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Ireland's "brain drain" continues as Canadian visas are snapped up in record time

Young people worst affected by Ireland’s economic crash as emigration soars

Ireland’s recession is hitting the young hardest and fuelling the growth in emigration according to new research. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 36

Darren Ryan, the Head of Engagement at Social Entrepreneurs Ireland (SEI)

Social Entrepreneurs Ireland reaches out to U.S. investors to support new solutions to social challenges - VIDEO

At a time when Ireland’s social and economic challenges are at a crossroads, Darren Ryan is an Irishman in a hurry. ...

by JANE WALSH 1

Gerry Adams accuses British government of undermining Good Friday Agreement

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams TD has called on the British government to honor its commitments and for the Irish government to urgently re-engage in the peace process following a succession of decisions by the British government ...

by JANE WALSH 44

People and rescuers gather after an eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 24, 2013.

Time for Ireland to stop sending foreign aid money to Bangladesh and elsewhere

What a country this has become. A child in Cork falls out of window and is badly injured. ...

by ROBERT SULLIVAN 23

Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley’s (right) decision to boycott next Monday’s Boston College commencement because of Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda Kenny’s (left) invite has been highly criticized by mem

Boston media bigs slam Cardinal O’Malley over Irish leader boycott

Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley’s decision to boycott next Monday’s Boston College commencement because of Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda Kenny’s invite has been highly criticized by key members of the local media. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 45

Bus drivers call off strike but only for 48 hours as talks get underway with management

Ireland’s bus strike is off and normal service has resumed – but only for 48 hours as unions and management begin talks to resolve their issues. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 1

Irish President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina unveil a commemoration to the Famine in Kilrush, County Clare, remembering those who died or were forced to emigrate during the Great Hunger.

President Higgins leads Clare tribute to those who died in the Great Famine

A West of Ireland town has remembered those who died or were forced to emigrate in the famine that robbed it of half its population. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 12

A vote for emigrants and Northern Irish and parity for women in the upper house of the Irish parliament among radical plans to reform Ireland’s Senate which have been proposed

Emigrants and Northern Irish to get vote in proposals to change face of Irish Senate forever

Radical plans to reform Ireland’s Senate have been proposed – including a vote for emigrants and Northern Irish and parity for women in the upper house of the Irish parliament. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 17

Irish leader Enda Kenny will feature as Boston College's commencement speaker despite Catholic's protests over his view on abortion law in Ireland

Boston College defends choosing Irish PM Enda Kenny after criticism from Catholic group

A Boston College spokesman has been forced to defend and justify their selection of Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny as the commencement speaker after hearing criticism from Catholic groups over his stance on Ireland abortion law r ...

by MATT KEOUGH 3

Kieran McLoughlin, President and CEO of The Worldwide Ireland Funds, and Oscar-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis talk backstage at The American Ireland Fund 38th Annual New York Dinner Gala on May 09, 2

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Politicians on all sides begin planning for a shared future in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Peter Robinson and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness announced on Thursday May 9 that they anticipate all the peace walls in Northern Ireland to be taken down over the next decade. ...

by KERRY O'SHEA 17

Abbey Graveyard, Howth - changed law will allow bodies to be buried in Ireland with no coffin

Change to 125-year-old Victorian law means Muslims can be buried with no coffin in Ireland

After expressed concerns from members of the Muslim community in Ireland, Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan approved a change to the burial regulations established in 1888, which will allow human remains to be buried without ...

by MATT KEOUGH 22

rish members of the British army during the second world war – they were branded deserters by the Irish government. Photograph: Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corb

Irish soldiers who fought Hitler are finally issued State pardon

Irish Army soldiers who deserted to fight Hitler with the Allies received a state pardon on Tuesday afternoon. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 65

New Bishop of Kildare chimes in on abortion row - praises Knock pro-life demonstration

Father Denis Nulty, 49, from Slane in County Meath, has just been picked by Pope Francis to become Ireland's newest and youngest bishop and already he has used his appointment to weigh in on the new Irish abortion bill controversy ...

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The St Patrick's Day Festival 2013 on O'Connell Street, Dublin

The Gathering proving a huge success for Irish tourism say experts

Fáilte Ireland, the National Tourism Development Authority of Ireland, have found that the St Patrick’s Day Festival of 2013 had twice the economic impact of the same event in 2010. ...

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