 20, 2017, before Trump's inauguration. Picture: AFP

    Trump to visit Ireland on trip to Europe

    The 5 June visit to Ireland is part of a planned European tour for the president that will include stops in Britain and France to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings in Normandy.

    1179 days ago
  • Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May makes a statement outside 10 Downing Street in central London after winning a confidence vote on 12 December 2018. Picture: AFP

    May's new Brexit offer retains Northern Irish backstop - paper

    May said she will present a 'new, bold offer' to lawmakers with 'an improved package of measures' in a final attempt to get the Brexit divorce deal through parliament before she leaves office.

    1181 days ago
  • FILE: England rugby team. Picture: EnglandRugby/Twitter.

    England defence coach Mitchell warns against complacency

    England next face a France side still smarting from defeat to Wales in their opener and Mitchell said they had to be wary.

    1283 days ago
  • England beat Ireland 32-20. Picture: Twitter.

    England loss a reality check for slow starting Irish - Schmidt

    The 32-20 loss was the third time in four years that Ireland have failed to win their opening Six Nations game.

    1287 days ago
  • FILE: Ireland's Prime minister Leo Varadkar gestures after leaving the luncheon during the European Social Summit in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 17 November 2017. Picture: AFP

    Ireland intensifying preparations for a no-deal Brexit - PM

    The Irish government is intensifying preparations for the possibility that Britain crashes out of the European Union without an exit deal.

    1317 days ago
  • Brexit. Picture: Facebook.

    Ireland unveils 'stark' contingency plans for no-deal Brexit

    Ireland on Wednesday disclosed its first major set of contingency plans in case Britain crashes out of the European Union without a withdrawal deal, including possible emergency measures to avoid any shortages of medicines and food.

    1332 days ago
  • Ireland vs New Zealand in Dublin. Picture: @IrelandRugby/Twitter

    Ireland celebrates victory for 'Green Giants' over All Blacks

    Ireland cemented their status as the team to beat at next year’s World Cup with a first win over New Zealand on home soil, sending supporters and media into a collective frenzy on Sunday.

    1363 days ago
  • The Guinness Storehouse in Dublin. Picture: Tourism Ireland

    Trouble brewing?: Brexit challenge for Guinness supply chain

    Guinness has been brewed since 1778 Guinness at the St. James's Gate brewery, a vast brickwork complex on the banks of Dublin's River Liffey.

    1373 days ago
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