Irish Taoiseach raises hopes of breakthrough on NI Protocol

Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin raises hopes of breakthrough on Northern Ireland Protocol after he says Brexit border row between UK and EU can be ‘ironed out’ and DUP says there is a ‘window of opportunity’ to fix issues UK and EU are locked in row over implementation of Northern Ireland Protocol Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin … Read more

Top Irish sporting official apologises for ‘Black Dives Matter’ comment about Raheem Sterling

Top Irish sporting official apologises after making ‘Black Dives Matter’ comment under BBC story about Raheem Sterling being fouled for England’s decisive penalty against Denmark Bernard O’Byrne commented ‘Black Dives Matter’ under a BBC article on Facebook about the penalty awarded to Sterling in Euros semi-final O’Byrne, who is now the head of Basketball Ireland, … Read more

Top Irish sporting official apologises after making ‘Black Dives Matter’ comment about Sterling

Top Irish sporting official apologises after making ‘Black Dives Matter’ comment under BBC story about Raheem Sterling being fouled for England’s decisive penalty against Denmark Bernard O’Byrne commented ‘Black Dives Matter’ under a BBC article on Facebook about the penalty awarded to Sterling in Euros semi-final O’Byrne, who is now the head of Basketball Ireland, … Read more

Jimeoin doesn’t look like this anymore! Irish comedian, 55, looks worlds away from his former self

Jimeoin doesn’t look like this anymore! Irish comedian, 55, looks worlds away from his former self as he resurfaces in Byron Bay during a live TV appearance By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:19 BST, 24 June 2021 | Updated: 02:32 BST, 24 June 2021 He’s the popular Irish comedian whose profile exploded … Read more

Boris Johnson threatens to suspend checks on goods crossing Irish Sea 

Boris Johnson threatens to suspend all checks on goods crossing the Irish Sea if the EU doesn’t stop its hardline approach Prime Minister is considering suspending checks on goods crossing the Irish Sea Sources say he fears the resulting disruption could destabilise Northern Ireland  The row is over the Brexit deal which prevents checks made at … Read more

Football photographer has shoe laces tied to a fence during Irish League match 

Foul! Moment football photographer discovers prankster has tied him to a fence by his shoelaces while he is snapping Irish League match Photographer Bill Guiller was taking snaps of Larne FC at Inver Park, N Ireland While he focused on the game someone tied his shoelaces to fence behind him  He only realised minutes later, … Read more

Irish traveller sisters reveal they have to disguise their accents to get into restaurants

A pair of Irish traveller sisters have revealed they put on posh voices to disguise their accents when booking restaurants to stop from being turned away. Caitlin Mac, 20, and younger sister Lizzie, 18, from St Albans, have racked up 152,000 followers on TikTok after posting clips sharing an insight into life as an Irish traveller … Read more

Alex Cullen jokes about Peter Stefanovic having ‘Irish twins’

Today show newsreader Alex Cullen jokes about Peter Stefanovic having ‘Irish twins’ after welcoming his second son with wife Sylvia Jeffreys By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:18 BST, 7 April 2021 | Updated: 07:18 BST, 7 April 2021 Peter Stefanovic and his wife Sylvia Jeffreys welcomed their newborn son Henry on Saturday, … Read more

Irish tour guide forced to apologise after ‘disturbing’ April Fool’s joke

Irish tour guide causes outrage with ‘disturbing’ April Fool’s joke after claiming Cliffs of Moher would be lowered 300ft to give ‘jumpers a better survival rate’ Irish tourism listings site apologise for ‘disturbing’ April Fool’s post about suicide Referenced ‘jumpers’ after claiming the height of the nearby Cliffs of Moher would be reduced by 200 … Read more

Author and former British spy John le Carré became an Irish citizen before he died aged 89

Acclaimed spy writer John Le Carré died an Irishman after gaining citizenship from the country where his grandmother was born because he was unhappy that the UK had voted for Brexit.  Le Carré, whose real name was David Cornwell, died in December aged 89 after a short battle with pneumonia. His publisher confirmed he did … Read more