Simon Harris is set to become Ireland’s youngest prime minister after he was confirmed on Sunday as the new leader of the Fine Gael party. The further and higher education minister, 37, is expected to replace Leo Varadkar, who made a shock resignation as taoiseach (prime minister) on Wednesday. As the sole candidate for the […]
Traders jailed over a financial scandal appeal their convictions. They say they were used as scapegoats in the 2008 financial crash. On International Women’s Day, Ireland votes on whether to scrap references to a woman’s “life within the home” from the country’s constitution. European industries grapple with soaring energy costs and fading competitiveness. A geopolitician […]
Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald has said a referendum on Irish unity will be held before 2030. This would see citizens of Northern Ireland voting on leaving the United Kingdom and, if the vote is successful, rejoining the rest of Ireland under one government. McDonald’s call for a referendum follows the appointment of Michelle […]
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called it a “historic day” for Northern Ireland as devolved government returned to the region, signaling the end of a 2-year deadlock. With the Stormont government up and running, Ministers are focusing on Westminster’s £3-billion pay package to get the public sector back in order.
LONDON—Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor died from “natural causes” in July, a coroner said Tuesday. London’s Metropolitan Police had said the singer’s death was not considered suspicious after she was found unresponsive at a home in southeast London on July 26. O’Connor was 56. The Southwark Coroner’s Court confirmed that O’Connor died of natural causes, which […]
The Hamas terrorist group on Nov. 24 released the first batch of hostages including 13 Israelis, 10 Thai nationals, and a Filipino. In exchange, Israel released the first 39 Palestinians from its jails. President Joe Biden said no Americans were freed. The Biden administration is seeking to extradite a former security boss for the Sinaloa […]
Irish police arrested 34 people on Thursday in a riot that erupted hours after a school stabbing which injured three children and a woman, leaving a five-year-old girl in critical condition. Hooligans seriously injured one police officer, damaged 11 police cars and 13 shops were either looted or significantly damaged during the evening, according to […]
After 26 years in business, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is closing due to costs becoming too expensive—for both customers and the restaurant operators. Deanes EIPIC, the flagship fine dining restaurant of an empire started by Northern Irish chef Michael Deane in the 1990s, won its first Michelin star within a year of […]
Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Scotland on May 1 to visit his golf courses there and will then go to another course in Ireland. Trump, whose family roots originate from the island of Lewis at the northwestern tip of Scotland, owns two golf courses in Scotland. One of the venues is located just […]
President Joe Biden said on Friday that he plans to run for president again in 2024 and will make an official announcement soon. “I’ve already made that calculus. We’ll announce it relatively soon,” Biden told reporters on the last day of his trip to Ireland. “But the trip here just reinforced my sense of optimism about […]
President Joe Biden arrives at Belfast at 4:20 p.m. ET on April 11 for a four-day visit to Northern Ireland and Ireland to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday peace accord on one side of the Irish border and visit his ancestral home on the other.
Nicola Sturgeon’s husband is arrested following police investigations into 600,000 pounds ($747,000) set aside for the Scottish independence campaign. U.S. President Joe Biden will visit Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland next week. The presidents of France and the EU are on a three-day visit to China. But some experts are questioning what leverage […]
Ireland and Portugal are closing a visa scheme for wealthy foreign investors. The UK did the same last year. The “residence by investment” program, or “golden visa program,” has been popular among Chinese millionaires, but the European Union warned there could be security risks.
In the lead-up to the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, Sinn Fein is renewing calls for a referendum on whether the island of Ireland should be united. They say the momentum for this is growing, but there are still many questions that need to be addressed.
CREESLOUGH, Ireland—Ten people, including two teenagers and a younger girl, were killed in an explosion at a petrol station in the Irish county of Donegal, police said on Saturday, adding that the incident appeared to be “a tragic accident.” The police said no more casualties were expected from the explosion which happened shortly after 3 […]
