Ireland’s Early IMF Loan Pay-Off Gets Initial EU Approval
European Union finance ministers reached a provisional deal that would allow Ireland to make an early repayment of International Monetary Fund bailout loans. The ministers, meeting in Milan, said an early pay-off of most of the 22.5 billion euros ($29.1 ...
In Your Words: Being a gay teenager in Ireland
LAST SUNDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie posted the personal experiences of seven high-profile gay and lesbian men and women. They told stories of homophobia and hatred. But also tales of acceptance and love. The interviews and writings certainly hit home for ...
All-Ireland finals preview: Cats out to end long drought
It has been 20 years since Kilkenny last captured a senior camogie All-Ireland title while 2009 was the last occasion that Cork collected the honours. Time will tell if last year’s All-Ireland final defeat to Galway will prove instrumental for Graham ...
Hogan’s appointment significant for Ireland – Coveney
Minister Simon Coveney has strongly welcomed the appointment of Phil Hogan as EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development by new Commission president, Jean Claude Juncker. “Agriculture has always been a priority for Ireland and this is an ...
Ian Paisley | Northern Ireland leader, 88
Ian Paisley, 88, a Protestant minister and political agitator in Northern Ireland whose incendiary rhetoric stoked anti-Catholic violence for decades and who made a stunning late-career reversal that thrust him to a power sharing leadership role, died ...
