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Irish folk dance performed for children for the first time in Beijing

BeijingyoungaudiencesarecurrentlyaccessibletoanIrishdanceperformancespeciallymadefortheirage.WithmusicfromBritishnouveau-folkartists,thisfoot-stomping,hand-tapp

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

HowtheIrishborderwillworkonceBritainleavestheEuropeanUnionhasbecomeoneofthemostpressingissuesintheongoingBrexitnegotiations.TheIrishrepublicwillremainanEUmember

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Schmidt looks to 'fickle friend' to stay onside for Grand Slam

TheconfidenceaccruedbyanunbeatenIrelandteamwillstandthemingoodsteadastheybidtosealaSixNationsGrandSlam,saidcoachJoeSchmidt.However,the52-year-oldNewZealander,wh

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Ireland to hold referendum on abortion in May

AreferendumonabortionlawsinIrelandwillbeheldattheendofMay,PrimeMinisterLeoVaradkarhasannounced.DescribedbyMrVaradkarasa"difficultdecisionfortheIrishpeopletomake

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Britain and EU reach historic deal on Brexit divorce terms

BritainandtheEUreachedahistoricdealonFridayonthetermsoftheBrexitdivorceafterPrimeMinisterTheresaMayrushedtoBrusselsforearlymorningtalks.TheEuropeanCommissionsai

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Ireland forced to collect €13bn in tax from Apple that it doesn't want

TheIrishgovernmenthasreachedanagreementwithAppletostartcollectingthe€13bn($15bn)owedbythetechgiant.“WehavenowreachedagreementwithAppleinrelationtotheprinciplesa

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Brexit talks enter critical phase: What you need to know

BrexitnegotiationsbetweenBritainandtheEuropeanUnionenteracriticalstageinDecember.PrimeMinisterTheresaMaywillpresentanofferonBritain’sdivorcefromtheblocthatsheho

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Ireland unveils loans to help small businesses cope with Brexit

TheIrishgovernmentunveiledTuesdaya300-million-euro($354million)loanschemeforsmallbusinessesbuffetedbyBrexit,inamovedesignedtospurinnovationandinvestmentneededto

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Irish abortion law: Tens of thousands march in Dublin

TensofthousandsofpeoplehavemarchedthroughthestreetsofDublintocallforachangetoIreland'sstrictabortionlaws.It'sthefirstbigrallysincetheIrishPrimeMinisterLeoVaradk

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DUP warns of 'very hard border' over tougher Dublin stance on Brexit

AseniormemberoftheNorthernIrishunionistpartyproppingupBritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMay'sgovernmentwarnedonFridaythatahardeningofDublin'spositiononBrexitrisked"ave

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Naomie Harris and Kate Beckinsale win London Critics' Circle film awards

Actresses Naomie Harris and Kate Beckinsale were among the winners at the London Critics' Circle Film Awards.

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EU's Vestager warns others, says Apple could cut bill

Other multinationals that do not employ as extreme Irish tax schemes as Apple Inc but shift profits via the country to tax havens could also be breaching EU rules, Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said on Thursday.

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St. Patrick’s Day traditions, explained

St. Patrick’s Day, celebrated every year on March 17, has become synonymous with shamrocks, the color green, pinching, (if perchance you’ve forgotten to wear the color green), and plenty of guilt-free alcohol imbibing. But the holiday, commemorated in today’s green and shamrock-inflected Google Doodle, has a long, rich religious history.

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Britain, Ireland inks visa deal to benefit Chinese, Indian travelers

​Britain and Ireland on Monday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on visa cooperation to allow Chinese and Indian visitors to travel to the two island nations on a single visa.