Sources: RTÉ The Irish Times
A man is killed in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland, and hundreds of thousands are without power as Storm Amy brings high winds to the United Kingdom and Ireland. 2025-10-4
Citizens of Ireland vote in a snap election to elect the 174 members of the 34th Dáil Éireann. 2024-11-29
Munster Technological University in the Republic of Ireland confirms that the incident affecting its computers is a ransomware attack. 2023-02-8
The Irish Dancing Commission, Ireland's governing body for Irish dancing, appoints a former judge to investigate claims of prominent dance schools and teachers fixing competitions. 2022-10-6
Ireland reports 200 new cases but no deaths in the last 24 hours. This is the highest number of daily cases since May. 2020-08-15
Fast food restaurant chain McDonald's closes all of its restaurants in the United Kingdom and Ireland citing the safety of its employees and customers amid the coronavirus pandemic. 2020-03-23
Austrian MPs vote to demand a government veto on a proposed trade deal between the European Union and South American trade group Mercosur. The deal is the result of 20 years of negotiations. France and Ireland have previously threatened to also veto the deal unless Mercosur member Brazil increases efforts to fight ongoing Amazon rainforest wildfires. 2019-09-19
At least three people are killed in Ireland as over 360,000 homes lose power due to the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia. 2017-10-16
A public civil partnership between a same-sex couple takes place in Dublin, the first time this has happened in Ireland. 2011-04-5
Ireland's Fine Gael Deputy Leader and Finance Spokesperson Richard Bruton, brother of former Taoiseach John Bruton, is sacked after publicly declaring his lack of confidence in Fine Gael's leader Enda Kenny. 2010-06-14