Russia has sent intelligence agents to Ireland to map the precise location of the fibre-optic, ocean-bed cables that connect Europe to America, gardai suspect. This has raised concerns that Russian agents are checking the cables for weak points, with a view to tapping or even damaging them in the future.more

The prospect of taking over power in Ireland - or at least co-governance - by the leftist party Sinn Fein, which received the most support in Saturday's parliamentary elections, is postponed.more

Ireland's Fianna Fail and Fine Gael let Sinn Fein proceed with trying to form a government without them on Tuesday, a process most acknowledged would ultimately require two of the now three largest parties to work together.more

Fianna Fail will be the largest party in Ireland's parliament following last weekend's general election, but the big winner is Sinn Fein which saw a massive upswing in support.more

In Ireland, parliamentary seats are still being split after the parliament's lower house elections. The results so far confirm that the vote proved to be a success for the leftist party Sinn Fein, which is in favor of unifying the island.more

Counting is continuing in the Irish general election as an exit poll puts the three main political parties tied in first preference votes.more

Ireland goes to the polls on Saturday (8 February), with Prime Minister Leo Varadkar touting his successful handling of Brexit, but facing pressure over housing and healthcare.more

The body of a man found in Galway in 2014 is that of a Polish national, gardai have said.more

Sinn Fein has taken a shock lead in the last opinion poll ahead of Saturday's general election.more

Leo Varadkar has urged the British government to tone down "nationalist rhetoric" over Brexit, and branded Dominic Raab's memo to UK diplomats to sit separately from their EU counterparts as "petty".more

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said Brexit will dominate Irish politics for the rest of the year regardless of what happens in the General Election. more

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has suggested the EU will be the "stronger team" in post-Brexit trade talks with the UK.more

Over 100 passengers were stranded in Poland after a Ryanair flight from Krakow to Dublin was delayed and then re-routed on Friday.more

A go-slow protest by farmers driving tractors and other farm machinery caused major traffic delays in Dublin testerday evening.more

A general election will be held in the Republic of Ireland on Saturday 8 February. Taoiseach (Irish PM) Leo Varadkar has asked President Michael D Higgins to dissolve the Dáil (Irish parliament).more

The Echo reporter Ann Murphy posed as prospective tenant when she responded to an advert on one site for a "female tenant into sharing their body twice a week for payment".more

A record breaking 900,000 passports have been issued this year, up more than 63,000 on 2018.more

A Polish man has passed away following a diving accident in Cork City yesterday afternoon. The alarm was raised at around 4pm when the man, who was part of a diving party, got into difficulty while diving in Drake's Pool, a sheltered section of the Owenabue River.more

Ireland's Department of Defence has announced the acquisition of two Airbus C295 medium airlifters in a maritime surveillance configuration.more

Two thousand people from 100 countries walked into the convention centre in Killarney on Monday, and 2,000 new Irish citizens walked out.more

The Warm for Winter charity asked Dublin residents to leave unwanted coats and jackets on the Ha'penny Bridge to help homeless people survive the winter months, which are expected to be very cold this season.more

All rents would be frozen at current rates for three years if a new bill passes through the Dáil.more

Two medicinal cannabis products have been approved and registered for use in Ireland under the new Medical Cannabis Access Programme. more

A group of farmers protesting against low beef prices have lifted a blockade in Dublin city centre, which began on Tuesday and caused widespread traffic disruption.more

The Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair plans to launch an additional connection from Modlin Airport to Dublin. The airline announced that from March 2020 there will be nine flights a week from Modlin to Dublin.more