July 2, 2020 Horse rescued by lifeboat crew in Ireland after bolting out a mile into sea A runaway horse in Ireland was rescued earlier this week after bolting over a mile into the Atlantic Ocean, according to officials.
June 27, 2020 Centrist Micheal Martin to become Irish leader after historic coalition deal Under the plan approved by the parties’ memberships, Micheal Martin became taoiseach, or prime minister. He will serve until the end of 2022 and then hand the job back to Leo Varadkar.
June 17, 2020 Canada loses bid for UN Security Council seat despite Trudeau's push Canada on Wednesday lost out to two European countries for a seat on the United Nations Security Council, after Norway and Ireland were picked to join the U.N.'s powerful decision-making body instead.
June 15, 2020 Lightning strike kills 9 cows in Ireland, animals discovered in field with 'legs in the air' Nine cows on a farm in Ireland were killed after they were struck by lightning during a heavy thunderstorm on Sunday.
June 7, 2020 Conor McGregor makes 3rd retirement announcement in 4 years Conor McGregor has announced his retirement for the third time in four years.
May 6, 2020 Irish send funds to coronavirus-hit Native American community, returning nearly 200-year-old favor To pay it forward nearly 200 years later, many Irish people have donated money to a Native American tribe that has been hit hard by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the U.S.
April 16, 2020 Ireland's coronavirus outbreak largely contained, health official says Covid-19 has been "contained and effectively suppressed" in the population at large in Ireland, the country’s chief medical officer said Thursday.
April 15, 2020 European police foil coronavirus scam after Germany duped out of 10M masks European police have thwarted an international coronavirus mask scheme that tried to cheat Germany out of millions of euro by selling the hard-hit nation 10 million non-existent masks, authorities said Tuesday.
April 5, 2020 Irish prime minister joins coronavirus pandemic effort, assuming medical role again Ireland's Prime Minister to take a more hands-on approach to fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
March 24, 2020 Conor McGregor goes on fiery rant urging Ireland to go into lockdown over coronavirus pandemic Conor McGregor issued a fiery demand to his native country of Ireland, urging the nation to go into “full lockdown” as the coronavirus spreads across the globe.