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Rioting occurs in Dublin, Ireland, following a mass stabbing outside a school which injured a woman and three children. Garda Commissioner Drew Harris blames "far-right hooligans" for the unrest.
2023-11-23

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

Pubs and restaurants are allowed to resume their indoor service across Ireland for the first time since March 2020, although customers must have official proof that they have been fully vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19 within the last 180 days.
2021-07-26

Ireland surpasses 100,000 cases of COVID-19 after a record 4,962 new cases are reported in the past 24 hours.
2021-01-3

Voters in the Republic of Ireland take part in a referendum to decide whether the Seanad Éireann (Irish Senate) – the upper house of their parliament – should be abolished, and reforms made to the Court of Appeal.
2013-10-4

Ireland's Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore expresses concern over reports that €15,000 worth of damage to the flotilla's Irish ship MV "Saoirse" may have been caused by sabotage, after similar damage was caused to the Greek ship.
2011-06-30

A bomb explodes in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, killing one, hours after around 2,000 participants in a half marathon pass by. The incident evokes memories of the 1998 Omagh bombing, while taoiseach Enda Kenny (Republic of Ireland) accuses the perpetrators of "acting in defiance of the Irish people".
2011-04-2

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

A major fireball is reported in the skies over Ireland, lighting up "the whole country".
2010-02-3

Met Éireann says Ireland is experiencing its most extreme cold spell of weather since 1963.
2010-01-4