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July 16, 2023

Bridal haul: Woman arrives for her wedding on the back of a tractor, 'laughed the whole way'

It was a most unusual entrance: A new bride turned up for her wedding ceremony in Northern Ireland in the bucket of a newly painted tractor, driven by her father, a farmer.

July 14, 2023

Women’s World Cup warm-up match called off after becoming ‘overly physical,’ player reportedly hospitalized

A friendly match between the Republic of Ireland and Colombia was called off after just 20 minutes on Friday after it became "overly physical," team officials said.

June 27, 2023

Maura Healey, one of the first openly lesbian US governors, visits Ireland for LGBTQ rights anniversary

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is in Ireland to help commemorate the 30th anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexuality in the country.

June 20, 2023

Titanic survivor, in letter sold at auction, described near-miss moment that sealed doomed liner's fate

A Titanic survivor's letter went up for auction in the United Kingdom — selling for over $19,000. Stanley May wrote to this daughters about the ship's near-miss as it left Southampton.

June 16, 2023

Irish politician boasts hate speech bill will ‘restrict freedom’ to protect trans people from ‘discomfort’

An Irish senator defended hate speech legislation moving through the Irish government by arguing it would merely be another law restricting freedom for the greater good.

June 13, 2023

Actor-writer Roma Downey says 'moon is a source of comfort' thanks to her dad's messages of love

Roma Downey, Irish-born actress, writer and producer, has announced a new children's book, "A Message in the Moon," to be published October 2023. Fox News Digital spoke to her about her dad, who inspired it.

June 5, 2023

Elon Musk, farmers torch Ireland government proposal to slaughter 200K cows to meet EU climate change goals

Elon Musk and Ireland's farming industry slammed the Irish Department of Agriculture's reported proposal to cull 200,000 cows to meet EU climate goals.

June 1, 2023

5 charged with killing Irish UN peacekeeper in Lebanese military court

Five people were charged with killing an Irish United Nations peacekeeper at a military tribunal in Lebanon. The five are allegedly linked with the military group Hezbollah.

May 23, 2023

Ireland's new alcohol labels lay warnings on too thick: critics

The new labels will include information on calorie content and additional health risk warnings, such as potential cancers and risk to pregnancy from consumption.

May 22, 2023

Sinn Féin gains record wins in Northern Ireland local elections, encouraging return of government

Sinn Féin, once party of the Irish Republican Army, swept the Northern Ireland local elections due to voter frustration with the Democratic Unionist Party.