VIRAL: Skydiver videocalls parents moments before jumping out of plane
- 27-May-2022
An Irish skydiver named Roger surprised his parents Pat and Mary by calling them right before skydiving from a plane. The video, originally shot in 2015, has started doing rounds over social media recently. The viral video shows Roger calling his parents right before jumping off the plane and making his parents a part of […]
British, Irish PMs keep Brexit talks alive after meeting
- 11-Oct-2019
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar said Thursday they could see a "pathway" to reaching a Brexit deal after meeting for last-ditch talks, but remained cautious with just days left to strike an agreement.
Brexit stirs haunting memories in bomb-scarred Irish town
- 10-Mar-2019
The prospect of a disorderly Brexit has brought back haunting memories in the small Irish border town of Monaghan, where the church spire still stands askew from a massive bomb blast 45 years ago. “I’ve seen so many people die,” said shopkeeper Macartan Kieran, 66. “Death and pain and anguish, it’s no way to go. […]
Mass infant grave at Irish Catholic home to be excavated
- 24-Oct-2018
DUBLIN: Ireland’s government on Tuesday approved the full excavation of a mass grave of infant and children’s remains on the site of a former Catholic home for unmarried mothers. Significant quantities of baby remains were discovered in an apparent makeshift crypt in the town of Tuam in western Ireland during test excavations between 2016 and […]
What’s holding up Brexit talks? The Irish issue explained
- 09-Oct-2018
The main sticking point in Brexit negotiations is how to keep the land border between Britain and Ireland open after Britain leaves the European Union. London believes frontier checks can be avoided through a new trade deal with Brussels, but accepts the need for a fall-back plan to address the issue until that deal is […]
Pope says church shamed by ‘repugnant’ Irish abuse
- 25-Aug-2018
DUBLIN: Pope Francis marked the first papal visit to Ireland in 39 years by acknowledging that the failure of Church authorities to adequately address “repugnant” clerical child abuse crimes there remains a source of shame for the Catholic community. Francis arrived on Saturday for a highly charged visit to a society transformed since more than […]
EU’s Juncker warns Britain ‘we are all Irish’ on Brexit
- 03-Jul-2018
STRASBOURG: European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Tuesday said the EU stood firmly with Ireland in Brexit talks, just ahead of a crunch UK cabinet meeting which he said the bloc will follow closely. Juncker addressed the European Parliament at the start of a crucial week for British Prime Minister Theresa May who will gather […]
Brexit tangle raises prospect of Irish reunification
- 03-Jun-2018
The wrangle over what will happen to the Irish border after Brexit has put the previously unthinkable possibility of reunification of the island of Ireland firmly on the political agenda. Support for staying in the European Union is increasing in Northern Ireland as the Brexit negotiations falter, according to a study released this month by […]
WATCH: ‘Ghost’ captured on camera in haunted Irish school
- 06-Oct-2017
A secondary school in Ireland may have captured proof of the paranormal on film after a series of unexplained disturbances caused a big stir. Deerpark CBS located in Cork city in south Ireland has released CCTV footage filmed in the school’s corridors which they reckon could show a ghost. The eerie footage was taken at […]
Bizarre moment when Trump interrupts call to compliment female reporter’s ‘nice smile’
- 29-Jun-2017
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump complimented a female journalist on her smile during a phone call with the new Irish prime minister, Leo Varadkar. However, the comment did not go over too well on social media. “We have a lot of your Irish press watching us right now,” President told Taoiseach Varadkar, who is the son […]