The Latest Breaking News from Ireland

Both the details and the repercussions of the new Northern Ireland plan will be aggressively contested, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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France versus Ireland starts it up, with Peacock streaming live

BBC and ITV are once again sharing broadcasting rights for the annual rugby tournament in the UK

France and Ireland collide in a huge game one before Italy host England and Wales tackle Scotland

‘UK internal market’ to be created to ease unionist fears over de facto border in the Irish Sea

Favourites collide in a mammoth opening game in Marseille on Friday night

Even without their respective talismans, last season’s top two remain superior to everyone else, with England in transition

Party prepares to claim Northern Ireland first minister post for first time with power sharing set to resume

The Democratic Unionist Party in Northern Ireland agrees to end a boycott, paving the way for the restoration of a power-sharing government with Sinn Fein.

As a rule of thumb, if you hear anyone say that deep-state, unelected bureaucrats run the country, feel free to ignore them and continue about your day. But there is one exception: Northern Ireland. For the last two years, civil servants have effectively been running it in the absence of…