As Europe's largest annual Web Summit draws to a close, questions are being asked about Lisbon's capacity to host the event beyond 2028 when the contract is due to expire.
Web Summit CEO and co-founder, Paddy Cosgrave, said tech journalists (...)
Apple has been told to pay €13bn (£11bn; $14bn) in unpaid taxes to Ireland by the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
The European Commission accused Ireland of giving Apple illegal tax advantages eight years ago but the Irish government has (...)
A British Foreign Office official who worked on counter-terrorism has resigned in protest at arms sales to Israel, saying the UK government "may be complicit in war crimes".
Mark Smith wrote to colleagues on Friday, saying he had raised concerns "at (...)
The Irish government is cracking down on online hate speech and harmful content as part of its Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill which seeks to update the 1989 Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act.
Under (...)
An Austrian Airlines plane was badly damaged by hail when the airborne jet hit a "thunderstorm cell" Sunday, Austrian Airlines said.
A storm cell is an air mass that contains up and down drafts, which can cause turbulence when a plane encounters (...)
Norway's foreign minister said Tuesday marks "a milestone in the relationship between Norway and Palestine," as the country officially recognizes a Palestinian state.
"For more than 30 years, Norway has been one of the strongest advocates for a (...)
Twelve people were injured after a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Dublin was hit with turbulence on Sunday.
The flight, which landed in Dublin shortly before 1 pm local time, was met by emergency services, including airport police and the fire (...)
One of Ireland's top universities has "essentially declared a war on the student body" after it fined its students' union €214,000 (£183,000) over campus protests, according to its president.
Trinity College Dublin (TCD) students have demonstrated (...)
A plan to draft new Irish legislation which would redesignate the UK as a "safe country" to which asylum seekers can be returned has been approved.
Irish government ministers collectively approved the plan brought to Cabinet by Justice Minister (...)
Dubai's major airlines say they have resumed a full flight schedule after torrential rain hit the United Arab Emirates and neighboring countries causing chaos at Dubai airport.
Emirates and flydubai said operations were back to normal on Saturday (...)
The European Parliament has narrowly approved the wide-reaching reform of the European Union's migration and asylum policy.
The move was preceded by uncertainty due to a growing chorus of dissent from the right and the left, which, despite gaining (...)
Germany has said Israel's security is at the "core" of its foreign policy, as it defends a genocide case brought against it at the UN's highest court.
Nicaragua had accused it of breaching the UN genocide convention by sending military hardware to (...)
Simon Harris has been elected as taoiseach (Irish prime minister) by members of the Dáil (Irish parliament).
Harris will now travel to meet President Michael D Higgins where he will be officially installed.
Aged 37, the new Fine Gael leader is the (...)
Leo Varadkar has officially resigned as taoiseach (Irish prime minister).
Varadkar met with President Michael D Higgins at his official residence in Dublin on Monday evening and tendered his resignation.
The president's wife, Sabina Higgins, was (...)
Simon Harris is expected to become the new leader of Fine Gael after nominations close later.
Harris, who is currently Ireland's minister for further and higher education, was the only candidate to seek the party leadership.
He is set to replace Leo (...)
Ireland's Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, has announced he is leaving office, sending a shockwave through Irish politics with just months to go before European elections.
Irish media first reported that a "political earthquake" was on the way just an hour (...)
The Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Leo Varadkar will step down as party leader immediately and will resign as Taoiseach as soon as his Fine Gael successor is selected.
Announcing his resignation, Varadkar described leading his country as "the most (...)
Thousands of airline passengers across Europe woke up this morning at the wrong destination – and even in the wrong country – after Storm Isha caused havoc with flights, with dozens of cancelations, diversions and go-arounds in western Europe.
It's (...)
RIYADH — UK's Secretary of State for Defense Grant Shapps welcomed Saudi Arabia's Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman at Lancaster House Palace in London on Thursday. It marks an important step in the ongoing official visit of the Saudi (...)
The 2023 Booker Prize has been awarded to Prophet Song, a dystopian vision of Ireland in the grips of totalitarianism.
It was written by Ireland's Paul Lynch, 46, marking the first time he has won the prestigious fiction writing prize.
Set in (...)
Police in Dublin say they have arrested more than 30 people after a night of rioting and looting that saw shops and public transport infrastructure smashed and set on fire by far-right racist gangs. The violence broke out in the Irish capital on (...)
Violent clashes broke out between police and protesters in the central part of Dublin, Ireland, on Thursday after a knife attack in the capital city earlier in the day left three children and two adults injured.
The streets of Dublin were "mainly (...)
Like other European countries, Ireland is watching in horror as thousands of people are killed in Gaza, knowing that among them are likely to be some of its own citizens.
One particularly shocking case stands out: that of Emily Hand, an (...)
Harry Potter co-stars of Sir Michael Gambon, who played Professor Albus Dumbledore in six films, are among those paying tribute to the stage and screen legend after his death aged 82.
Daniel Radcliffe said the "brilliant, effortless" actor "loved (...)
Actor Michael Gambon, best known for playing Albus Dumbledore in most of the "Harry Potter" movies, has died at 82 following a "bout of pneumonia," a statement issued on behalf of his family said on Thursday, PA Media news agency reported.
"We are (...)
