Ireland's tradition of welcoming migrants under strain in election
In the small Irish market town of Ballaghaderreen, a long-standing welcome to immigrants is fraying badly ahead of a general ...
2,000-year-old fig unearthed in Ireland marks ‘oldest example of an exotic fruit’ discovered in the area
During excavations in Ireland, an ancient fig dating back 2,000 years was unearthed. The finding of the fig marks a ...
Concerns over housing and immigration make for a volatile campaign in Ireland’s election
Voters in Ireland go to the polls on Friday to elect a new parliament, and many are unhappy. A housing crisis and rising ...
What's at stake in Ireland's general election?
The establishment parties are taking the chance to sweep up votes while Sinn Fein struggles to regain its footing.View on ...
Ireland Is Rich. That Doesn’t Mean It’s Happy.
There are the same dark subplots here that have made the position of other incumbent governments so precarious.
How Ireland’s surge in asylum seekers is driving tensions over housing
You can see the changing face of Ireland on Main Street in Letterkenny, the largest town in County Donegal, where one in ...
A Misstep by Ireland’s Prime Minister Muddies Election Race
A fumbled meeting with a voter may dent Simon Harris’s popularity. But his coalition government’s main opposition, the ...
Foreign Policy1d
Ireland’s Defense Ambitions Are Behind the Times
Despite being an island, Ireland has never developed a defense commensurate with its wealth or importance to the global ...
Sinn Fein hope election will propel it to power in Ireland
Promises made by the Sinn Fein pro-Irish unity party to tackle a housing and cost-of-living crisis and stop young people ...
Expelled the same day: Ireland hardens illegal immigration response
Asylum applications in Ireland have risen by nearly 300% so far this year compared to the same period five years ago. A spike ...
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No, Ireland won’t pay you to move to an island; it offers grant money to fix up vacant homes
A grant program in the initiative seems to have caused confusion about Ireland paying people to move there. Ireland doesn’t pay anyone to move to an island, but it does offer Vacant Property ...
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Leaders of Ireland’s main parties clash in final debate
The leaders of Ireland’s three main political parties clashed on housing, healthcare and financial management in their final ...