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British catalog retailer Argos says that it will close all of its stores in the Republic of Ireland by June, with the loss of 580 jobs, saying that the investment needed to modernize its operations in the country was "not viable".
2023-01-19

Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland and the Czech Republic expel Russian diplomats.
2022-03-29

The German Ministry of Interior bans entry to all travellers from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Brazil, Portugal, and South Africa from tomorrow until February 17 in order to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants. In addition, travellers from Lesotho and Eswatini will also be banned beginning January 31.
2021-01-29

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 shooting at a house in Omeath, County Louth in the Republic of Ireland leaves two men dead, including an on-duty police officer.
2015-10-11

The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC), Ireland's police Ombudsman, is revealed to have been bugged, with emails, wi-fi and phone systems at its Dublin headquarters also accessed illegally and internationally.
2014-02-10

Ireland is hit by another earthquake, this time off the coast of County Mayo.
2012-06-6

Ireland expels an Israeli diplomat as "a victim of the actions of the state they represent" after an investigation states that 8 forged Irish passports were used in the assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai.
2010-06-15

Ryanair cancels all of its flights between Ireland and the United Kingdom until 13:00 on Friday 23 April and all Northern European flights — Ireland, UK, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Germany, Poland, Baltic States and North Italy — until 13:00 on Thursday 22 April.
2010-04-20

Extreme weather in Europe kills nine people in Germany, traps a Eurostar train in the Channel Tunnel, disrupts flights at international airports in Amsterdam, Dublin, Knock and Paris, shuts hundreds of schools in Ireland and disrupts Norway's bus service in Oslo.
2010-01-7