Tag: Ireland

Ireland recruits 30,000 in COVID-19 crisis drive

More than 30,000 people have answered the Irish government's call for qualified professionals and volunteers...

Northern Ireland prepares for momentous abortion, same-sex marriage changes

Campaigners who fought for decades to end Northern Ireland's same sex-marriage ban and restrictions on...

EU and Ireland sceptical of a Brexit breakthrough after Johnson’s offer

The European Union and Ireland said on Thursday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit proposals...

Northern Ireland police will not staff border checkpoints, chief says

The police in Northern Ireland will not staff border security after Brexit, the Police Service...

Irish PM says hard Brexit would raise issue of Irish unification

The question of the unification of Ireland and British-ruled Northern Ireland will inevitably arise if...

Brexit: Irish PM says no backstop as bad for Ireland as no deal

Ireland will not allow the Northern Ireland "backstop" clause in Britain's EU withdrawal agreement to...

Trump says Ireland’s Brexit ‘wall’ issue will work out

US President Donald Trump voiced confidence Wednesday that Ireland's post-Brexit "wall" situation with its UK...

Ireland promises ‘substantial’ aid to farmers in no-deal Brexit

Ireland's agriculture minister Michael Creed on Saturday promised farmers a "substantial" aid package if...

May’s Brexit deal lives: Northern Irish kingmakers report ‘good’ talks with government

The Northern Irish party that is crucial to Prime Minister Theresa May's hopes of getting...

MBtv: Pettigoe – the village divided by the Irish border

The village of Pettigoe is divided by the Irish border, with one side in Northern...

Independence vote for Papua New Guinea’s Bougainville to be delayed

A referendum that could lead to statehood for the troubled south Pacific Island of Bougainville...

MBtv: Ireland cashes in on Brexit jitters

Brexit is turning Dublin into a new financial hub, with the city a top contender...

UK will push options to Brexit backstop for future trading

Britain will pursue alternative arrangements to the Irish backstop - the most contentious part of...

Eurozone ministers pick Ireland’s Lane as ECB chief economist

Eurozone finance ministers on Monday chose Philip Lane, governor of the Irish central bank, to...

EU urges May to seize Labour opening as way out of Brexit impasse

It's a proposal that is not even on the table, and reverses Theresa May's...

Ireland increasingly prepared for no-deal Brexit, says PM

Ireland is increasingly prepared for a no-deal Brexit, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday,...

Existing technology can be used to avoid hard border in Ireland: UK minister

It is possible to use existing technology to solve the issue of post-Brexit arrangements for...

Ireland says UK demand for Brexit deal change is ‘wishful thinking’

Ireland accused British Prime Minister Theresa May of wishful thinking on Wednesday for seeking to...

Boris Johnson tells UK’s May: Ditch the Irish backstop and get support

The most prominent Brexit campaigner in Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative party said on Monday...

Facebook to expand Ireland operations with 1,000 staff

Facebook will expand its presence in Ireland with an additional 1,000 staff over 2019, the...

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