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EU Brexit negotiator: No Irish border breakthrough for weeks

EuropeanUnionBrexitnegotiatorMichelBarniersaysit'sunlikelytoexpectanydealonthethornyissueoftheIrishborderinthecomingweeks.Barniersaysfollowinglastmonth'sagreeme

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Northern Ireland: a fragile peace tested by Brexit

TwodecadesaftertheGoodFridayAgreementformallyendedtheconflictinNorthernIreland,thepeaceprocessremainsfragileandBrexitisprovokingconcernsoveritsdurability.Theacc

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Irish PM calls for fresh Northern Ireland talks next month

TheBritishandIrishgovernmentsshouldredoubleeffortsnextmonthtobrokeradealthatwouldrestoreapower-sharinggovernmentinNorthernIrelandafterayearofpoliticalstalemate,

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Northern Ireland party rejects EU plans on Ireland border

TheNorthernIrelandpartythatpropsupthegovernmentofPrimeMinisterTheresaMayisinsistingthatcurrentEuropeanUnionproposalstoavoidahardborderinIrelandonceBritainleaves

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US-Canada border: An example for post-Brexit Ireland-UK border?

HowtheIrishborderwillworkonceBritainleavestheEuropeanUnionhasbecomeoneofthemostpressingissuesintheongoingBrexitnegotiations.TheIrishrepublicwillremainanEUmember

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Cricket | Ireland to construct new stadium in Dublin

CricketIrelandvotedfortheconstructionofanewstadiumattheNationalSportsCampusinWestDublinonWednesday(February28).Asaresultoftheboard'sdecision,thenewgroundissetto

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London didn't echo EU's draft Brexit deal

ChiefBrexitnegotiatoroftheEuropeanUnion(EU)MichelBarnierunveiledonWednesdaythebloc’sdraftWithdrawalAgreementonBrexit,callingonthetwosidestoaccelerate"ifwewantto

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Ireland hit by worst snowstorm in 36 years

AseveresnowstormhitmostpartsofIrelandonWednesday,leavinglocalresident'slivesandbusinessesinthecountryseriouslydisrupted,reportedlocalmedia.Latestreportscomingin

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Theresa May rejects EU's draft option for Northern Ireland

AnEUproposalfortheNorthernIrelandborderthreatensthe"constitutionalintegrity"oftheUnitedKingdom,TheresaMayhassaid.AdraftlegalagreementpublishedbytheEUproposesa"c

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McDonald succeeds Gerry Adams as Sinn Fein leader

MaryLouMcDonaldonSaturdayreplacedGerryAdamsaspresidentofSinnFeinfollowinghisdecisiontostepdownafter34yearsasthefigureheadoftheIrishrepublicanmovement.McDonald,t

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Northern Ireland will stay in single market after Brexit, EU says

UKnegotiatorshavebeenwarnedthattheEUdraftwithdrawalagreementwillstipulatethatNorthernIrelandwill,ineffect,remaininthecustomsunionandsinglemarketafterBrexittoavo

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Will Brexit undo UK’s ‘Empire State’?

WhentheresultsoftheUnitedKingdom’s2016referendumonEuropeanUnionmembershipwerereportedfromTVstudiosontheeveningofJune23,2016theyunleashedanimplosivebinarylogicwi

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UK leader says there's new optimism in Brexit talks

PrimeMinisterTheresaMayisstressingheroptimismaboutnegotiationsoverBritain'sdeparturefromtheEuropeanUnion,insistingthatapreliminarydealhasgivenfreshimpetustothet

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Ireland introduces Chinese to high school curriculum

OnMonday,Irelandofficiallylaunchedits10-yearlanguagestrategy,withChinesebeingaddedtothehighschoolcurriculum,markinganotherinstanceof“mandarinfever”inEurope.Acco

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Labour attacks 'embarrassing' Brexit talks

MinisterssaynopartoftheUKwillbetreateddifferentlyintheBrexittalksasLabourbrandedtheirapproachan"embarrassment".NoagreementhasbeenreachedwiththeEUafteraDUPbackla

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Brexit-lunch brings Britain and EU so close, yet so far on key deal

Withathree-prongedoffertounlockthenextstageoftheBrexittalks,BritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMayheadedhereMondaymorningforprobablythemostimportantlunchdateofherlife.A

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UK and EU fail to strike Brexit talks deal

TheUKandEUhavefailedtoreachanagreementtomovetothenextstageofBrexittalks,TheresaMayhassaid.Theprimeministersaidtalkswouldreconvene"beforetheendoftheweek"andshewa