April 8, 2021 Northern Ireland leaders call for calm after night of rioting Rioters set a hijacked bus on fire and hurled gasoline bombs at police in Belfast in at least the fourth night of serious violence in a week in Northern Ireland, where Brexit has unsettled an uneasy political balance.
March 26, 2021 Missing Massachusetts woman Sinead Lyons’ body found in New Hampshire lake A missing Massachusetts woman’s remains have been found in a New Hampshire lake, according to local authorities.
March 17, 2021 Biden celebrates St. Patrick's Day with Irish PM, delivers address to Irish Americans President Biden celebrated St. Patrick’s Day virtually with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin Thursday and reiterated the U.S.’ ‘deep, deep affection’ for Ireland.
March 17, 2021 Hunter Biden film being produced by Irish filmmakers — not Hollywood A movie about Hunter Biden’s “wild life and dodgy business dealings” will be the new focus of the Irish filmmaking couple behind “Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer,” a 2018 crowdfunded drama based on the real-life abortionist and convicted murderer Kermit Gosnell.
March 15, 2021 Walrus spotted for the first time ever in Ireland A massive walrus was spotted on the shore of western Ireland on Sunday — the first confirmed sighting of the tusked creature in the country, a report said.
March 14, 2021 Ireland latest country to suspend AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine Ireland became the latest country to stop using AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday, temporarily suspending the shot "out of an abundance of caution" after reports from Norway of serious blood clotting in some recipients there.
February 17, 2021 COVID-19 pandemic forces Ash Wednesday changes worldwide Ash Wednesday services will look different for Christian churches around the world this year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
November 24, 2020 Britain will shorten COVID-19 travel quarantines to 5 days after test Just in time for holiday travelers, England is cutting the two-week quarantine facing people arriving from regions not on Britain’s coronavirus safe list, reducing it to as little as five days if they test negative for COVID-19.
November 9, 2020 British prime minister to push through Brexit bill despite Biden's Ireland warning Critics of the Internal Markets Bill believe it gives undue power to the prime minister to circumvent provisions and measures clearly outlined in the EU-agreed Brexit deal.
November 7, 2020 Biden’s ancestral home in Ireland's County Mayo celebrates his win over Trump Residents in Joe Biden's ancestral home in County Mayo, Ireland, filled the streets Saturday to celebrate his election as President of the United States.