Taoiseach Enda Kenny announced Wednesday that the Irish government had reached its final decisions regarding abortion legislation in Ireland and that the final rulings were to be published that evening.

Irish government aid to Ethiopia has been used in part to support agencies which fund abortion, it has emerged.

U2 have gone to ‘War’ with the Irish government over their tax affairs after critical comments from Minister Joan Burton.

Fancy a wine to take your breath away! Or a Bordeaux you can still taste lovingly every time you close your eyes!

The Gathering Ireland 2013 was billed as the biggest ever tourism initiative, with $6.5 million in Irish Government investment, and an aim to generate an extra 325,000 visitors creating $222 million in revenue.

Two prominent American politicians have completely dismissed claims by the Irish government that Ireland is not a tax haven for multi-nationals.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a Paris-based economic think tank, is warning that more action needs to be taken within Ireland to get young people off the dole in hopes of preventing long-term high unemployment rates.

The Irish government is to write to a US Senate committee and revoke all claims that Ireland is a tax haven for multi-national corporations including Apple.

The Irish Tax Revenue were forced to close one of their busiest offices in Dublin on Thursday, due to an occupation by protesters.

Irish Minister of State Dinny McGinley will urgently ask Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Eamon Gilmore for a comprehensive explanation of the actions of the Irish International Immigration Center (IIIC) in Boston, after it was revealed that they turned in an Irish student visa holder to U.S. authorities who were unaware of an alleged violation of her visa.

The Federation of Irish Societies (FIS), a charitable company that draws together Irish clubs and societies in Britain, is calling on the Constitutional Convention meeting in Dublin today to back their demand for the Irish in Britain to get a vote in Irish elections and referenda.

Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan has come to an agreement with US businessman Gregg Bemis to allow an investigation at the site of the RMS Lusitania wreckage 13 miles off the coast of Cork.

The Irish Times reports that Minister Deenihan has endorsed plans to begin a broad set of exploration objectives with US businessman Gregg Bemis, who owns the rights to the wreck.

While the PSNI has begun making plans to subpoena the Boston College ‘Belfast Project’ interview tapes, some are fearful that the exposure of the tapes could bring down Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams and, in turn, the peace process in Northern Ireland.

The Irish government will seek to allow abortion in limited circumstances in Ireland when the life of the mother is in danger or when she is suicidal. However, the bill does not include rape or incest among the reasons for allowing an abortion.

New legislation would grant amnesty to former Irish troops who deserted and fought with the Allies during World War II. Upon their return home, these troops were called deserters and blacklisted.

Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda Kenny said on Tuesday that, although he couldn’t be definite, he was confident the government would have abortion legislation enacted before the summer recess.