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Ireland: If Israel Competes in Eurovision, We're Out

Other European countries are also considering a boycott over Israel's involvement

(Newser) - Israel is currently slated to compete in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, and if so, Ireland wants no part of it. Ireland's national broadcaster, RTÉ, announced it will pull out of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is allowed to compete. The BBC reports that the move,...

Conor McGregor Loses Appeal of Rape Lawsuit

'I can finally move on,' accuser says after judges reject appeal

(Newser) - A three-judge appeals court in Ireland on Thursday rejected Conor McGregor's appeal of a civil jury verdict that awarded $260,000 to a woman who accused the mixed martial arts fighter of raping her in 2018. "This appeal has retraumatized me over and over again, I've been...

Excavation in Ireland May Reveal a Dark Secret

Hundreds of children believed to have died at home for unwed mothers run by Catholic nuns

(Newser) - Excavators began digging Monday at a nondescript site in western Ireland, and they're expected to unearth an unmarked mass grave that speaks to a dark chapter in the nation's history. The site in Tuam, County Galway, is believed to hold the remains of hundreds of infants and...

U2 Guitarist Becomes Irish Citizen After 62 Years in Ireland

The Edge came to Ireland from UK when he was just a year old, finally makes 'long overdue' move

(Newser) - The Edge has finally found what he's been looking for after more than six decades: Irish citizenship. "I'm a little tardy with the paperwork," the woolly-cap-wearing U2 guitarist, born David Howell Evans, told reporters on Monday following a ceremony in the County Kerry town of Killarney,...

Woman Who Spent Years on Death Row Dies in House Fire

Story of Sonia 'Sunny' Jacobs is one of triumph and tragedy

(Newser) - A 78-year-old American died in a fire Tuesday at her cottage in Ireland—the final twist in a life filled with twists and turns. As the Guardian reports, Sonia "Sunny" Jacobs spent years on death row for a crime she said she did not commit. As a 28-year-old in...

Former Sinn Fein Leader Sues BBC, Wins

Gerry Adams awarded $113K over documentary's claim that he sanctioned a killing

(Newser) - Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams won his libel suit against the BBC on Friday over a claim that he authorized the killing of an informant inside the Irish republican movement. A jury at the High Court in Dublin ruled in Adams' favor and awarded him $113,000 in damages,...

Trump Accuses Ireland of Taking Advantage of US

'I think the Irish love Trump,' Trump says during event with country's leader

(Newser) - President Trump welcomed Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin on Wednesday for the annual St. Patrick's Day celebration at the White House, where he added Ireland to the list of countries he says are taking advantage of the United States. The Irish leader, who offered only gentle pushback to some...

Rosie O'Donnell Didn't Stick Around for Trump's 2nd Term

She'll consider returning to the US 'when it is safe for all citizens to have equal rights'

(Newser) - Rosie O'Donnell confirmed in a TikTok video Tuesday that she moved out of the US days before President Trump began his second term. O'Donnell, a frequent Trump target for many years, said she moved to Ireland on Jan. 15 with her daughter Clay. She hinted at the move...

Dublin Embassy to Be Shut Over 'Anti-Israel Policies'

Intervention in genocide case sparks decision

(Newser) - Israel said Sunday it will close its embassy in Ireland as relations deteriorated over the war in Gaza, a decision made in response to what Israel's foreign minister has described as Ireland's "extreme anti-Israel policies." In May, Israel recalled its ambassador to Dublin after Ireland announced,...

Exit Poll Sees a Coalition Ahead in Ireland
Exit Poll Sees
Split in Irish Vote
Nov 29, 2024 5:30 PM CST

Exit Poll Sees Split in Irish Vote

Sinn Fein shows slight lead after trailing ahead of vote

(Newser) - The counting of ballots won't begin until Saturday morning, but Ireland has received its first indication of how the parliamentary election went, with an exit poll showing a near-even split among the three leading parties—suggesting none will emerge a clear winner. Ipsos MRBI found Sinn Fein at 21....

