The Latest Breaking News from Ireland

VAT differential on island of Ireland ‘putting NI businesses under pressure’

A hotel owner said the hospitality sector in Northern Ireland is in ‘survival mode’.

Evening Standard · Sep 2

There ‘will be a border poll’ on united Ireland in future, Irish minister says

Ireland’s foreign affairs minister said there “will be a border poll” on a united Ireland at some stage in the future

The National (Scotland) · Sep 2

Irish minister says there ‘will be a border poll’ on united Ireland in future

Helen McEntee made her remarks after Prime Minister Andy Burnham was criticised for stating that a referendum on a united Ireland was ‘off the table’.

Evening Standard · Sep 2

England beat Ireland by six wickets in first women’s cricket ODI – as it happened

Maia Bouchier hit 104 from 95 balls as England chased down Ireland’s total with time to spare in Leicester

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1

Ukraine air defences top agenda as EU ministers meet in Ireland

European Union defence and foreign ministers gathering in Ireland this week are set to focus on strengthening Ukraine’s air defences, as concern grows over both Russia’s intensifying bombardment and what European officials see as a widening campaign of destabilisation across the continent.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 1

Drones, Patriots and cash for Ukraine in the spotlight as EU ministers gather in Ireland

Good morning. It’s Mared Gwyn delivering your Tuesday newsletter from Brussels. We start today by crossing over to quaint County Wicklow on Ireland’s east coast – an unusual backdrop for talks on the security and defence threats spilling beyond Europe’s eastern flank.

Euronews · Sep 1

‘I had no love for myself … now I have peace’: former Ireland rugby player Ryan Caldwell’s journey back from the edge

The retired second-row tells Donald McRae about his recovery from addiction, depression and incarceration to find a new life as a meditation teacher

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1

Olaf, Boelo and Shaun: Met Office confirms storm names for 2026/27 after 40,000 public submissions

The UK’s Met Office, Ireland’s Met Éireann, and KNMI in the Netherlands have been naming storms since 2015

The Independent UK · Sep 1

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and Falguni Nayar: 3 Lessons Indian Women Entrepreneurs Teach Us About Starting Late

Lesson 1: Bet on the gap nobody respectable is fillingChanakya wrote in the Arthashastra that the wise person profits where others see only risk. Falguni Nayar spotted exactly that kind of gap in 2012. Organised beauty retail in India barely existed. Department store cosmetics counters were chaotic, mall kiosks stocked…

Times Life · Sep 1

This year’s storm list unveiled as public opts for tribute to Shaun the Sheep

The Met Office has announced the list of storm names for the 2026/27 season.

Evening Standard · Aug 31