The Irish authorities are still convinced that Brexit's delay is better than Britain's exit from the European Union without agreement - said Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney yesterday.more
The official account of Auschwitz, a former German Nazi concentration and extermination camp, has tweeted pictures of Cork's Intreo office demanding for a makeshift sign to be removed.more
A facilities firm has been ordered to pay €30,000 to a catering assistant who had her bottom pinched by a chef/manager in a series of sexual harassment incidents involving the senior colleague.more
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will unveil detailed plans for Brexit to the European Union before Thursday this week, including how to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland, a government source told Reuters on Monday night.more
The '4-Day Week Ireland' group is the homegrown leg of an international coalition of unions, business, environmental and women's groups who are promoting the benefits of a shorter working week.
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The head of Irish diplomacy Simon Coveney, who paid a visit to Brussels yesterday, said that there is still a big difference of opinion between London and the European Union, and the British have not yet presented a "serious written proposal for agreement" on Brexit.more
Dublin's Stoneybatte district has been given the title of Ireland's "coolest" neighbourhood" and ranks in the top 50 in the world, according to Time Out magazine. more
Women are often the brunt of stereotypical jokes when it comes to driving ability but new research which analysed a drivers habits over six months using a "smart driver" tool has shown that Irish females are actually better drivers than their male counterparts.more
Removing the so-called a backstop without providing a suitable replacement would equal Brexit without a deal - Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said today in Dublin before talking to his British counterpart Boris Johnson.more
Brexit is expected to dominate a meeting between Boris Johnson and Taoiseach (Irish PM) Leo Varadkar in Dublin later.
It will be their first face-to-face meeting since Mr Johnson became prime minister in July. He has ruled out asking the EU to delay the Brexit deadline of 31 October - but the Irish government said it would support another extension.more
Visiting Ireland, US Vice President Mike Pence called on the European Union to negotiate "in good faith" with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and reach a respectful agreement on Britain's Brexit agreement.more
Irish media reported a racist attack on one of Dublin's buses. A Polish woman heard from one of her fellow passengers that she should "throw her son out the window."more
Ireland's deputy prime minister has hit back at suggestions that the EU is finally bending to Boris Johnson's demands to drop the backstop on the Irish border.more
Ireland will try to block a free trade deal between the EU and South American Mercosur bloc unless Brazil takes action to protect the Amazon rainforest, Irish Prime Minister Leo Vardakar was quoted as saying on Friday.more
During a 30 minute conversation by phone with UK Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay, Tánaiste Simon Coveney "conveyed disappointment" with Boris Johnson's letter to the EU.more
Ireland is famous for its céad míle fáilte and a new poll, which put Dublin in sixth place and Cork 17th in a list of the world's friendliest cities, proves our welcome is as warm as ever.more
The High Court has upheld a removal order issued by the minister for justice against a Polish national who has racked up 47 convictions in less than two years.more
Ryanair's union pilots based in Ireland voted to strike. Of the members of IALPA, the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association, who voted, 94% were in favor of industrial action. more
Mandatory health screenings are to be introduced for people caught in possession of illegal drugs for personal use as part of a series of reforms due to be announced by Government on Friday.more
