Sources: BBC
A wind gust provisionally measured at 183 km-h was recorded in Connemara in County Galway, Ireland, and a mean wind speed measured at 135 km-h, would surpass Ireland's previous records. 2025-01-24
Israel announces that it will close its embassy in Dublin, Ireland, over Ireland's alleged "extreme anti-Israel policies". 2024-12-15
Winds gusting up to 100 miles per hour have been recorded over much of the United Kingdom and Ireland, causing widespread damage and disruption. 2020-02-9
Pope Francis holds Sunday Mass at Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland, for the World Meeting of Families. 2018-08-26
Some 25,000 households in Ireland lose power as a result of Storm Barney. 2015-11-18
Ireland's parliament, the Oireachtas, passes legislation pardoning thousands of soldiers who left the Irish Army to fight with the Allies during World War II. 2013-05-7
Irish state broadcaster RTÉ is to provide staff training on what subjects are appropriate for discussion on social media sites such as Twitter following several controversies involving tweets from its employees. 2012-12-7
It is announced that more than 20 writers are still needed for a week-long event to include a poet from every nation competing in the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics: among those attending are Jo Shapcott (Great Britain) and Nobel laureates Seamus Heaney (Ireland) and Wole Soyinka (Nigeria). 2012-04-17
Law enforcement agencies in the United States, United Kingdom and Ireland arrest alleged senior members of the computer hacking group Lulz Sec, including a member of the FBI. 2012-03-6
U.S. President Barack Obama addresses an audience at College Green in Dublin, speaking of strong ties between the United States and Ireland. 2011-05-23