Sources: BBC
Dublin, Ireland, reports a record temperature of 33.1 C. Parts of France also report record temperatures. 2022-07-18
A number of European countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, France and Ireland, condemn the recently passed anti-LGBTQ+ bill in Hungary which bans the "display and promotion of homosexuality" among under-18s as "grotesque". Luxembourg says that the bill violates human rights and along with Belgium says that the bill is a "flagrant form of discrimination". 2021-06-22
Twenty-three European Union countries sign a defence integration pact known as the Permanent Structured Cooperation. NATO members Denmark, Portugal and the United Kingdom (withdrawal from EU underway), and non-NATO members Malta and Ireland, opt out. 2017-11-13
Avian flu virus H5N8 outbreaks are reported in birds in India, Germany, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, and several other European nations. The World Health Organization advised on 17 November that human infection is possible, but unlikely, based on information available. 2016-11-26
Taoiseach Enda Kenny says that Irish unity must be considered in Brexit talks. 2016-09-9
Dr Diarmuid Martin, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, calls for an independent inquiry into mass graves for women and children warning that more sites are likely to be found in Ireland. 2014-06-8
Voters in the European Union go to the polls for a multi-day European Parliamentary election. Voters in Ireland and the Czech Republic vote today. 2014-05-23
A poll finds most voters in Ireland want to see any new European Treaty put to a referendum, though the government remains undecided. 2012-01-28
Ireland is hit by snow and record low November temperatures that disrupt the nation. 2010-11-30
Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin, speaking at Holy Thursday mass in St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, criticizes Catholics who believe the church should move on from recent child abuse scandals in Ireland. 2010-04-1