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
Feb 05 Watch Rabbitte remembered: Novelist Roddy Doyle revisits working-class Dublin music scene By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 10 Ireland asks unemployed citizens to move away By News Desk Photo by Flickr user Julie Danielle Ireland is asking its own citizens to move away, the Financial Times reports. In a controversial effort to reduce its unemployment and welfare costs, the Irish government is sending letters to about… Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch Poet Seamus Heaney, 74, Explored the 'Wideness of Language' Poet Seamus Heaney, 74, Dug the 'Wideness of Language' With His Pen… Continue watching