News: Ireland

We have started to collect the most important news related to Ireland in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Ireland: news

Live - Rugby World Cup warm-ups

Saturday, August 20th 2011, 13:01
related countries: Argentina, Italy, United Kingdom

Wales beat Argentina 28-13 at the Millennium Stadium in their final World Cup warm-up before Scotland and Ireland welcome Italy and France respectively.
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Depardieu 'sorry' for jet incident

Friday, August 19th 2011, 11:35
related countries: France
related places: Dublin

French actor Gerard Depardieu has apologised for urinating in front of passengers on a Dublin-bound flight, a friend who travelled with him says.
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Apes beat Smurfs at UK box office

Tuesday, August 16th 2011, 11:57
related countries: United Kingdom

Rupert Wyatt's Rise of the Planet of the Apes beats The Smurfs to top the UK and Ireland box office, taking £5.8m in its opening weekend.
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Scots make changes for Italy Test

Tuesday, August 16th 2011, 11:07
related countries: Italy

Scotland head coach Andy Robinson makes major changes to the side that defeated Ireland as Italy prepare to visit Murrayfield.
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Race crew rescued from Irish Sea

Monday, August 15th 2011, 22:25

Twenty-one crew members are rescued from a racing yacht which capsized off the Irish coast on Monday.
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VIDEO: Ireland's closeness to Vatican tested

Sunday, August 14th 2011, 10:40

Ireland's traditional closeness to the catholic church was challenged recently, when the Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny himself a practicing Catholic lambasted the Church hierarchy over its secrecy in withholding information about clerical child sex
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Scotland 10-6 Ireland

Saturday, August 6th 2011, 15:21
related countries: United Kingdom

A late try from Joe Ansbro gives Scotland a win in a scrappy World Cup warm-up game with Ireland at Murrayfield.
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Live - Rugby World Cup warm-ups

Saturday, August 6th 2011, 12:37
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Twickenham

Scotland and Ireland meet at Murrayfield, while England welcome Wales to Twickenham as the home nations step up their preparations for September's World Cup.
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Gay senator quits presidency bid

Tuesday, August 2nd 2011, 14:16

David Norris, the first openly gay candidate for the presidency of Ireland, abandons his campaign.
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Potter overpowers Captain America

Tuesday, August 2nd 2011, 12:10
related countries: United Kingdom

Harry Potter remains the hero of the UK and Ireland box office chart - despite competition from Captain America - taking £4.6m to stay at number one.
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Breaking sports news as it happens

Friday, July 29th 2011, 6:56
related countries: United Kingdom

England bowled out for 221 by India, Usain Bolt races in the Diamond League in Stockholm, plus more.
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VIDEO: Vatican response over Ireland abuse

Wednesday, July 27th 2011, 5:54

Catholics in the Vatican say the Irish prime minister was right to speak out against the Church's handling of a child sex abuse scandal.
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Vatican recalls envoy over abuse

Monday, July 25th 2011, 12:38

The Vatican recalls its representative in Ireland after a damning report on the Catholic Church's handling of child abuse by priests.
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Fuel costs to lift Ryanair fares

Monday, July 25th 2011, 8:45

Irish budget airline Ryanair predicts fares will rise by up to 12% this year as a result of rising fuel prices.
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Ireland's EU bailout rate reduced

Friday, July 22nd 2011, 7:25

The interest rate the Irish government pays on its EU/IMF bailout loan is reduced from around 6% to between 3.5% to 4%.
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VIDEO: Dublin Archbishop 'ashamed' of church

Thursday, July 21st 2011, 15:17
related places: Dublin

The Archbishop of Dublin says there are groups in the Vatican and the Irish hierarchy trying to undermine child protection measures. Speaking on RTE on Wednesday, Dr Diarmuid Martin said there were systems in place that were ignored.
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Martin 'shame' at church failures

Thursday, July 21st 2011, 9:21
related places: Dublin

The Archbishop of Dublin says there are groups in the Vatican and the Irish hierarchy trying to undermine child protection measures.
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Kenny attacks Vatican over abuse

Wednesday, July 20th 2011, 14:42

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny launches an unprecedented attack on the Catholic Church in parliament.
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Report reveals more Irish Church abuse

Wednesday, July 13th 2011, 22:40

A report published on Wednesday criticises a Catholic diocese in County Cork for a failure to report all complaints of abuse to police.
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VIDEO: Church 'failed to report abuse'

