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Google to cut 240 jobs in Ireland as part of global layoffsThe company is cutting 85 sales roles, 80 engineering and technology jobs and 75 support function roles
Lebanon attack: UN peacekeeping soldier from Ireland gets killed, 3 others injuredWhile travelling to Beirut, two armoured vehicles came under attack. The soldier was travelling in one of the vehicles.
EU to ramp up arms production, eyes Ukraine army trainingSeveral countries already provide military training on a bilateral basis but some feel that it's important to throw the EU's combined weigh...
UK publishes plan to override parts of Brexit dealWhile the British government insists the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill is aimed at fixing parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol, the EU i...
UK to introduce law unilaterally changing post-Brexit rulesArrangements for Northern Ireland - the only part of the U.K. that shares a land border with an EU nation - have proved the thorniest issue...
EU slams 'war crimes' in Ukraine but new sanctions unlikelyWith civilian deaths mounting in the besieged port city of Mariupol, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock highlighted the increase in ...
India, Germany share commitment to promoting green growth, clean tech: EAM S JaishankarExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also held talks with Foreign and Security Policy Advisor to German Chancellor Jens Ploetner. "A good...
Ireland: UK-EU deal on Brexit trade spat unlikely this yearIrish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said the talks over post-Brexit rules for Northern Ireland, the only part of the U.K. that shares a bo...
Irish foreign minister warns of breakdown in EU-UK relationsSimon Coveney posted the remarks on Twitter after the UK's Brexit minister reiterated his insistence that the European Court of Justice mus...
'Parting is such sweet sorrow': EU and UK clinch narrow Brexit accordNow comes the race to approve and ratify the deal before the U.K. leaves the EU's economic structures at the end of the year. The British a...
'Final throw of the dice': Britain and EU to resume trade talksBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen spoke on Saturday and instructed their teams to...
'Good chance' of Brexit trade deal within days, Ireland saysThe United Kingdom leaves the EU's orbit on Dec. 31, when a transition period of informal membership ends following its formal departure la...
Brexit: Trade deal 'may not succeed' before year endBritain left the EU on Jan. 31, but continues to follow the bloc's economic rules until a transition period ends on Dec. 31. The two sides ...
UK, Ireland say breakthrough needed in Brexit talks this weekWithout a deal, around $1 trillion worth of trade would be at risk of disruption through tariffs and tougher rules after the Dec. 31 expiry...
British Prime Minister Johnson defeated in parliament on treaty-breaking Brexit lawsThe Internal Market Bill is designed to protect trade between Britain's four nations after Brexit. It contains clauses ministers say are ne...
UK, EU resume crunch Brexit talks in LondonBritain and the European Union resumed crucial negotiations in London on Monday for a post-Brexit free trade deal, with time running short ...
European Union ready for ‘Hard’ talks with Brexit BritainWith both sides talking tough ahead of negotiations due to start next week, Ireland warned that even a basic trade deal would be impossible...
Theresa May wants Irish treaty to break Brexit impasse: PaperBritish Prime Minister Theresa May plans to seek a bilateral treaty with the Irish government as a way to remove the contentious backstop a...
Indian origin gay leader Leo Varadkar will be Ireland's new PMVaradkar overcame ministerial colleague Simon Coveney as expected, winning an overwhelming majority of support among the centre-right party...
Indian-origin gay minister frontrunner in Irish PM raceLeo Varadkar, 38, the Dublin-born son of a Mumbai-born father and Irish mother, is expected to become the country's first homosexual prime ...