Irish gave ‘more than anyone’ to UK construction trade unionism
Irish construction workers have contributed more to the industry’s trade union movement than any other group of people in the UK, according to a...
Leo’s sword of Damocles
Europe continues to give Irish taoiseach domestic headaches, writes PJ Cunningham
Just when Irish people had begun to think that Brexit was now just between...
The most expensive places to live in Ireland
Rents in Ireland – especially Dublin – may be soaring faster than the cost of living but home values are still nearly a fifth...
Irish government denies UN claim housing is ‘unaffordable’
The Irish Government last week responded to a letter from the UN, sent last March, which said that heavy private housing investment has made...
Release report into alleged Good Friday infractions, say campaigners
Human rights groups and citizenship campaigners are urging Theresa May to release the findings of a review she called into alleged Good Friday Agreement...
Event on Irish in UK post-Brexit to be held next month
The umbrella group for Irish organisations in this country, Irish in Britain, is to hold a special Brexit conference next month.
The half-day symposium,...
Irish famine remains washed up on Canadian beach
Human bones washed up on a Canadian beach are the remains of three Irish children who were fleeing the Great Famine, scientists have confirmed....
We want our teachers back, says Irish government
Ireland has appealed to Irish teachers working here in the UK – and the rest of the world - to come home to end...
Irish emigration museum voted best European tourist attraction
A Dublin museum that shows how Irish emigrants have helped change and shape the world has been voted Europe’s leading tourist attraction, beating off...
Trump climate views ‘regressive and pernicious’, says Higgins
President Michael D. Higgins has condemned Donald Trump’s “regressive and pernicious” stance on climate change as he arrives in Ireland on Wednesday.
Speaking on...