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Brian Friel’s plays return to Irish roots in cross-border project
To mark the centenary of Brian Friel’s birth in 2029, a five-year project will bring his works to the communities,…
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Conservation project preserves Ireland’s oldest paper documents
Experts have started the painstaking restoration of a 650-year-old ecclesiastical register, one of the island’s most important medieval texts, as…
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B&Q to extend Homebase reach in Ireland with the buy-up of more stores
B&Q is adding the stores to its existing range of eight, in a move intended to increase home improvement offerings…
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Ireland says Israel’s decision to close Dublin embassy ‘regrettable’
Israel announced on Sunday it would shut its mission in the Irish capital because of what Israel’s Foreign Minister called…
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IRA bomber Marian Price sues Disney+ over Say Nothing murder scene
The historical drama series Say Nothing depicts veteran Irish republican Marian Price shooting dead Jean McConville in 1972 during The…
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Vote counting ongoing in Ireland’s parliamentary elections
Ballot boxes were opened at 10:00CET on Saturday at centres across the country, kicking off a marathon vote-counting exercise to…
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Exit poll shows three-way split in Irish parliamentary elections
The Ipsos B&A poll released as voting ended at 23CET showed the centre-right party Fine Gael was leading with 21%…
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Apple, Trump and a booming budget surplus: Ireland has much to mull over as voters head to the polls
Polling station in Ireland. Kinga Krzeminska | Moment | Getty Images Ireland goes to the polls on Nov. 29, with…
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Irish privacy watchdog awaiting clarity from EU on AI regulation
The incoming government will decide whether to make the Irish data protection authority also the national watchdog for the AI…
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Irish economy likely to lag in 2024 as multinational sector declines
The European Commission expects the Irish economy to decline in 2024. However, growth is expected to pick up pace again…
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