Ireland

Prime Minister Boris Johnson (right) and Taoiseach Micheal Martin are to meet on Friday (Brian Lawless/PA)

Irish premier to meet Boris Johnson amid tensions in Northern Ireland

May 13, 2021

Shoppers with bags in Dublin City centre following the phased reopening of non-essential retail, with click-and-collect services and in-store shopping by appointment allowed, while close contact services, such as hairdressers, can resume in the latest round of easing restrictions in Ireland (Damien Storan/PA Wire)

Ireland enjoys further step towards normality as Covid restrictions eased

May 10, 2021

Ireland prop Tadhg Furlong has been named in the British and Irish Lions squad for this summer’s tour of South Africa (Adam Davy/PA)

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Ireland and Leinster prop Tadhg Furlong signs IRFU contract extension

May 10, 2021

England head coach Eddie Jones (David Rogers/PA)

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England line up July internationals with USA and Canada at Twickenham

May 10, 2021

Shoppers queue in Dublin City centre (Damien Storan/PA)

‘Day of freedom’ as Ireland steps further out of lockdown

May 10, 2021

Declan Kidney was confirmed as the next coach of Ireland in May 2008 (Niall Carson/PA)

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On This Day in 2008: Ireland turn to Declan Kidney

May 7, 2021

Brandon Lewis with Simon Coveney in Dublin (Brian Lawless/PA)

Meeting of British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference to take place in June

May 5, 2021

Joe Schmidt (pictured) replaced Declan Kidney as Ireland head coach (Brian Lawless/PA)

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On this day in 2013: New Zealander Joe Schmidt appointed Ireland head coach

April 29, 2021

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TikTok to open first European Transparency Centre

April 27, 2021

The European Commission has denied it has started a legal case against AstraZeneca (Yui Mok/PA)

European Commission denies it has started legal action against AstraZeneca

April 22, 2021

Taoiseach Micheal Martin (Julien Behal Photography/PA)

Taoiseach warns of ‘very serious harm’ if people use Brexit to create dispute

April 18, 2021