An ambassador for this year's Culture Night has called for an "overhaul" of licensing laws and "joined-up thinking" to address concerns over nightlife and cultural spaces in Ireland.
Connacht back row Jemima Adams Verling is handed her senior Ireland debut in Sunday's WXV Global Series opener against the United States in Dublin.
BBC18 Sept
It will be the first time the PM uses No 10 North to host an overseas visit while the chancellor will be in Dublin meeting with EU finance ministers Good morning. On Monday, at her summit in Cardiff with the leaders of the SNP and Plaid Cymru, Mary Lou McDonald, the Sinn Féin president, joked about Liverpool being the 33rd county of Ireland . Andy Burnham is basically a Scouser; he was born in Liverpool and supports a Liverpool football team, despite being brought up in Culcheth, a village mid-way between Liverpool and Manchester, which made him enough of a Manc to be the city’s mayor. He also has Irish ancestry, and so the mood should be very cordial today when he hosts Micheál Martin , the taoiseach (Irish PM) at No 10 North in Manchester this morning. It is the first time that Burnham has used No 10 North to host an overseas visit, which should help a bit his efforts to establish that No 10 North is a proper government power base, and not just a branch office. The historic visit to No 10 North comes as the prime minister shines a spotlight on towns up and down the country, days after he hosted Canadian prime minister Mark Carney in Liverpool and Nato secretary general Mark Rutte in Oxford. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Andrew Sparrow18 Sept
Ireland has ruled itself out of next year's competition over the "appalling and ongoing loss of lives in Gaza". This follows the announcement from Dutch broadcaster AvroTros, who are boycotting next year's show as it is no longer consistent with "trustworthiness, independence and humanity".
Euronews18 Sept
Ireland head coach Scott Bemand says the forthcoming WXV series represents an opportunity to start bringing on new talent with the 2029 World Cup in mind.
BBC18 Sept
It’s something akin to a quiet earthquake: home nations jointly declaring their wish to be freed from English domination. A big move needs a big response Monday must have been a historical first. Never before have three of the four “nations” of the United Kingdom jointly demanded freedom to vote for its dissolution. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have lost confidence in England. They declared in Cardiff that the unionist government at Westminster is “coming to an end”. There was no such Celtic alliance against the Normans, Edward I or Cromwell. Celtic MPs have never formed a voting coalition in parliament. The Victorian Liberal party advanced “home rule for all”, but that was not independence and it got nowhere. Ireland rebelled, but it did so alone. When this eventually succeeded, Britain said good riddance, kept hold of Belfast and continued to centralise power in London. Simon Jenkins is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...
The Guardian•Simon Jenkins18 Sept
HMRC wins challenge over John Griffin’s claim to be non-dom despite having lived in England since childhood The founder of Addison Lee owes £20.5m in tax after a tribunal dismissed a claim that he should be treated as a nom-dom despite living in the UK since childhood. John Griffin had argued he should be treated as a nom-dom due to his connection to Ireland, saying: “I was and am besotted with Ireland, infatuated with Ireland. I believe that I have always been and am Irish.” Continue reading...
The Guardian•Patrick Daly17 Sept
From horse-drawn ploughs to autonomous tractors, Ireland’s National Ploughing Championships brought together the traditions and technologies shaping modern farming, serving as a vital meeting point for the wider European agricultural community.
Euronews17 Sept
Ireland hooker Cliodhna Moloney-MacDonald admits she has found the smaller ball being trialled in women's rugby "challenging" in the build-up to Sunday's game against the United States.
BBC17 Sept
Public broadcaster says country's participation cannot be justified amid 'appalling and ongoing loss of lives in Gaza'.
Al Jazeera17 Sept
Prime minister calls attack on lawmaker Michael Healy-Rae a watershed moment in a country where he and others ‘can walk through our streets unhindered.’
Ed Sheeran fans in Ireland had better head to Spotify if they want to listen to his tracks ... because a major radio station says he's persona non grata at the moment. Classic Hits Radio -- a Dublin-based station with a reach into other major…
TMZ•TMZ Staff17 Sept
In the first half of 2026, Europe as a whole saw a 3% increase in tourists – but arrivals were down in Western Europe, partially due to heatwaves.
Euronews17 Sept
Ireland joins Netherlands in refusing to take part in 2027 song contest in protest against Israel’s participation Ireland is to boycott Eurovision for the second year running over the “appalling” ongoing killing in Gaza, the national broadcaster has said. Ireland was one of five countries , along with Iceland, Netherlands, Spain, and Slovenia, that refused to take part in the competition this year in protest against Israel’s participation. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Lisa O’Carroll Senior correspondent17 Sept
Ireland will boycott the Eurovision Song Contest for the second year in a row in protest at Israel's participation, broadcaster RTE says.
Sky News17 Sept
Ireland will boycott the Eurovision Song Contest for a second year in a row amid Israel’s expected involvement in the 2027 event. In a statement, Irish broadcaster RTÉ said: “RTÉ is today confirming that its position regarding participation in the Eurovision Song Contest remains unchanged. RTÉ will not participate in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, […]
Deadline•Jake Kanter17 Sept
Ireland will boycott the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest for the second year over Israel's participation, the country's public broadcaster RTE said Thursday. Ireland was one of five countries along with the Netherlands, Iceland, Slovenia and Spain to skip Eurovision this year to protest Israel’s inclusion in the contest, citing its ongoing war on Gaza.
In a statement, RTÉ said it feels Ireland's participation "cannot be justified given the appalling and ongoing loss of lives in Gaza".
BBC17 Sept
The restaurant/accommodation business operated by one of Ireland's best known chefs, Neven Maguire, last year recorded a pre-tax loss of €103,392 due to non-cash items.