Ireland

9 Feb. 9:30

Russian Post suspends ground deliveries to Europe

Russia's Post is temporarily delivering parcels to 24 European countries only by air, according to a corresponding notice that appeared on the postal service’s website. "The temporary change in …

12 May 2023 in 13:45

Irish citizen released from Iranian prison

In Iran, a native of Ireland has been released from prison after being sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for collecting and sharing security-related data. He was arrested last fall during riots in the city.

2 Jul 2022 in 5:00

Eurozone inflation hits record driven by energy prices

Record energy prices drove the inflation rate for the countries using the common European currency to 8.6 percent in the year through June

30 Mar 2022 in 9:40

Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland expel 42 Russian diplomats

The Netherlands announced it decided to expel 17 Russian diplomats. The government made the decision because of the national security threat posed by the diplomats who were secretly operating as intelligence officers, the Foreign …

8 Mar 2022 in 10:40

Truck crashes into gates of Russian Embassy in Dublin

A man has been arrested after a truck was driven into the gates of the Russian Embassy in Dublin. It happened outside the building at Orwell Road in Rathmines at about 13:30 local time on Monday. Video footage of the incident, …

19 Nov 2021 in 3:00

Europe beats covid anti-records

The outgoing German chancellor has described the Covid-19 situation in her country as "dramatic". “The fourth wave is hitting our country with full force,” Merkel told an event for the Association of …

16 Nov 2021 in 12:40

Ireland: EU aircraft leasing contracts with Belavia to end

European Union aircraft leasing contracts with state-owned Belarusian airline Belavia will end as soon as the bloc finalises its new round of sanctions against Belarus, Ireland’s foreign minister Simon Coveney said on Monday. …

9 Oct 2021 in 21:30

Football: Azerbaijan defeated by Ireland

The Azerbaijani national football team was defeated by Ireland in the qualifying match for the 2022 World Cup. The match took place at the Baku Olympic Stadium and ended with a score of 0: 3. According to the results of all games in the …

15 Jun 2021 in 8:00

5 places that explain why Joe Biden loves Europe

Biden has returned again and again to Europe — from his ancestral home Ireland to the farthest reaches of the Balkans

8 Mar 2021 in 12:30

Ireland to Reopen Embassy in Iran

Senior Iranian and Irish diplomats made arrangements for the reopening of the European country’s embassy in Tehran, Tasnim news agency reports. In a meeting in Tehran on Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and …

8 Mar 2021 in 12:00

Rouhani meets Irish FM, says JCPOA revival dependent on lifting sanctions

The 2015 nuclear deal will be back on track only if the U.S. lifts the sanctions on Iran and all parties to the multilateral agreement, including Europeans, meet their commitments, President Hassan Rouhani said in a meeting with visiting Irish …

7 Jan 2021 in 6:00

Could international experience be applicable in Nagorno Karabakh?

The recent military flair up of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was ended on the 10th November by a Russian-brokered ceasefire agreement after 44 days. The most important question in the years to come appears to be: Quo vadis, Nagorno-Karabakh? Azer Babayev* explores the role the international community can play in ensuring the current fragile peace lasts