Republic of Ireland News

Northern Ireland's deputy first minister Martin McGuinness offered Saturday to meet dissident republican groups still seeking independence from London's rule through violent attacks.

Unionists in Northern Ireland need to be persuaded that Irish reunification is in their interests, Gerry Adams has said.

Irish voters burdened by economic hardship should not be scared into backing the European fiscal treaty in next week's referendum, Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has said.

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland beat a dogged Bosnia side 1-0 on Saturday in their last home game before the European Championship, Shane Long heading a late winner and promising youngster James McClean pushing his claims for a place in the starting line-up. Long scored the winner in the 78th minute after being picked out by …

MONACO (Reuters) - American Conor Daly, the son of former Irish Formula One driver Derek Daly, was unhurt on Saturday after his GP3 car was pitched high into metal crash fencing in a Monaco Grand Prix support race. The 20-year-old Indiana-born racer's Lotus hit the back of Russian Dmitry Suranovich's Marussia, which was …

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Final opinion polls show that Irish voters are likely to give the green light to the European Union's new fiscal treaty, with the 'Yes' campaign leading comfortably ahead of the referendum on Thursday. Ireland will hold what is likely to be the only popular vote on the so-called "fiscal compact", a German-inspired …

Dissident republicans opposed to the peace process are the enemies of Ireland and are engaged in pointless violence, Martin McGuinness has said.

Gardai in Limerick have seized cannabis with an estimated street value of 1.5 million euros.

Attempts to explore the sex life of murdered honeymooner Michaela McAreavey and her husband provoked fierce clashes at the trial of two men accused of the crime.

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish support for Europe's new fiscal treaty remains strong less than a week before the only popular vote on plans for stricter budget discipline is held, although a large block of undecided voters could still have a decisive say. Ireland will hold its third European referendum in five years on Thursday, …

An Amber Alert type system may have saved schoolboy Philip Cairns when he vanished 25 years ago, his mother has said.

The case of a double killer who handed himself in after 12 years at large is being examined by a senior detective.

Some 40,000 ecstasy tablets and 8,000 illicit cigarettes have been recovered by customs officers.

A long-awaited Amber Alert system for abducted children has been rolled out across Ireland more than three years after being given the go-ahead.

More than one in 10 struggling mortgage-holders fell behind on payments in the first three months of the year.

More than 140 jobs will be created in the seafood processing industry.

A motorist has been killed in an overnight car crash.

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's so-called bad bank paid a premium of 20 percent for the loans it acquired from lenders and will struggle to recoup its costs, the country's budget watchdog said in a report on Thursday. Created to purge the Irish banks of billions of euros worth of risky land and development loans, the National …

More than ten million euro in compensation has been paid out to victims of paedophile priests in the Dublin area.

The Tanaiste has given his absolute assurance that there will be no change to the text of the European fiscal treaty following growth talks at the EU summit.

Around a third of workers in one of the country's leading trade unions are having difficulties feeding and clothing their families after wage cuts, a survey shows.

Two children in state care and 10 more known to child protection services have died so far this year, health chiefs have revealed.

Three more prisoners have had their convictions quashed over a controversial search warrant.

The winner of golf's Irish Open will be awarded a special bottle of Bushmills whiskey and access to the distillery's private reserve as part of a sponsorship deal, the company has announced.

One hundred jobs are to be created with the opening a new luxury hotel in Dublin next year.

A desperate appeal for state funding has been made by Ireland's only children's hospice.

The low number of prosecutions for the violence and sex attacks suffered by children in religious-run institutions has been criticised by Amnesty International.

School pupils from across Northern Ireland have been praised for their role in lobbying Stormont on legislation aimed at protecting marine life.

A man has been charged with the murder of a Belfast man found dead near the border in 1998.

A Government minister has accused opposition TDs of bullying and harassing the Taoiseach in the run-up to the referendum on the fiscal treaty.

LONDON (Reuters) - Gas production from Centrica's South Morecambe field stopped unexpectedly on Wednesday due to a technical issue, the company said. The field's usual output rate of around 6.2 million cubic metres per day (mcm/d) fell to zero at 1430 GMT, Centrica said in a market notification message, without giving further …

John McAreavey's frantic bid to revive the body of his lifeless bride Michaela were outlined in harrowing detail as prosecutors opened the case against the men accused of her murder.

An eyewitness saw the two men accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey emerge from her hotel room moments after he heard cries of anguish coming from inside, a court in Mauritius has heard.

An Irish company is rolling out the red carpet after overhauling one of London's most famous squares.

A day of events to celebrate the works and legacy of poet and playwright WB Yeats will be staged next month.