Irish leaders joined The Netherlands and Canada in cracking down on farmers with grueling carbon emissions cuts. Farmers in The Netherlands have been protesting for weeks after the government instituted a new plan to bankrupt them and disrupt food supplies in Europe. Farmers‘ protests in the Netherlands have reached the royal palace at Dam Square in Amsterdam. 16-year old Jouke, who was shot at... 

The global banking crisis of 2008, caused by the reckless behaviour of American lenders, spread shockwaves around the world that are still being felt today. Banking giants such as Lehmann brothers & Bear Stearns collapsed and other banks scrambled to secure ‘bailouts’ from their governments to avoid going the same way. In Ireland, the downturn in the property market caused the Anglo Irish... 

Irish fans cheering before the Euro 2012 football championships match Ireland vs Croatia. European football’s governing body is to give a special award to fans of the Republic of Ireland for their behaviour in Euro 2012 co-host Poland Everybody loves the Irish and UEFA is no exception. The European football governing body has named Irish fans the best at the Euro 2012, citing their exemplary... 

RIRA terrorists. The internal battle between dissident terror gangs intensified yesterday as the Real IRA threatened to kill young nationalists who join the PSNI, and declared Queen Elizabeth’s first visit to the Republic an “insult”. The renegades are now fighting a ‘media war’ in a bid to establish their group as the leading terror faction. The Real IRA has slipped down... 

Ireland is offering money to immigrants to leave the recession-crippled Republic. The Irish Department of Justice has confirmed that it is opening an EU-funded project to persuade foreign workers and asylum seekers to return to their country of origin. A spokeswoman told the Observer this weekend that the scheme will only apply to non-EU nationals living in the Republic and would involve the department...