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The latest news, analysis and opinion on Ireland. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.

Capital

Dublin

Head of State

President Michael D. Higgins

Head of Government

Taoiseach Simon Harris

last updated:

29 November, 2024

Tommy Fetherston and Sandi Istrate work on removing a tree which fell, after Storm Eowyn hit, in Kilteel county Kildare, Ireland, on Friday. Photo: Reuters

Britain

UK, Ireland start clean-up after record-breaking Storm Éowyn

Wind snapped telephone poles, toppled a wind turbine, and left one person dead and more than a million without power.

25 Jan 2025 - 8:00PM

Britain

UK, Ireland Storm Éowyn leaves hundreds of thousands without power

24 Jan 2025 - 8:57PMvideocam

US-China relations

US ‘TikTok refugees’ spark global rush of sign-ups to China’s RedNote platform

18 Jan 2025 - 12:07AMvideocam

Biomedicine: Companies

China’s WuXi Biologics to sell Irish vaccine facility to Merck as US curbs loom

US passed Biosecure Act which would ban federal contracts with targeted firms and their business partners. Legislation explicitly names WuXi.

7 Jan 2025 - 3:36AM

TikTok

TikTok expands e-commerce operation into Mexico amid potential US ban

TikTok Shop’s geographic expansion south of the United States shows it is undeterred by Washington’s ‘sell-or-ban’ law.

6 Jan 2025 - 6:00PM

Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong’s air passenger traffic soars to pre-pandemic levels over Christmas

Secretary for Transport Mable Chan says the number of flight movements on a single day peaked at about 1,150 during Christmas period.

2 Jan 2025 - 8:41PMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Meet Patrick Gibson, star of Dexter: Original Sin and Maude Apatow’s boyfriend

Gibson was first linked to Apatow early this year and the pair went Instagram official in the summer; now he’s turning heads as a young version of fictional serial killer Dexter Morgan

30 Dec 2024 - 5:00AM

Patrick Gibson is dating Maude Apatow. Photo: @paddygibson/Instagram

Cybersecurity

Ireland fines Facebook owner Meta €251 million for data breach

The tech giant infringed EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, according to the country’s data watchdog.

18 Dec 2024 - 10:07AM

Food and Drinks

Drink in Focus: Irish coffee at The Diplomat

This winter warmer, reportedly born at an airport in Ireland in the 1940s, gets a sumptuous upgrade at SoHo hotspot, The Diplomat.

18 Dec 2024 - 12:01AM

Israel-Gaza war

Israel to close embassy in Ireland over Gaza tensions as war death toll mounts

Israel cites Dublin’s ‘extreme anti-Israeli policies’, further straining tense relations between the two nations.

16 Dec 2024 - 2:26PM

The Israeli embassy on Shelbourne Road in Dublin, Ireland in 2023. File photo: Shutterstock

TikTok

TikTok Shop opens in Spain, Ireland in e-commerce expansion as US ban looms

The Spain launch is TikTok Shop’s first foray into continental Europe, coming three years after opening in the UK, its first European market.

11 Dec 2024 - 5:03PM

TikTok Shop has opened in Spain, marking the first expansion of the service in Europe in three years. Photo: Shutterstock

Science

Xinjiang power swing threatened China’s nationwide electricity supply in August

‘Severe threat’ to grid’s stability this summer may be linked to the region’s large-scale renewable energy sources.

6 Dec 2024 - 4:16PMvideocam

Donald Trump

Irish centre-right parties seek coalition deal as Trump threat looms

Ireland’s election is over, but the country faces weeks of talks before there’s a government.

3 Dec 2024 - 11:13AM

European Union

Ireland’s 3 biggest parties battle for first place

Exit polls suggest the contest is a close-fought race between the centre-right Fine Gael and Fianna Fail, and the leftist Sinn Fein.

30 Nov 2024 - 9:11PM

Ballot papers as they are counted at the Dublin RDS centre, in Dublin, on Saturday. Photo: AFP

TikTok

Exclusive | TikTok Shop expands to Spain, Ireland amid global e-commerce push

The short-video app and its owner ByteDance is under pressure to search for new revenue sources amid slowing growth.

