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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 1,378 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since January 31.
2021-07-21

The Dáil Éireann unanimously passes a motion introduced by the oppositional Sinn Féin condemning the Israeli settlements as representing a "de facto" annexation of Palestinian land, making Ireland the first European Union member to make such a condemnation. Yesterday, Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney called for the government to adopt the motion. However, an amendment calling for the Israeli ambassador to be expelled and for sanctions to be placed on Israel was rejected by a vote of 87–43.
2021-05-26

Ireland reports a record 93 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 2,708.
2021-01-19

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine recommends the owners of three mink farms in Ireland to cull their mink to halt the potential spread of a mutated form of the coronavirus.
2020-11-19

The Republic of Ireland's Taoiseach Leo Varadkar extends stay-at-home coronavirus restrictions until May 5.
2020-04-10

In Ireland, thousands of people attend an anti-austerity rally at Dublin Castle, where EU finance ministers are meeting. Opposition TDs Richard Boyd Barrett, Joan Collins and Joe Higgins address the demonstration.
2013-04-13

Voters in the Republic of Ireland go to the polls for the Irish general election.
2011-02-25

Ten rhinoceros horns seized in recent weeks at Shannon Airport in Ireland are said to be "rare" and "of international significance".
2010-01-22