Jury: McGregor Assaulted Woman in Penthouse

Civil trial in Dublin ends with MMA fighter owing victim $260K

(Newser) - A civil jury in Ireland on Friday found that mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor assaulted a woman in a hotel penthouse after a night of heavy partying. The Dublin jury awarded the woman nearly $260,000 for her lawsuit that claimed McGregor "brutally raped and battered" her on...

Thousands Show for AI-Driven Halloween Hoax

Crowds turned up in Dublin for nonexistent parade promoted by artificial intelligence listing

(Newser) - "Chaos on the streets of Dublin" isn't the lyric to a new Smiths song—it's one of many headlines circulating after a listing popped up on an AI-generated website for a Halloween parade that never existed. The Independent reports that the promotion popped up on the My...

EU's High Court to Apple: Hand Over $14.3B to Ireland

European Court of Justice dismisses tech giant's appeal to avoid forking over back taxes

(Newser) - The European Union's top court on Tuesday rejected Apple's final legal challenge against an order from the bloc's executive commission to repay $14.3 billion in back taxes to Ireland, bringing an end to the long-running dispute. The European Court of Justice overruled a lower court's...

UK, Irish Leaders Discuss Reset
UK, Irish Leaders Discuss Reset
Sep 7, 2024 3:45 PM CDT

UK, Irish Leaders Discuss Reset

Starmer, Harris meet to plan how that would affect 'our citizens on both islands'

(Newser) - Simon Harris and Keir Starmer have discussed the need to reset the relationship between the UK and Ireland. "Today we're in Dublin to flesh out what a reset actually looks like ... in a practical sense for our citizens on both islands," Harris said Saturday before their meeting,...

Chaplain Stabbed Outside Irish Army Barracks

Terrorism is a possibility, police say, though they don't see a conspiracy

(Newser) - Irish police said Friday they were investigating a potential terrorism motive in an attack on a chaplain at an army barracks in County Galway. Police said the army chaplain was approached by a young person outside Renmore Barracks in western Ireland and was stabbed a number of times Thursday night....

Orangutan Gets Breastfeeding Assist From Human Moms

Dublin Zoo recruited dozens of mothers with newborns to show Mujur what to do with her baby

(Newser) - Every new mom could use a lactation consultant to help things along with breastfeeding—even Mujur, a 19-year-old orangutan at Ireland's Dublin Zoo who hasn't had much success in the past. Per the BBC , Mujur has given birth twice before, in 2019 and 2022, but she "did...

Edna O'Brien Was 'Attracted to Taboos Just as They Break'
The Country Girls Was a Scandal
obituary
Jul 28, 2024 1:40 PM CDT

The Country Girls Was a Scandal

Edna O'Brien challenged taboos in Ireland and elsewhere

(Newser) - Edna O'Brien, Ireland's literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut novel The Country Girls before gaining international acclaim as a storyteller and iconoclast that found her welcomed from Dublin to the White House, has died. She was 93. A statement by her publisher...

Irish Government Intervenes to Get Woman Out of Dubai

Flight attendant was allegedly assaulted, then detained and charged herself

(Newser) - The Irish government is on the brink of getting one of its citizens out of the United Arab Emirates after a murky set of disturbing circumstances. The Guardian reports that 28-year-old flight attendant Tori Towey was charged with attempted suicide and alcohol consumption, then prevented from leaving the country where...

Fire at Dublin Church 'Disastrous for History'

Remains of a 'Crusader' mummy have been destroyed, as have other centuries-old remains

(Newser) - Centuries-old mummified remains, including those of a Crusader , are thought to have been destroyed in a fire deliberately set Tuesday at a historic Dublin church. A man was arrested and charged with an offense under the Criminal Damage Act, per the BBC . He allegedly broke into the the crypt beneath...

Firemen Evacuated a Dublin Hotel. The Fonz Was There

Henry Winkler offers praise to Irish fire brigade after blaze broke out where he was staying

(Newser) - Henry Winkler is typically known on social media for posting feel-good content and pictures of himself holding his catch of the day . This week, however, one featured image on X showed the Barry and Happy Days actor smiling next to a group of firemen in Dublin, along with a message...

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