Inquiry to follow preliminary investigation unearthing 2,400 allegations of historic abuse The Irish government is to set up a statutory commission of inquiry into sexual abuse at schools run by Catholic religious orders after a preliminary investigation found almost 2,400 … Read More
Ireland, Norway, and Spain have announced they will formally recognise a Palestinian state from 28 May. Spain and Ireland said the decision was not against Israel nor in favour of Hamas, but rather in support of peace. Israel reacted angrily, … Read More
CNN — Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has announced his resignation, citing “personal and political, but mainly political reasons” in a surprise move. Flanked by colleagues outside government buildings in Dublin on Wednesday, Varadkar said he felt he was no longer the … Read More
Organisers say rally shatters taboo about questioning Ireland’s welcome for migrants and refugees Ireland has long prided itself on greeting visitors with warmth, styling itself the land of “a hundred thousand welcomes”, but now there is a new slogan: #IrelandIsFull. … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, So they caught the guy responsible for publicizing highly classified documents. Everyone’s concerned that this young (21 yr. old) guy would have access to such ruinous documents But they got him. The news media is all over … Read More
Brussels ignores how economic grievance evolves into political dissent. Oh Brussels! Only in the land of the EU could 49 objectives containing 325 proposed actions be seen as the answer to Europe’s future development. But remarkably, this is exactly what … Read More
Ireland’s foreign minister is in Luxembourg for a meeting of the EU foreign affairs council, where further sanctions against Moscow will be discussed. The European Union needs to cut off financing for the Russian war in Ukraine by introducing sanctions … Read More
There has been noted a “significant” increase in the number of people who sought asylum in Ireland, returning to pre-pandemic levels in the recent months, the Minister for Equality Roderic O’Gorman has pointed out. According to him, while the number … Read More
Officials feared Republic would use its European Community presidency to set agenda. Former taoiseach Charles Haughey with former minister for foreign affairs Gerry Collins (front right). Photograph: Eddie Kelly/The Irish Times British officials strongly resisted what they regarded as attempts … Read More
One of the promises Ireland’s new coalition government has made is a commitment to abolish Direct Provision, the state’s controversial system for accommodating asylum seekers. But what new regime will be put in place to protect those seeking shelter on … Read More