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G-8 NOTEBOOK: Cameron Tweets WWII bomb at G-8 site
Well, that was close. Or was it? Shortly after wrapping up one of the most peaceful Group of Eight summits in recent memory, Prime Minister David ...
US First Lady urges youth to shape NIreland future
U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama has urged the young people of Northern Ireland to take a fresh perspective to help solve the country's historic ...
Cycling Ireland votes against endorsing McQuaid
Pat McQuaid's chances of winning a third term as president of the International Cycling Union were hit when he failed to secure the nomination of his ...
Ireland calls the diaspora home with The Gathering
The tall ships looked majestic as they sailed into the bay — replicas of the masted, rigged vessels that once transported millions of emigrants from ...
Irishman charged with 1982 IRA Hyde Park bombing
British prosecutors have charged a 61-year-old Irishman with the 1982 IRA attack on the queen's cavalry in Hyde Park, a nail-bombing at a top London ...
Ryanair keeps growing, reports record profits
Ryanair reported record profits Monday as Europe's largest budget airline expanded its route network across the continent and into North Africa.
Jonny Wilkinson voted European Player of the Year
Jonny Wilkinson has been voted the European Player of the Year for 2013 after guiding Toulon to its first European Cup title. The former England ...
Toulon beats Clermont to win 1st European Cup
Jonny Wilkinson delivered another brilliant display of goalkicking to guide Toulon to its first European Cup title Saturday, booting 11 points in a ...
Irish pardon deserters who joined Britain in WWII
The Irish government said Tuesday it is pardoning nearly 5,000 men who deserted its armed forces to fight for Britain during World War II, an episode ...
Ireland publishes bill on life-saving abortions
Ireland unveiled a long-awaited bill Wednesday that lays down new rules governing when life-saving abortions can be performed, a point of potentially ...
McQuaid's UCI nomination to be discussed in June
Pat McQuaid will discover in June if he will be endorsed as a candidate for a third term as head of world cycling's governing body. The Irishman ...
Irish court: No 'right to die' for paralyzed woman
A paralyzed Irish woman who wants to die cannot legally commit suicide with her partner's help, Ireland's Supreme Court ruled Monday in a case that ...
'The Commitments' coming to the London stage
London's West End is developing an Irish lilt. The Tony Award-winning, Dublin-set musical "Once" is a hit, and on Tuesday producers announced that a ...
Sinn Fein chief testifies vs. brother in rape case
The leader of the Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein testified Monday in a Belfast court against his own brother, who faces criminal charges of raping ...
Irish jury: Poor care killed woman denied abortion
A miscarrying Indian woman who died from blood poisoning in an Irish hospital after being denied an abortion perished because staff bungled her ...
Irish politician charged with fraud over expenses
An Irish politician repeatedly accused of ethical lapses was charged with six counts of fraud Friday following a police investigation into his expense ...
Real IRA founder loses appeal on terror conviction
The founder of the Real IRA paramilitary group, responsible for the deadliest bombing in Irish history, failed Friday to have his 2003 conviction for ...
Gang steals rhino horns from Irish museum storage
Masked men stole stuffed rhinoceros heads containing eight valuable horns from the warehouse of Ireland's National Museum, police and museum officials ...
AP Interview: UN puts spotlight on 'stunted' kids
The United Nations Children's Fund says more than a quarter of children under the age of 5 worldwide are permanently "stunted" from malnutrition, ...
EU officials seek more private investment in jobs
With many of the European Union's economies mired in stagnation, EU officials are seeking to emulate part of the U.S. model for creating growth and ...