EU Rejects Johnson’s Demand to Scrap Irish Backstop
The EU on Tuesday rejected British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s demand to scrap the Irish border backstop plan to achieve a Brexit deal, saying he had offered no workable alternative.
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Pelosi: No US-UK Trade Deal if Brexit Includes Hard Border With Ireland
An American trade pact with Britain is doomed if the latter’s withdrawal from the EU undermines the Northern Ireland peace accord, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned Wednesday.
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The Backstop Holding Up The Brexit Deal
How to keep the Irish border free-flowing has proved to be the toughest issue to resolve in negotiating Britain’s exit from the European Union.
Read moreUK’s Johnson Promises Irish PM No Physical Border Checks
Britain will never impose physical checks on its border with Ireland, Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised his Irish counterpart on Tuesday, while repeating that current plans for the frontier after Brexit were unacceptable.
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UK Tory Contenders Vow to Scrap Irish Border Brexit Policy
The two contenders to be Britain’s next prime minister both said Tuesday they would unblock the Brexit impasse by scrapping a contentious Irish border provision that has hamstrung efforts to approve a divorce agreement with the European Union.
Read moreAn Unforeseen Brexit Dilemma: the Irish Border
If he could, cattle farmer Gordon Elliott would take back his vote for Brexit and choose to remain in the European Union, while also keeping the nearby border with Ireland open and free, as it is today.
Read moreEx-Soldier to Be Charged in Bloody Sunday Killings
A former British soldier is set to be prosecuted in connection with the deaths of two civil rights protesters in Northern Ireland 47 years ago, part of an incident known as Bloody Sunday, prosecutors said Thursday.
Read moreIreland Publishes No-Deal Brexit Bill It Hopes It Won’t Need
The Irish government published legislation Friday designed to ease the damage if Britain leaves the European Union next month without a Brexit divorce deal — but said it hoped the law would never be needed.
Read moreIreland Can’t Hinge Family Benefits on Employment Status
Chiding Ireland for withholding three years of family benefits from an unemployed Romanian immigrant, Europe’s highest court ruled Thursday that the law makes no demand on employment status to award such aid.
Read moreIrish Border a Stubborn Snag on Final Brexit Deal
Far from the halls of power in London and Brussels, it’s the 310-mile border that meanders through the pastures and hills of Ireland and Northern Ireland that has become a decisive factor in determining how and when Great Britain will exit the European Union.
Read moreAsylum Seekers Can’t Use Brexit to Get Help From Ireland
Brexit should not alter how countries handle asylum applications that they would otherwise refer to the U.K. authorities, the European Court of Justice ruled Wednesday.
Read moreRyanair Seeks to Deflect Criticism of Racist Incident
Ryanair sought to deflect criticism Friday about its handling of a racially charged dispute on one of its flights by releasing letters showing that it swiftly apologized to the victim and referred the matter to police.
Read moreIreland Approves Excavation of Orphanage Mass Grave
Ireland’s government has approved a forensic excavation of a Catholic-run orphanage where a mass grave containing the remains of hundreds of children was discovered.
Read moreHopes for Brexit Deal Foiled by Irish Border Issue
Days ahead of a summit once seen as the moment Britain and the European Union would have to reach a Brexit deal, both sides are still staring at each other over the question of the Irish border, refusing to blink.
Read moreIrish Regulator Opens Facebook Data Breach Investigation
Ireland’s data regulator has launched an investigation of Facebook over a recent data breach that allowed hackers access 50 million accounts.
Read moreMan Arrested for Chasing After Plane at Dublin Airport
An Irish man who missed his flight at Dublin Airport was arrested Thursday for running after the plane on the tarmac in a bid to flag it down.
Read moreEU Court Denies Brexit Challenge to Arrest Warrant
Britain’s looming exit from the European Union does not delegitimize an arrest warrant executed on that country’s behalf for a man accused of rape, murder and arson, the EU’s top court ruled Wednesday.
Read moreInquest: Cranberries Singer O’Riordan Drowned After Drinking
The Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan accidentally drowned in a bathtub after drinking, a coroner’s inquest concluded Thursday.
Read moreIreland Seeks Church Reparations for Mass Baby Burials
An Irish government Cabinet minister has told Pope Francis that the Catholic Church “should contribute substantially” to funding reparations for survivors of a former church-run orphanage where a mass grave of children’s remains was discovered.
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Pope Expected to Meet With Abuse Victims in Ireland
The Vatican says Pope Francis is expected to meet with victims of sexual abuse during his weekend visit to Ireland and speak out about the problem.
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