Was Ireland’s reputation as a tiny diplomatic superpower just a flash in the pan fantasy?
Foreign media is flooded with criticism for the country that used to “get its way”
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Channel tunnel rail operators warn of further disruption as services resume after outage
Power failure on Tuesday forced suspension of travel through 50km tunnel
‘A taboo has broken’: How Western powers are pushing to re-write refugee law
This year saw open calls for reform 1951 Refugee Convention and 1950 European Convention on Human Rights
What’s the best meal Mark Paul can get for €120 in London?
Our correspondent has valiantly dined on our behalf, seeking the inside scoops from Westminster politicos in the process
Charles plan for ‘opulent’ yacht visit to Galway Bay and Cork in 1996 annoyed Irish side
Why can’t the prince just fly in by plane to one of the regional airports, asked John Bruton
Grieving my parents abroad: ‘A different kind of hard in a world that never knew they existed’
Carol O’Donovan, who now lives in Sydney, lost both her parents in recent years and wrote a poem in response
Starmer under siege: the runners, riders and risks of Labour’s next power struggle
As polls worsen and MPs mutter about local elections, Labour’s factions are lining up their champions, from Wes Streeting to Angela Rayner
Former Tory councillor in UK charged alongside five others with sexual offences against his wife
Philip Young (49) allegedly drugged and raped Joanne Young over a period of 13 years
Stretch of canal dammed off in UK after sinkhole leaves 10 needing rescue
Three narrowboats stranded as bank collapses on Llangollen Canal in Shropshire
Inside Tommy Robinson’s world: Leader of Britain’s right-wing nationalist upsurge
What 24 hours with the UK’s most notorious anti-Muslim activist reveals about a divided country
Palestine Action hunger strikes stir memories of the IRA in 1981
UK prime minister Keir Starmer faces a real Christmas dilemma as some hunger strikers are said to be near death
Food data management specialist Nutritics named digital technology company of the year
Platform that captures and verifies complex data such as allergens, nutrition, provenance, environmental impact and cost from across a customer’s supply chain wins company of the year at Ibec's Technology Ireland Industry Awards
Britain and EU ties grow as UK to rejoin Erasmus youth scheme
UK to pay €650m to rejoin the Erasmus+ scheme in 2027 which could later rise to €850m
UK court rules against release of Troubles-era information in far-reaching judgment
Amnesty International describes UK government’s supreme court appeal victory as a ‘grim day for truth’
UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
British government under Boris Johnson claimed the programme did not offer value for money during Brexit
I’m begging you, Jolene, don’t take my van: Zipcar’s exit causes heartbreak for Londoners
The beloved car-sharing service is quitting the London market to much local chagrin
Opinions are hardening against Ireland in Britain and the US. How worried should we be?
Criticism of Ireland has spread across the Atlantic with two sharply critical commentaries in the influential Wall Street Journal
Scam calls from UK +44 numbers in Ireland: Who is it and what should I do?
Ireland is experiencing a significant rise in scam calls that appear to be coming from the UK, according to ComReg
Northern Ireland economy ‘underperforming’ Republic but exceeding UK growth rate
Improving cross-border data collection a ‘strategic priority’ for future ‘shared island’ analysis
We need Britain to get real about Brexit
Budgets in both Britain and Ireland have postponed difficult decisions in a manner that will reduce their room for manoeuvre when the next election looms
Nigel Farage hits out at broadcasters as racism allegations continue to mount
Reform UK leader lashes out at BBC and ITV as more former classmates come forward with accounts of racist behaviour from his school years
Putin bears ‘moral responsibility’ for Novichok death of UK woman, inquiry finds
Dawn Sturgess died after exposure to lethal chemical left in discarded perfume bottle
Brexit’s back: Starmer flirts with EU as economic growth flatlines
UK prime minister says the notion that leaving the European Union would solve Britain’s woes has been ‘proven wrong’
Can I appeal if UK tax officials want me to pay more than I think I should to buy back British pension rights
Many Irish people who worked in the UK and thereafter are being told, incorrectly, that they must pay more than expected to buy back national insurance
Influential English playwright Tom Stoppard dies aged 88
Writer rose to prominence after Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead won attention at Edinburgh fringe
No matter what AI tells today’s nostalgic teens, life in the 1990s wasn’t all better
Huge improvements in the decades since are a reminder that even really knotty problems can get better
Sally Rooney says she will be unable to publish books in UK while Palestine Action banned
Irish author Rooney says her books could disappear from UK stores altogether
‘A zombie apocalypse zone’: The most famous street in Glasgow now a symbol of decline
The most iconic street of Scotland’s biggest city is now a seen as a symbol of decline, but some people still love it
What will €420,000 buy in Spain, France, the UK, Portugal and Galway?
From a country villa with a pool in Murcia to a detached home on an acre in Keekill
Russian spy ship on course for Irish waters, with UK threatening ‘military options’
Vessel has automated tracker turned off but is being followed by RAF aircraft patrolling Scottish coast
Irish secret Troubles files can be shared with Northern legacy body, Minister says
New Garda unit agreed as part of Anglo-Irish deal to be created before end of year but will not investigate Troubles killings
Irish investor on acquisition trail following €317m bid for UK shopping centre
KLX Real Estate Partners seeking opportunities in Ireland following bid for Merry Hill shopping centre near Birmingham
Hugh Linehan: Is the BBC controversy a right-wing plot?
Will Donald Trump sue? And is public service broadcasting doomed?
Can I claim tax relief in the State on cost of buying back UK national insurance cover?
Tens of thousands of people resident in the Republic boosted their pension entitlement after working in UK at very modest cost
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