For sale: 7,500 electronic voting machines. Never used. Will need retrofit for security. Cost: $67 million, but all offers considered. Contact Irish government. Bought in…
The Roman Catholic students were nervous as they walked toward the Protestant school for the first practice with their new teammates. They huddled together and…
The band that loves to rail against global corporate malfeasance is being criticized at home over allegations of tax dodging. U2, whose new album, “No…
Birch lashes used to be how the Isle of Man punished misdemeanors, but 16 years after the island repealed its “birching” law, it is dealing with the…
Hams returned to racks and shelves in time for the traditional Christmas dinner following a recall of all pork products, announced by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland on…
New restrictions on begging are being instituted here for the first time since the potato famine of the 1840s. Although merchants say changes are needed…
In response to money markets freezing due to the global banking crisis, the Irish government has drafted emergency legislation to help Irish banks access funds…
Irish voters appear likely to vote again on the Lisbon Treaty in a bid to sustain progress toward a more streamlined and powerful European Union. Meeting in Brussels, European…
On Thursday, Ireland will be – for a day, at least – the most influential country in Europe, as its citizens vote on a treaty designed to streamline…
Co-written with Scott Peterson Diplomats from 111 countries will unveil a treaty on Friday to ban cluster bombs that have left war zones around the…
Ten years after Northern Ireland sealed the historic Good Friday peace deal, its power-sharing government is thriving under two former adversaries. In fact, Martin McGuinness and the Rev. Ian Paisley have such a…
On the eve of the 10th anniversary of Northern Ireland’s historic Good Friday agreement, one of the leaders who cemented the deal announced his resignation amid growing…
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