Opposition parties, especially Sinn Féin, were jubilant after defeats for the ruling Fine Gael party in all four constituency by-elections in the Republic.
The new Ireland House Tokyo building will be the biggest ever capital investment by the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs in the history of the state.
Ninety-eight years after its violent creation, there is still no legal definition that explicitly states whether Northern Ireland is a state, a country, or a province.
With the British election, and a possible Irish election, upcoming, how Sinn Féin navigates the choppy waters of Brexit may determine the future of Irish politics.
