Spain, Ireland poised to back Palestinian state
Spain and Ireland are set to push ahead with an initiative to recognize a Palestinian state. Other EU members and European countries may also provide their backing.…
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar announces surprise resignation
Ireland's parliament has voted in Simon Harris as the country's youngest ever prime minister. Harris, 37, replaces Leo Varadkar after he abruptly quit last month citing personal and political reasons.…
Author Lisa McInerney’s polyphonic plunge into contemporary Ireland
The award-winning author Lisa McInerney wraps up her literary trilogy with "The Rules of Revelation", a darkly comic foray into the world of drug dealers, sex workers, property developers and struggling artists.…
‘A nation’s shame’: Ireland’s report on mother and baby homes
Irish papers react to a much-awaited report on systemic abuse in the country's Catholic homes for unwed mothers. The Irish Examiner's front page lists the names and birthdays of some of the…
Ireland: 9,000 children deaths in church-run homes, report finds
Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said the report described "a dark, difficult and shameful chapter of very recent Irish history" and a deeply misogynistic culture in Ireland.…
Brexit poses huge challenges for Ireland
The transition period for Brexit ends on December 31. This will affect Ireland more than any other EU member state. But hopes are strong that it will at least not reignite the…
Armenian prime minister rejects 25,000 protesters’ calls to resign
Opposition supporters have started a nationwide strike and set up tents in the capital. They claim they'll stay until the PM steps down, but he said he has no intention of leaving…
Apple tax ruling for Ireland shines light on global tax avoidance
Last week Ireland welcomed a court ruling that denied it more than €14 billion of Apple money in back taxes. It has brought its tax regime into sharp focus, but the problem…
Divided Ireland votes in abortion referendum
Irish voters are heading to the polls in a referendum which could lead to the liberalisation of abortion laws. Terminations of pregnancy are illegal in Ireland, except in extreme cases where the…
Ireland: The forgotten Angels of Tuam
Our reporters returned to Ireland, where the remains of 800 children who died at the Tuam Mother and Baby home in County Galway were found in a mass grave.…
Ireland to hold referendum on abortion
In May, Ireland will hold a referendum to overturn a 35-year constitutional provision protecting the life of the unborn child. We take a look at press reactions from around the world.…