27 Nov 2024 - 9:00PM

TikTok Shop is pushing into Spain and Ireland as soon as December, according to several merchants. Photo: AP Photo

Britain

Storm Bert causes power outages, disrupts travel in UK and Ireland

Tens of thousands in Ireland suffered power outages, while some rail lines and roads were closed in Britain due to a ‘multi-hazard event’.

23 Nov 2024 - 11:18PM

Sexual harassment and assault

Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor sexually assaulted woman, jury finds

The Irish fighter must pay victim Nikita Hand nearly US$260,000 in damages.

4 Dec 2024 - 12:47PM

European cinema

Cillian Murphy on what he’s done since Oppenheimer, and his Oscar

Actor produced and stars in Irish historical drama Small Things Like These. He hopes Oscar win helps him tell stories with a point of view.

9 Nov 2024 - 4:15AM

Cillian Murphy with hist best actor Oscar for his role in Oppenheimer. Photo: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Espionage

Russian activity in Ireland ‘should come as no surprise’, PM says

Ireland’s Simon Harris responds to report that Russian intelligence allegedly used a ‘honeytrap’ to recruit an Irish politician as an agent.

7 Oct 2024 - 10:29AM

Israel-Gaza war

Thousands march for Palestinians ahead of October 7 anniversary

Pro-Palestinian supporters gathered in cities in the UK, France, South Africa, Ireland and Switzerland to demand an end to Gaza conflict.

6 Oct 2024 - 1:28AMvideocam

China-EU relations

China EV tariff vote leaves EU relieved yet wary of retaliation

Decision to slap duties of up to 35 per cent on mainland imports lays bare divisions in European leadership as complex negotiations continue.

6 Oct 2024 - 6:15AMvideocam

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Books and literature

Normal People author Sally Rooney on new novel, old anxieties

Irish author is growing with her characters, as fourth novel Intermezzo shows, but she is yet to grow used to how much attention she gets.

25 Sep 2024 - 4:15PM

Writer Sally Rooney examines modern love in all its glory and friction in her fourth novel Intermezzo. She is still not used to how much attention she receives, she has told interviewers. Photo: AFP

Google

Google wins EU ads abuse case, overruling €1.5 billion fine

The EU’s Google cases marked the centrepiece of antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager’s bid to rein in Silicon Valley.

19 Sep 2024 - 10:10AM

Banking & finance

HSBC to issue US$2.5 billion in convertible securities before Fed rate decision

HSBC said it would issue a total of US$2.5 billion in convertible securities, adding to a global flurry of investment-grade bond issuance.

5 Sep 2024 - 5:25PM

European Union

Residential cruise passengers wait for months to board a 3-year cruise

The residential cruising business has proved a troubled one, with just one ship of its kind, MS The World, launched in 2002, in operation.

31 Aug 2024 - 6:50PM

The Odyssey, a US cruise liner operated by Villa Vie Residences, docked at Harland & Wolf ship repair facility in Belfast Harbour, Northern Ireland, on August 30, 2024. Photo: AP

China-EU relations

China says EU brandy being dumped on local market, but holds fire on duties

Beijing’s decision may calm trade tensions for now, but a key vote on whether to slap tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles is looming.

29 Aug 2024 - 9:31PMvideocam

Any tariffs would mainly affect French cognac makers. Photo: Reuters

Fame and celebrity

Meet Nicola Coughlan’s rumoured new beau, Jake Dunn, star of Renegade Nell

Bridgerton fans may have been disappointed that actress Nicola Coughlan wasn’t dating her co-star Luke Newton – aka Colin Bridgerton – IRL, but it seems someone else may have caught her attention ...

27 Aug 2024 - 6:00PM

Britain

UK government calls on Musk to act responsibly after provocative posts on riots

Provocative tech billionaire Elon Musk has weighed in on the unrest in the UK, drawing condemnation from the British government.

7 Aug 2024 - 10:32AM

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