Apple has lost a high-profile, €13bn (£11bn) Irish tax battle with Brussels in a decision that will bolster the European Commission’s efforts to clamp down on favourable “sweetheart” tax deals for multinationals.more

The Republic of Ireland’s population increased by almost 99,000 people last year, the biggest increase since 2008. Most of the growth - 79,300 people - came from net migration with the rest due to 19,400 more births than deaths.more

A 16-year-old accused of repeatedly stabbing a Catholic army chaplain appeared before Galway County Court in the west of Ireland yesterday. According to police, the attacker has a ‘radical Islamist mindset’ and supported the terrorist organisation Islamic State.more

A man has been arrested after a van drove into several gates at Government Buildings in Dublin. Gardai are also investigating an incident of criminal damage at Dublin’s Phoenix Park where the official residence of Ireland’s President, Michael D Higgins, is located.more

Nineteen people were arrested in the Irish capital, Dublin, during protests throughout Monday against the conversion of a former factory into accommodation for migrants seeking asylum.more

The two main parties in the government coalition, Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, won the European Parliament elections in Ireland, winning four of the country's 14 seats each, results announced yesterday morning show.more

In Ireland, European Parliament elections have been held together with local government elections for years, which means that local issues influence the campaign to a greater extent than elsewhere. This year, however, the dominant topic has both a local and pan-European dimension, and it is immigration.more

The Irish government yesterday formally recognized Palestine as a sovereign and independent state and agreed to establish full diplomatic relations with it. Similar decisions were made by the governments of Spain and Norway.more

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ireland has been perceived as a weak link in the Western defense system. However, even reports of suspicious Russian activity in the waters around Ireland did not trigger a serious debate in the country about NATO membership.more

Ireland's decision to slash welfare payments for Ukrainian refugees in state accommodation will impact close to one third of the 86,000 people who fled Russia's invasion and remain in Ireland, Finance Minister Michael McGrath said on Wednesday.more

The Irish government's threat to send police officers to the border with Northern Ireland to stop the uncontrolled flow of illegal immigrants is further evidence of Dublin's exacerbating relationship with London. The fact that Ireland eventually backed down does not change this.more

The convoy arrived just after sunrise: a stream of police vehicles, council trucks, mounted cranes and coaches, ready to dismantle a tent city of migrants and refugees in the heart of Dublin that had become too big, too visible, too political.more

The Irish government yesterday backed the passing of an emergency bill to recognise the UK as a safe third country, which would allow illegal immigrants coming from there to be sent back to the UK. This is another development in the escalating dispute between the two countries.more

New security protocols may end the tradition of ordaining aircraft at Dublin Airport, which has continued for 76 years. Every Christmas a Catholic priest is invited there to perform such a ceremony.more

The Irish parliament has approved 37-year-old Simon Harris as the country's new prime minister. The former Minister of Higher Education, Innovation and Science became the youngest head of government in the history of Ireland.more

'Irish reunification is a legitimate aspiration, but it will not be my priority,' declared Simon Harris, who will become the new Prime Minister of the Irish Republic on Tuesday. He also asserted that he wants better relations with the UK than have been the case in recent years.more

Reunifying Ireland would cost the government in Dublin between €8 and €20 billion a year for 20 years, which would require a significant increase in taxes or a large reduction in public spending, the Irish Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) said in its report.more

In Ireland, with a population of 5.3 million, 800,000 fewer people now smoke cigarettes than 20 years ago, when the country was the first in the world to introduce a total ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces, according to the HSE public health service. The percentage of smokers has fallen from 27 per cent to 18 per cent in that time.more

The contest to become Ireland’s next prime minister is turning into a one-horse race after the higher education minister, Simon Harris, secured the backing of nearly half his parliamentary party before he had even confirmed he was running.more

The decision came after the fiasco of the constitutional reform to redefine the concepts of traditional family.more

Real incomes will rise by almost 9 per cent over the next three years, Central Bank predicts.more

Voters in the Republic of Ireland have overwhelmingly voted against amending the Irish Constitution. Proposals to alter wording in the constitution to include families which are not based on marriage were defeated with 67.7% voting 'no'.more

Fewer than one in three “mutual-­recognition” driver disqualifications from Britain and Northern Ireland were affirmed by Irish courts over the last four years. Road-safety campaigners have urged the Government to urgently review the operation of legislation aimed at ensuring drivers who are disqualified in the UK are not able to continue driving here with impunity.more

The people of Ireland are voting today in a referendum to amend two articles of the constitution that talk about the role of the family and women's domestic responsibilities. According to the government, their content is "sexist" and "outdated," so they should be amended.more

Irish GDP contracted by 3.2 per cent in 2023. - The country's statistics office CSO reported on Friday. This is the worst performance in Europe last year and a significant drop from the 9.4 per cent growth the year before.more