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7 charged with terror crimes in Real IRA crackdown
Seven Irish republicans, including three relatives of a senior reputed Real IRA member and four others allegedly operating a forest rifle range, were ...
70 days, iconic sites: Olympic torch coming to UK
Time to get out the cameras: Britain's most photogenic man will be bringing the Olympic flame back from Greece. David Beckham is joining officials at ...
Noonan: Rejecting EU treaty dangerous for Ireland
Irish voters would be playing a dangerous game with their country's economic future if they reject the European Union fiscal treaty in a referendum ...
Ruling: NY boy can play on girls field hockey team
The biggest goal of Keeling Pilaro's field hockey career happened far from an athletic field on Tuesday. An athletics committee determined the ...
Irish pose next democratic test for EU austerity
When voters in Greece and France got the chance, they dealt a resounding "No!" to parties backing austerity measures. The Irish could be next to give ...
A European primer: What does austerity look like?
Austerity has been the main prescription across Europe for dealing with the continent's nearly 3-year-old debt crisis, brought on by too much ...
Irish church tries to rebuild after sex abuse
The archbishop of Dublin, a leading voice for reform following Ireland's devastating Catholic church sex abuse scandal, said Thursday that the Irish ...
Dublin showcases earliest photos of baby-faced U2
In the beginning there was Bono. And what a baby face he had. Photographs documenting the gritty beginnings of U2 in the smoky pubs and clubs of 1970s ...
Spain stocks rebound on bank nationalization plan
Spanish stocks rebounded Thursday while the pressure on the country's government bonds eased, as investors reacted positively to the government's ...
Crisis threatens Europe's storied way of life
Elections in France and Greece reflect the anger and disillusionment coming to the surface across Europe as an entire way of life is challenged.
Crisis threatens Europe's way of life
Elections in France and Greece reflect the anger and disillusionment coming to the surface across Europe as a celebrated way of life that people have ...
Irish referendum could be influenced by Hollande
Ireland's finance minister says the stance that French President-elect Francois Hollande takes on the European Union's fiscal treaty could affect ...
Md. teenager pleads guilty in terror case in Pa.
A teen from Pakistan with a once-bright future in the U.S. pleaded guilty Friday to terrorism charges for helping an American woman dubbed "Jihad ...
Irish cardinal won't quit over abuse cover-up row
The leader of Ireland's 4 million Catholics said Wednesday he wouldn't resign after a BBC documentary accused him of helping to cover up 1970s child ...
Etihad Airways takes stake in Aer Lingus
Fast-growing Etihad Airways has taken a nearly 3 percent stake in Aer Lingus as part of a strategy to build closer bonds with the Irish carrier, the ...
Ireland: Euro's stability at risk in referendum
The Irish government launched its campaign Monday to secure public support for the European Union's fiscal treaty, and warned that rejection could ...
EU, IMF: Ireland on track with deficit cuts
Ireland is successfully cutting its deficits, bolstering its banks and pursuing job-creation strategies, its international bailout creditors said ...
Irish artist Louis le Brocquy dies in Dublin at 95
Irish expressionist painter Louis le Brocquy, who was best known for abstract portraits of Ireland's literary and artistic stars, died Wednesday.
Eurozone cuts deficits but overall debt rises
The 17 countries that use the euro still face an uphill struggle to control their debts in spite of managing to slash government deficits to 4.
UK runners practice with unlit Olympic torch
Make way for the torch. The flame will come later. Olympic officials conducted a test run Friday of one part of the Olympic torch relay — a full dress ...
ZEW reports rise in German investor optimism
German investor sentiment unexpectedly rose in April for the fifth straight month, a closely-watched survey found Tuesday despite ongoing jitters over ...
Phone left in restroom triggers Delta bomb scare
A Delta Air Lines flight bound for the United States made an emergency landing Monday in Dublin because a passenger left a cell phone plugged into a ...
Experts: IRA dissidents could crash Olympics party
When the flame of peace comes to Northern Ireland this summer, police will face an Olympic task to ensure that IRA die-hards don't try to blow it out.
Names of 3,700 'troubles' dead read on Good Friday
The names of 3,700 dead from Northern Ireland's conflict were read aloud in a Dublin church on the 14th anniversary of the Good Friday peace ...
Barney McKenna, last of original Dubliners, dies
"Banjo" Barney McKenna, the last original member of the Irish folk band The Dubliners, died Thursday while having a morning cup of tea with a friend.