US vice-president Joe Biden has arrived in Ireland for a six-day official visit that will take in stop-offs at his ancestral homes. After touching down in Air Force Two at Dublin Airport at around 7.20pm, Mr Biden travelled in a cavalcade of black cars flanked by Garda outriders to Government Buildings where he met Taoiseach… Continue reading US vice-president Joe Biden arrives in Ireland for six-day official visit
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Bordeaux failte! Ireland fans winning friends in high places
Irish football fans have been thanked by a former French prime minister as the boys in green continue to win over Europe. Alain Juppe became the latest person to express his love for the Irish supporters who have been scoring brownie points for their nation throughout Euro 2016.
Football lovers celebrate fourth anniversary of Euro 2012 Irish-Swiss match
A couple who found love thanks to the European football championships in 2012 are celebrating their anniversary at the same tournament four years on. Richie O’Farrell, from Dun Laoghaire in Dublin, and Lucile Berset, from Fribourg in Switzerland, met in Berlin when the Irish fan stopped off in the German city on his way home… Continue reading Football lovers celebrate fourth anniversary of Euro 2012 Irish-Swiss match
Irish border residents fearful in run-up to referendum, say business leaders
People living along Ireland’s border are gripped by trepidation and fear in the countdown to the referendum, business chiefs have said. The 310-mile frontier that separates Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland is the only land border between the UK and the rest of the EU.
Businesses fear Brexit will mark end of 'invisible' border
Traffic thundering through the invisible Irish border on the main road between Londonderry and Letterkenny is relentless. Seconds into the Republic side – noted from a change in speed limits from miles to kilometres – a thriving hub of businesses has sprung up in recent years around the once sleepy village of Bridgend.
Euro 2016: Irish fans consider backing Northern Ireland after defeat to Belgium
Dejected Republic of Ireland fans are mulling a switch in allegiance to Northern Ireland after their drubbing at the hands of Belgium. Thousands in green jerseys thronged pubs and beer gardens throughout central Dublin after an outdoor fan zone on Dame Lane was unexpectedly pulled.
Double trouble for twin sisters at Euro 2016
Irish twin sisters have joked about being outnumbered among the boys in green at Euro 2016 where a perk is not having to queue for the toilet. Emma and Kathryn McLoughlin, 22, from Glasnevin in Dublin, have travelled to France with four male friends for the football extravaganza.
President defends right to speak out on political issues
President Michael D Higgins has urged people to reconsider how prosperity is measured. The President also defended speaking out on political and economic issues and criticised the 10 years the European Commission was headed by Jose Manuel Barroso up to 2014.
Irish groom-to-be: Stag party pals have used me as excuse for Euro 2016 trip
Stag parties are often one-night affairs – but an Irish groom-to-be travelled to France for Euro 2016 with a one-way ticket for the “dream” do. Richard Deegan, 37, from Dublin, is having an open-ended stag party at the football tournament ahead of his wedding in November.
Government urged to stop banks repossessing homes while arrears plans finalised
Banks should be temporarily banned from repossessing homes until proposals to solve the mortgage arrears crisis are finalised, a special parliamentary body has told the Government. The Committee on Housing and Homelessness issued 23 recommendations over the unprecedented shortage of homes including a call for the state to own another 50,000 homes over the next… Continue reading Government urged to stop banks repossessing homes while arrears plans finalised