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Controversial UK parliament vote grants immunity in Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’
The UK parliament voted Tuesday to adopt a controversial law granting immunity to combatants involved in the decades of sectarian violence in Northern ... World News -
Ireland considers action against UK’s controversial ‘Troubles’ amnesty law
Ireland is considering legal action against a proposed UK law that would grant immunity to combatants involved in decades of sectarian violence in ... World News -
Northern Ireland police confident militants have officers’ data
Northern Irish police are confident that militant groups are in possession of details of officers it accidentally shared publicly last week, the ... World News -
In photos: Mourners honor singer Sinéad O'Connor during funeral procession in Ireland
Sinéad O’Connor was remembered Tuesday for bringing joy to countless people all over the world and honored by emotional fans who thronged the streets ... World News -
Ireland to bid farewell to Grammy award-winning singer Sinead O’Connor
A funeral service for Sinead O’Connor, the outspoken singer who rose to international fame in the 1990s, is to be held on Tuesday in the Irish seaside ... World News -
Saudi Arabia offers e-visa waivers to UK and Irish nationals
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched an electronic visa waiver for visitors from the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland.The ... Saudi Arabia -
Meta to seek user consent for targeted advertising in the EU
Meta intends to ask users in the European Union for their consent before allowing businesses to target advertising based on what they view on its ... Technology -
Ireland set to tender for floating hotels to house asylum seekers
Ireland is planning to tender for floating hotels and ships to house asylum seekers, the government said on Wednesday, as it struggles to accommodate ... World News -
Cyprus, US, Ireland working together to train Ukrainian deminers
Cyprus’ defense minister says the island nation is working together with Irish and US military experts to help train two groups of Ukrainian personnel ... World News -
Governments across the world race to regulate AI tools
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) such as Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT are complicating governments’ efforts to agree laws governing ... World News -
Ireland urges European Central Bank to be cautious on interest rate hikes
Ireland called on the European Central Bank Saturday to temper interest rate rises ahead of a decision next week, citing their “real-life” impact on ... World News -
Ireland to consult public on military neutrality in wake of Ukraine war
Ireland’s government is to ask the public for their views on the country’s tradition of military neutrality in a consultative forum, the foreign ... World News -
Franco-Irish citizen sentenced to 6.5 years in Iran as health worsens: Family
Iran has sentenced Franco-Irish citizen Bernard Phelan to 6.5 years in prison for “providing information to another country,” his sister said in a ... Middle East -
British store JD Sports to open up to 1,750 stores over five years
British-based JD Sports will spend up to £3 billion ($3.7 billion) to open as many as 1,750 stores over the next five years, said new CEO Régis ... Retail -
Ireland working with France to free dual national jailed in Iran
Authorities in Dublin are working closely with France to free Bernard Phelan, an Irish-French national, who was jailed in Iran in October, Ireland’s ... World News -
A third of Dublin’s office space lies dormant as tech giants cut jobs
Spare office space is rising in Dublin as some of the world’s biggest technology firms grapple with post-pandemic working practices and global ... Technology -
Body of Irish UNIFIL peacekeeper killed in Lebanon arrives home
The body of an Irish United Nations peacekeeper killed in Lebanon was on Monday returned to Ireland with full military honors.Private Sean Rooney, 23, ... Middle East -
Memorial as Irish peacekeeper killed in Lebanon flown home
United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon took part in a memorial service Sunday as the body of their slain Irish comrade was repatriated, days after ... Middle East -
Saudi Arabia condemns attack on UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon
Saudi Arabia on Friday condemned the attack on a UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.An Irish ... Saudi Arabia -
Irish peacekeeper killed on UNIFIL mission in Lebanon, investigation launched
An Irish soldier was shot and killed on a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon and a second was in a critical condition after a “hostile” crowd ... Middle East -
Ireland ‘numb’ as death toll at petrol station explosion reaches nine
At least nine people have died after an explosion at a petrol station in the Irish county of Donegal, Irish police said on Saturday, with search and ... World News -
Irish court finds former soldier guilty of ISIS membership
Three judges at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin on Monday found former Irish soldier Lisa Smith guilty of joining ISIS in Syria.For the latest ... World News -
Ireland fines Facebook for EU privacy law breaches
Ireland on Tuesday imposed a fine on Facebook parent company Meta for breaching EU data privacy laws, in the latest action in Europe against the ... Technology -
Ireland estimates omicron accounts for 11 percent of COVID-19 cases
The Omicron variant likely accounts for 11 percent of new COVID-19 cases in Ireland, its health chiefs said on Monday, predicting a very rapid ... Coronavirus -
Addis Ababa expels Irish diplomats over Ireland’s stance on Ethiopia conflict
Ethiopia has ordered four of six Irish diplomats working in Addis Ababa to leave the country because of Ireland’s outspoken stance over the ongoing ... World News -
Ireland arrests man on suspicion over ‘death threats to MP’
Irish police said on Saturday they had arrested a man on suspicion of making threats, with national media reporting he was suspected of threatening to ... World News -
Iran FM expressed ‘very clear intent’ to return to nuclear talks: Ireland FM
Iran’s foreign minister expressed a “very clear intent” to return to nuclear talks in Vienna, Ireland’s foreign minister said on Wednesday after ... Middle East -
McDonald’s introducing McPlant vegan burger in UK, Ireland
McDonald’s will begin selling a vegan burger in the United Kingdom and Ireland this month.The McPlant burger, developed with Beyond Meat, features a ... Healthy Living -
Irish organized crime boss ‘The Monk,’ wanted for murder back home, arrested in Spain
Spanish police said on Tuesday they had arrested the fugitive leader of an Irish organized crime group who is wanted in Ireland for murder.Officers ... World News -
McGregor breaks leg in crushing defeat to Poirier
Conor McGregor suffered a broken leg in another crushing defeat to Dustin Poirier at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, with the fight ... Sports