Mar 17 Photo: ‘Kiss me, I’m Irish’ By News Desk Two girls seen in The Temple Bar in Dublin on Thursday, March 16, 2017. This year, the city's St. Patrick's Festival takes place from March 16-19, and brings together 3,000 artists, musicians, dancers, poets and performers. Continue reading
Feb 25 These murals lie at the center of a debate over Northern Ireland’s future By Ivette Feliciano In Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, hundreds of colorful murals line the city’s streets, detailing a century’s worth of conflict and political division. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 7:00 European Union: Apple owes Ireland nearly $15 billion in back taxes By PBS News Hour After uncovering an illegal deal, the European Union ruled that Apple pay over $14.5 billion in back taxes to Ireland. The EU’s antitrust regulator found that the country and the tech giant had made an agreement that allowed Apple to… Continue watching
Aug 30 European Union orders Apple to pay Ireland $14.5 billion in back taxes By Harry Zahn The company went on to say that the European Commission is trying to “rewrite Apple’s history in Europe, ignore Ireland’s tax laws and upend the international tax system in the process.”… Continue reading
Mar 18 World news quiz: St. Patrick’s Day and a Russian surprise By Larisa Epatko This week, the Irish prime minister visited the White House, Russia made a surprising move and puppies ruled the Internet (again). Take our 5-minute world quiz on this and more. Continue reading
May 23 Ireland says ‘yes’ to legalizing gay marriage in historic referendum By Andrew Mach Ireland became the first country in the world to legalize gay marriage by popular vote on Saturday in a landmark victory for the gay-rights movement. Continue reading
May 22 Watch 4:46 Will Ireland be the first country to adopt gay marriage through a popular vote? By PBS News Hour The Irish went to the polls to Friday to vote on a referendum to legalize gay marriage, marking a key change in the country’s attitudes. Homosexuality in the Catholic country was only decriminalized in the early 1990s, and many still… Continue watching
May 19 Will conservative Ireland legalize same-sex marriage on Friday? By Colleen Shalby On Friday, Ireland will vote whether or not to legalize same-sex marriage. If Ireland votes “yes,” it would be the 20th country to legalize gay marriage completely, and the first to do so by a national popular vote. Continue reading
Mar 17 Photos: In historically divisive Irish city, temple offers unity and light By Larisa Epatko In Northern Ireland, in a city notorious for its Protestant-Catholic tensions, a beautifully intricate structure has been drawing large crowds. Continue reading
Sep 25 Irish teens win Google science fair with bacteria-enhanced plant growth By Justin Scuiletti Three 16-year-old high school girls hailing from Ireland claimed the top prize for Google's 2014 Science Fair with a project that aims to solve the food crisis -- with the help of bacteria. Continue reading