Ireland
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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Rejuvenated Argentina head to Europe with Ireland in crosshairs
Coach Mario Ledesma, who guided Argentina to two wins in the Championship, is expecting 'intensity, intensity, intensity,' from Joe Schmidt’s side in Dublin on 10 November.
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Ireland votes on historic blasphemy ban
The law was heavily criticised three years ago when police were forced to investigate British TV personality Stephen Fry for calling God ‘stupid’ during an interview.
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Irish president signs historic abortion ban repeal
More than 66% of voters who took part in a historic May referendum backed the repeal of a constitutional ban on terminating pregnancies.
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Irish abuse survivors await Pope's arrival with scepticism
When Pope Francis makes the first papal visit to Ireland in nearly 40 years this weekend, Madden, a Dubliner, will be a long way away.
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Ireland to vote on removing blasphemy as an offence
The Irish government has approved preparing a bill to remove blasphemy as part of a commitment to constitutional reforms.
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Ireland gives Britain two weeks to produce Brexit border proposals
The border between British-ruled Northern Ireland and the rest of Ireland will be Britain’s only land frontier with the EU after it leaves the bloc.
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Northern Ireland rally calls on Britain's May to ease abortion rules
A spokeswoman for May said on Sunday changing the rules should only be undertaken by a government in Northern Ireland.
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[OPINION] Voters have freed Irish women from insidious abortion law
The 8th amendment to the Irish Constitution was a cruel and harmful provision inserted in 1983 as a pre-emptive strike against women’s liberation.
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Ireland quietly comes to terms with dramatic change after abortion vote
Katy Gaffney, a 24-year-old baker who travelled home to Dublin from Berlin to vote, stood silently in front of the makeshift memorial crying.
