EU's foreign minister says Spain, Ireland and other European Union member countries plan to recognise a Palestinian state on May 21, ahead of an expected UN vote today on a Palestinian bid to become a full member
The Irish Foreign Minister stresses the need to increase humanitarian aid in Gaza
Irish Foreign Minister: We will continue to provide support to UNRWA
Prime Minister of Ireland: We demand an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip
Spain has agreed with Ireland, Malta and Slovenia leaders to take the first steps towards recognizing a Palestinian state, PM Sanchez said on Friday following a meeting of the European Council in Brussels
Irish Foreign Minister: We announce funding of 20 million euros to UNRWA during the current year
1 year agoTensions are flaring in Dublin this evening after a stabbing attack near a school which took place this afternoon. The report shows 5 injured, including 3 children. A suspect has been arrested. The motive for this attack is not known at this time.
Violence involving "hooligan faction" breaks out in Dublin, Irish police chief says, hours after knife attack in city centre
1 year agoA City Bus and several Police Cars alongside a few Personal Vehicles have been Caught on Fire and Destroyed in Dublin, Ireland tonight during the Riots across the City caused by the Stabbing Attack today
Police in Dublin are dealing with a "serious incident" after a stabbing involving several children in the city centre
1 year agoA car was torched in the early hours of this morning in Cambuslang in the Greater Glasgow area. Police are conducting enquiries
Biden heads to Belfast today for the start of his long-awaited trip to Northern Ireland and the Republic
Ireland's government is to ask the public for their views on the country's tradition of military neutrality in a consutlative forum, the foreign minister said on Wednesday, the latest sign of a possible shift in the wake of Russia's Ukraine invasion
UK raises terrorism threat level in Northern Ireland to 'severe'
1 year agoGardaí are questioning a man following a fatal stabbing in Kilkenny. The victim was found at a house in the Meadow Way area last night
Sunak: The agreement with the European Union will eliminate the bureaucracy of transporting goods on the island of Ireland
EU and UK strike Brexit deal on Northern Ireland
Four men have been charged after guns and pipe bombs were seized during a pre-planned operation targeting the East Belfast UVF
Scottish-born- Belfast based Satellite Newsgathering Engineer @JoshMainka battled PTSD after being caught up in a missile attack while covering the war in Iraq. Two of his colleagues died after an American tank fired on his hotel in Baghdad
Scottish-born- Belfast based cameraman @JoshMainka battled PTSD after being caught up in a missile attack while covering the war in Iraq. Two of his colleagues died after an American tank fired on his hotel in Baghdad
2 year agoDublin Fire Brigade:Earlier this evening firefighters from Rathfarnham and Dun Laoghaire fire stations were called to a gorse wildfire in Sandyford. Smoke was widely visible in the area with the fire located off the Blackglen Road fire Help prevent wildfires link
2 year agoEl Taoiseach Micheál Martin ha arribat a Kíev, convidat per Zelenskiy. Ha de visitar les zones danyades i expressar el seu suport a la persecució dels crims de guerra. "El poble d'Irlanda està al costat d'Ucraïna i el seu poble davant la guerra de terror immoral i no provocada de Rússia", va dir.
2 year agoPrimer ministre d'Irlanda: És bo conèixer els líders de tota la UE i del món aquesta nit al sopar euroatlàntic a Madrid. La importància de la cooperació de la comunitat internacional i les democràcies a la llum de la guerra immoral a Ucraïna és una de les prioritats de l'agenda
2 year agoA man has been seriously injured following a shooting in Kilmaimham in Dublin this morning. The shooting happened at a carpark at the back of a hotel in the Kilmainham area, at around 11.30am. Gardaí are currently at the scene and the victim has been brought to hospital
2 year agoAn Irish politician has been arrested after trying to board British naval vessel HMS Enterprise, a survey ship, in Cork Harbour. Here's a clip of the incident
EU takes new legal action against UK for breaching N. Ireland agreement
2 year agoMaroš Šefčovič:EU-UK relationship must be based on the full respect of our legally binding commitments. My statement to the UK government's decision to table legislation disapplying core elements of the Protocol on IE/NI
The EU could take legal action against the UK as soon as Wednesday in response to the bill to overturn the Northern Ireland Protocol, RTE News understands
2 year agoMaroš Šefčovič: Spoke to @trussliz earlier where she informed me of flag-gbflag-gblegislation to unilaterally disapply the Protocol. The EU has always paid utmost attention to the impact Brexit has on NI, offering workable solutions. Unilateral action is damaging to mutual trust & a formula for uncertainty
12-minute phone call between @simoncoveney and @trussliz at request of Truss just ended. Coveney said "publishing legislation that would breach the UK's commitments under international law, the Brexit WA and Northern Ireland Protocol is deeply damaging to relationships
