Ireland says moving closer to recognising Palestinian state
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland is close to formally recognising a Palestinian state and would like to do so in concert with Spain …
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Ireland launches legal case against UK over Northern Ireland amnesty law
LONDON (Reuters) -The European Court Of Human Rights said on Friday that Ireland had launched a legal challenge against Britain over a new law that …
Foreign multinationals in Ireland shed jobs for first time since 2009
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) -Employment at foreign multinational companies in Ireland fell by 0.3% in the year to end-October in the first annual decline …
Explainer-Why is Ireland launching a sovereign wealth fund?
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland detailed on Tuesday how it intends to turn some of the healthiest public finances in Europe into a 100 billion euro …
Ireland trims 2023 budget surplus, corporate tax forecasts
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland is set to collect 0.6% less tax than expected this year following a recent fall in corporate receipts and deliver a …
Ireland to hike core government spending by 6.1% in 2024
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland intends to increase core public expenditure by 6.1% next year in an overall budget package of 6.4 billion euros ($6.98 billion), …
Euro zone industry output falls sharply, with Ireland plunge
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone industrial production fell by far more than expected in March as output of capital goods plunged, although the sharp reduction …
Ireland could amass $156 billion wealth fund with windfall corporate tax
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland could amass a 142 billion euro ($156 billion) sovereign wealth fund by 2035 and cover much of its future age-related costs …
Irish PM seeks to restore Northern Ireland power-sharing within months
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar pledged on Sunday to intensify efforts with his British counterpart Rishi Sunak to restore power-sharing government in …
UK PM Sunak to meet U.S. President in Northern Ireland
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will meet Joe Biden in Northern Ireland next week when the U.S. president flies in to take …
Architects of Northern Ireland peace see hope beyond Brexit deadlock
By Padraic Halpin and Kate Holton DUBLIN/LONDON (Reuters) – A quarter of a century after unpalatable compromises ended decades of bloodshed in Northern Ireland, some …
UK’s Sunak to meet EU chief in push to finalise Northern Ireland deal
By William James LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will meet European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen on Monday in an effort to …
Ireland sees inflation averaging 4-5% this year
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish inflation is expected to average between 4% and 5% across 2023, lower than the 7.1% the finance ministry most recently forecast …
Ireland sees lower than forecast inflation in 2023
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s finance department said inflation is expected to be lower this year than the 7.1% rate it forecast last September, with a …
Blinken welcomes Northern Ireland talks progress after meeting UK’s Cleverly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said after meeting his British counterpart on Tuesday that Washington welcomed apparent progress in talks between …
Ireland to extend business energy supports to newly opened businesses
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish businesses that have opened in the last year will be able to avail of an energy grant scheme that was initially …
Ireland hikes surplus forecast ahead of budget
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland on Saturday almost doubled its budget surplus forecast for 2022 to 0.9% of gross domestic product thanks to booming corporate tax …
White House: Undermining Northern Ireland agreement will not help U.S.-UK trade talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Wednesday any efforts to undermine the Northern Ireland agreement would not create a conducive environment …
Teacher Sent To Jail After Refusing To Use ‘Gender-Neutral’ Pronouns At Ireland School
Teacher Sent To Jail After Refusing To Use ‘Gender-Neutral’ Pronouns At Ireland School Laurel Duggan on September 6, 2022 Enoch Burke, a school teacher in …
Ireland Poised To Join The Growing List Of Countries Putting ‘The Climate’ Over Food Security
Ireland Poised To Join The Growing List Of Countries Putting ‘The Climate’ Over Food Security Micaela Burrow on July 26, 2022 Ireland may agree to …
UK’s Northern Ireland trade law clears parliament’s lower house
LONDON – Legislation allowing Britain to scrap some of the rules on post-Brexit trade with Northern Ireland cleared the final stage of its passage through …
Ireland should set aside part of 2022 budget surplus – deputy PM
DUBLIN – Ireland should set aside some of the budget surplus it expects to post this year to fund future pensions or to start refilling …
Ireland calls on UK to cool Brexit tensions over Northern Ireland
LONDON – Ireland’s foreign minister Simon Coveney urged British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday not to introduce new post-Brexit trade laws in the coming …
Global tax overhaul will not slow Google’s investment in Ireland, CEO says
DUBLIN – A global tax deal will make “no difference” to Alphabet Google’s operations in Ireland as the company remains committed to investing and adding …
Bank of Ireland posts highest profit in more than a decade
DUBLIN – Bank of Ireland on Monday posted its biggest annual profit since the global financial crisis more than a decade ago and said it …
Ireland nears Facebook decision key to EU-U.S. data transfers
DUBLIN – Ireland’s data watchdog expects to consult fellow EU regulators in April on its investigation into Facebook’s data transfers, moving closer to a decision …
AP: Global climate protests ahead of Madrid meeting
Protesters in cities across the world staged rallies Friday demanding leaders take tougher action against climate change, days before the latest global conference which will …
AP: Police declare London Bridge incident ‘terrorist’
A man wearing a fake explosive vest stabbed several people in what police in London are treating as a terrorist attack. Officials say police shot …
Irish People Taste Test New Jersey Food
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