Sources: RTE
Irish education minister Simon Harris is elected as Leader of Fine Gael following the resignation of Leo Varadkar. At age 37, Harris will become Ireland's youngest ever Taoiseach upon taking office. 2024-03-24
The Irish Ministry of Health announces changes to Ireland's vaccination program including a second booster dose for people between the ages of 50 and 64 years and a first dose of an mRNA vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years who are immunocompromised. 2022-07-23
Ireland opens registration for children between the ages of 12 and 15 to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Around 280,000 children will be eligible for vaccination with the Pfizer–BioNTech or Moderna vaccines, with more than 50,000 already registered. 2021-08-12
Ireland reports its first three cases of the Lineage P.1 variant in people who travelled from Brazil. 2021-02-19
Prince Charles becomes the first member of the British Royal Family to meet with Gerry Adams, the President of Sinn Féin, during a two-day visit to Ireland. 2015-05-19
Ireland becomes the first European nation to be allowed to export beef to the United States since the mad cow disease scare 15 years ago. 2015-01-5
The European Union urges member states to conduct random tests to tackle an ongoing horse meat contamination scandal. Simon Coveney, Ireland's Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, says that the scandal is a "Europe-wide issue that needs a Europe-wide solution". 2013-02-13
Hundreds of people in the Republic of Ireland queue before dawn for Christmas food parcels. 2012-12-22
Irish authorities launch an investigation into last night's "violent incident" which saw protesters attempt to storm Dáil Éireann in a campaign against bank bail-outs. 2010-05-12