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Queen Elizabeth's trip to Ireland

Queen Elizabeth II visit to Ireland hailed a success.For the first time in 100 years, a British monarch made a trip to the Republic of Ireland. Arriving in Dublin on May 17th, she was greeted by the President Mary...

St. Patrick's Day in Cork City

The Cork City St. Patrick's Day parade was attended by 60,000 people.The theme of the 2011 parade was 'happiness.'Click on the photo on the left to see lots of photos of the parade...

Cork Airport plane wreckage

For the first time in its 50 year history, there was a commercial air crash at Cork airport on Thursday, February 10th.Here are photos of the wreckage as it was being cleared from the runway on Saturday. ...

Ireland’s four year economic plan announced

In a press conference held at the Government Buildings in Dublin on Wednesday, Taoiseach Brian Cowen announced the details of a four year recovery plan for the country.Joined by the Finance Minister Brian Lenihan and the Green Party leader...

Ireland bailout fails to ease market concerns (video)

The bailout of the Irish economy by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund has yet to bring stability to Europe.Speaking on Good Morning Ireland, Michael Breen, School of Law, Dublin City University, said the IMF have not...

Ireland’s financial crisis expected to bring down government

After accepting a 90bn euro financial bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund, Ireland’s government is hanging on to power.In a speech on Monday evening, Brian Cowen announced he would remain the leader of...

Ireland’s unemployment numbers improve

The Central Statistics Office reported a 13.7% drop in the number of people claiming unemployment in September.The number of people on the Live Register decreased by 5,400 in September, bringing the total number of unemployed to 442...

Ireland mentioned in Red Cross World Disaster Report

The 2009 flooding in Cork City was discussed in the report. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) released the World Disasters Report 2010 ‘Focus on urban risk’ on September 21st. The report included...

Ireland's banking sector in dire straits

Fears continue to rise for the financial stability of the country as banking sector woes continue.Monday, September 27th heralded the worrying deterioration of the Irish economy as two of the country's largest banks were hit by continued...

Brian Cowen apologises after questionable behavior during interview

Taoiseach Brian Cowen continues to struggle with the repercussions caused by his radio interview on Morning Ireland on Monday. In an effort to quell further negative reports, Cowen apologised to the country on RTÉ’s Six One News...

Queen Elizabeth's trip to Ireland

St. Patrick's Day in Cork City

Cork Airport plane wreckage

Ireland’s four year economic plan announced

Ireland bailout fails to ease market concerns (video)

Ireland’s financial crisis expected to bring down government

Ireland’s unemployment numbers improve

Ireland mentioned in Red Cross World Disaster Report

Ireland's banking sector in dire straits

Brian Cowen apologises after questionable behavior during interview

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