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Ireland and France agree to work on joint ‘action plan’

Ireland and France have agreed to put in place an “action plan” on areas such as energy, education and research, the Taoiseach said. Simon Harris held a bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Tuesday, where the two ...

27 Aug 2024 at 19:07

National News

Harris to meet Macron in Paris

The Taoiseach will hold a bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Tuesday. The meeting at the Elysee Palace comes ahead of the appointment of a new European Commission and the term of the new European Parliament. ...

27 Aug 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

O’Neill insists she can still lead as First Minister in stormy committee meeting

Michelle O’Neill has said she is confident she can continue to lead in the office of First Minister during a heated session of her Stormont scrutiny committee. Ms O’Neill told MLAs that she believed work needed to be done to improve the ...

23 Oct 2024 at 16:47

National News

Leo Varadkar: Ireland needs to be ‘fair and firm and hard’ on migration

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said Ireland should be “fair and firm and hard” on migration and that the EU should secure its borders so that human traffickers do not decide who enters Europe. Mr Varadkar made the comments in Brussels ...

09 Feb 2023 at 12:03

National News

Varadkar ‘reluctant’ to introduce State honorary title under Seanad bill

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said there is a “significant degree of unease” about a Bill in the Seanad which would provide for the awarding of a State honour and title. The Government does not plan to oppose the Bill at this stage ...

13 Jun 2023 at 19:24

National News

McDonald ‘disappointed’ with Sinn Fein results in Irish elections

The leader of Sinn Fein is “sorry” that her candidates did not perform better in Ireland’s local elections, amid criticism of the party’s strategy in the council races. Mary Lou McDonald made the comments as vote counting ...

09 Jun 2024 at 16:22

National News

EU urged to ‘stand up’ to UK on Troubles legacy laws

Victims’ campaigners have urged the EU to “stand up” to the UK in opposing controversial laws to deal with the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles. Bereaved relatives called on the EU for support and also asked MEPs ...

31 Jan 2023 at 20:27

National News

EU Parliament votes to end sale of petrol and diesel cars

The European Parliament has agreed to end sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2035, following a vote on Tuesday, February 14. Several MEPs welcomed the landmark move by the EU today to end internal combustion engine ...

14 Feb 2023 at 12:35

National News

Simon Harris blasts Sinn Fein’s election performance as ‘unmitigated disaster’

The Irish premier has branded Sinn Fein’s performance in the council elections as an “unmitigated disaster”, but has refused to call an early general election despite government parties performing better than expected....

09 Jun 2024 at 22:03

National News

Annie Lennox and John Cusack join celebrity endorsements for MEP candidate Clare Daly

Eurythmics singer Annie Lennox and US actor John Cusack have joined celebrity to endorse Clare Daly in the lead up to Friday’s European elections. An image of Annie Lennox was posted on the MEP’s social media ...

06 Jun 2024 at 11:31

Vote counting under way in Ireland’s European elections

National News

Vote counting to start in Ireland’s European elections

Vote counting in Ireland’s European elections is under way while the picture of the country’s local government is continuing to take shape. As counting in the local elections goes on, the fate of the ...

09 Jun 2024 at 12:59

Northern Ireland

Joe Biden welcomed to Irish parliament as ‘one of us’

US president Joe Biden has been welcomed to the Irish parliament as “one of us” on what was described as a “proud and historic day”. Cheers and applause greeted the American leader as he entered the ...

13 Apr 2023 at 19:40

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