Sources: RTE
Citizens of the Republic of Ireland vote for the next President to succeed Michael D. Higgins, who is term-limited. The candidates are independent candidate Catherine Connolly and Fine Gael candidate Heather Humphreys. 2025-10-24
Richard Satchwell is found unanimously guilty and convicted of the 2017 murder of his wife Tina in Youghal, County Cork, Ireland. 2025-05-30
Aung San Suu Kyi, the ousted leader of Myanmar, is sentenced to a further three years' imprisonment for "violating the state's secrets act". She is already serving 20 years on other charges. 2022-09-29
Ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi appears in court to hear two more charges against her. The charges are a colonial-era penal code prohibiting publication of information that may "cause fear or alarm", and a telecommunications law stipulating licenses for equipment. Meanwhile, police disperse protesters with tear gas and stun grenades. [https:--www.reuters.com-article-us-myanmar-politics-myanmar-court-files-more-charges-against-suu-kyi-police-crack-down-on-protests-idUSKCN2AS0P4?il=0 (Reuters)]2021 Myanmar protests2021-03-1
Ireland reports a record 1,546 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 88,439. 2020-12-29
EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan resigns for violating Ireland's COVID-19 restrictions by attending a golf dinner last week. 2020-08-26
The Republic of Ireland reports 255 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 10 more deaths, doubling the country's death toll to 19. The median age of the 19 patients who have died is 79 years old. 2020-03-26
The village of Derrylin, close to the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, is sealed off after a suspicious object is found. The object is later determined to be “nothing untoward”. 2019-03-16
The European Union and the United Kingdom reach agreement on the first stage of Brexit including the status of the border between the U.K. and Ireland. 2017-12-8
The Burmese National League for Democracy reelects Aung San Suu Kyi as its leader. 2013-03-10