Wednesday, July 13th 2011, 18:43

A report has criticised a Catholic diocese in County Cork, Republic of Ireland, for a failure to report all complaints of abuse to police.
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Irish Church sex abuse report due

Wednesday, July 13th 2011, 5:29

A report into the handling of abuse allegations in a Catholic diocese in County Cork will be published by the Irish Government later.
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Irish debt rating cut by Moody's

Tuesday, July 12th 2011, 20:57

Ratings agency Moody's cuts the Irish Republic's debt rating to junk status saying the country is likely to need further official funding.
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Polar bears 'have Irish ancestors'

Thursday, July 7th 2011, 16:00

The maternal ancestors of modern polar bears were from Ireland, according to a DNA study of ancient brown bear bones.
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Irish rhino horn racket uncovered

Thursday, July 7th 2011, 15:59

Europol says it has uncovered an Irish organised crime group illegally trading rhino horn worth tens of thousands of euros.
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Germany hears bail-out challenge

Tuesday, July 5th 2011, 10:13
related countries: Germany, Greece, Portugal

Germany's Constitutional Court examines a plea that the eurozone bail-outs of Greece, the Republic of Ireland and Portugal were unconstitutional.
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Gaza aid flotilla sabotage claim

Thursday, June 30th 2011, 15:50
related countries: Israel

Irish activists planning to sail in an aid flotilla to Gaza accuse Israel of sabotaging their ship.
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Irish oddity

Tuesday, June 28th 2011, 2:50

The PoW camp where Allies and Germans mingled
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Irish economy returns to growth

Thursday, June 23rd 2011, 14:14

The Irish Republic's economy grows 1.3% in the first quarter as exports surge, but domestic demand remains weak.
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Green Lantern tops UK box office

Tuesday, June 21st 2011, 12:47
related countries: United Kingdom

Action adventure movie Green Lantern, based on the comic book hero of the same name, tops the UK and Ireland box office.
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Royal Ascot - day three as it happened

Thursday, June 16th 2011, 16:56

The heavily backed Irish-trained Fame And Glory wins Thursday's Gold Cup, the feature race at Ascot on Ladies' Day.
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Irish author wins lucrative award

Wednesday, June 15th 2011, 19:53

Irish author Colum McCann wins the International Impac Dublin Literary Award for his latest novel, Let The Great World Spin.
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Allied Irish Banks 'in default'

Monday, June 13th 2011, 15:20

Allied Irish Banks' decision to impose losses on lenders is deemed a "default" triggering cash payouts on credit derivatives.
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UK investors in bonds battle

Saturday, June 11th 2011, 14:40
related countries: United Kingdom

The Bank of Ireland could face legal action from UK investors over a rescue plan which would see some bond holders lose 80% of their investment.
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MEPs challenged over allowances

Friday, June 10th 2011, 16:18

The EU's top court backs an Irish lawyer who says the European Parliament must release a report on MEPs' allowances.
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Fianna Fail's Brian Lenihan dies

Friday, June 10th 2011, 10:41

The former Irish finance minister Brian Lenihan, who was suffering from pancreatic cancer, dies at the age of 52.
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For peat's sake

Thursday, June 9th 2011, 13:41

Irish turf-cutters fight for right to use bog for fuel
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Tea, biscuit and a bailout

Wednesday, June 8th 2011, 1:47

Ireland under the watchful eye of the IMF
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Republic stun Italy in friendly

Tuesday, June 7th 2011, 20:56
related countries: Italy

The Republic of Ireland pull off a surprise 2-0 win over Italy in Tuesday's friendly match in Liege.
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Damage author Hart dies in London

Friday, June 3rd 2011, 15:22
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Hart, London

Irish-born writer Josephine Hart, whose 1991 debut novel Damage was made into a film starring Jeremy Irons and Juliette Binoche, dies in London.
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Jobless Irish man makes dramatic billboard appeal

Tuesday, May 31st 2011, 11:16
related places: Galway

A 26-year-old Galway man, known as 'Jobless Paddy', has launched a billboard campaign in a bid to find a job after months of unemployment.
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Take That and Robbie gel on tour

Saturday, May 28th 2011, 2:01
related countries: United Kingdom

Take That and Robbie Williams kick off the biggest tour the UK and Ireland have seen with a euphoric gig in Sunderland.
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Wales 1-3 Scotland

Wednesday, May 25th 2011, 20:43
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Dublin

Second half goals from James Morrison, Kenny Miller and Christophe Berra cancel Rob Earnshaw's opener as Scotland defeat Wales in Dublin.
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