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Analysis

Ireland is a big winner from corporate profit shifting - but are we the bad guys?

Paul O'Donoghue

15 Sep 2024

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AGM debrief

FAI show unity in impressive pitch for money but can't shake questions around Hallgrimsson appointment

15 Sep 2024

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Northern Ireland

'Optimistic, but not complacent': Tánaiste calls for reform to avoid another NI political stalemate

7 Sep 2024

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Michel Barnier

Thousands of left-wing protestors take to streets of France against appointment of new PM

7 Sep 2024

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evening fix

Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

5 Sep 2024

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Liam Scales

'It's not happened before that a player will have Rangers one week and England the next'

5 Sep 2024

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Northern Ireland

Colum Eastwood has announced he is to step down in October as SDLP leader

Updated 29 Aug 2024

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keep calm

No harm in patience for Jake O'Brien at Everton after a whirlwind 12 months

A year ago he was the little known defender signed by Lyon for €1 million. Now the 23-year-old is supposed to be a Premier League club’s saviour.

David Sneyd

26 Aug 2024

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mason melia

A gift from Erling Haaland and love of smoothies: The rise of League of Ireland's 16-year-old star

Mason Melia has led the line for St Patrick’s Athletic in Europe and already turned down one big transfer to City Football Group.

David Sneyd

24 Aug 2024

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Northern Ireland

Ambassador says there has been a 'reset' in relations between UK and Ireland

23 Aug 2024

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The Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Friday

23 Aug 2024

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Fine Gael

Coveney wrapped: Brexit wars, the Cowen tweet and a broken promise on homeless families

10 Jul 2024

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Slainte

After pints in Chequers, what next for the British-Irish bromance?

Ireland and the UK are friends again, and they’ve got the hangover to prove it.

Rónán Duffy

21 Jul 2024

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Relationship reset

Harris and Starmer toast relationship ‘reset’ over pints with UK PM Ireland visit set for Sept

Updated 17 Jul 2024

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beefed up

Three Irish MEPs set to take up seats on European Parliament agriculture committee

Muiris O'Cearbhaill

reports from Strasbourg

18 Jul 2024

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bonjour

Plenty of nods to Churchill as Keir Starmer woos European leaders at grandiose Blenheim Palace

The meeting of the European Political Community is taking place at the birthplace of Winston Churchill.

The EPC was the brainchild of France’s Emmanuel Macron and 47 leaders are in attendance.

Starmer has vowed to be a “friend and a partner” to European allies.

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban is also in attendance after visiting Vladimir Putin in Moscow earlier this month.

Rónán Duffy

Updated 18 Jul 2024

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UK-Ireland relations

Taoiseach to travel to Chequers to meet Keir Starmer for first time after UK election

17 Jul 2024

4.0k

Don't mind them Joe

Tánaiste: 'Biden is an outstanding friend of Ireland. We all make errors from time-to-time'

12 Jul 2024

15.4k

blood and bandages

From the soil to the tip of Shandon steeple, Cork yearns for Liam MacCarthy

Longing and fervour palpable on Leeside as Rebels seek to end a 19-year wait for something once a regular part of life.

17 Jul 2024

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over and out

Simon Coveney won't run in general election and says he's 'stepping out of politics'

10 Jul 2024

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European Commission

Tánaiste 'understands' FF MEPs' opposition to Von der Leyen, but has 'own view' on president

16 Jul 2024

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Morgan McSweeney

‘Strong Irish influence’: The Cork man behind Keir Starmer’s landslide Labour victory

5 Jul 2024

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Watch

SDLP's Colum Eastwood affirms his allegiance to King 'under protest' as MPs sworn in

9 Jul 2024

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Neighbours

What will a Keir Starmer premiership mean for Ireland?

Starmer has made campaign promises in some policy areas that would affect Anglo-Irish relations.

6 Jul 2024

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on the ground

Euro 2024 diary: I sweep into Berlin like Napoleon, but have met my Waterloo on the Deutsche Bahn

13 Jul 2024

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UK-Ireland relations

'Step-by-step': Taoiseach says Govt won't immediately drop case against UK over Troubles Legacy Act

7 Jul 2024

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Across the water

Voting has started in today's UK general election - here's what to watch out for

An electoral drubbing could be on the cards for the Tories.

Lauren Boland

4 Jul 2024

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Chin Wag

Harris and Starmer agree 'closer relationship' between Dublin and London 'needed' in first call

The newly-appointed Prime Minister invited the Taoiseach to visit him on 17 July.

5 Jul 2024

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uk election

Labour's Irish chair on running for parliament, the Troubles and... Saturdays with Philomena Begley

Liam Conlon, son of Sue Gray, tells The Journal that a Labour government would attempt to undo the damage done by the Tories.

Órla Ryan

Reports from London

3 Jul 2024

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take a hike

Taxi fare hike proposed by regulator for later this year

4 Jul 2024

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The Papers

‘Farewell to those wazzocks’: UK papers make final pitch to voters as public head to the polls

4 Jul 2024

14.8k

Split right wing vote

After seven failed attempts, Nigel Farage is elected as an MP as Reform gain foothold

Updated 5 Jul 2024

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Irish-UK relations

Harris to speak to Starmer 'in coming hours', says he wants relationship to go from 'strength to strength'

5 Jul 2024

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live by the sword

Bloodbath: Liz Truss, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Penny Mordaunt among top Tories booted out by UK voters

Updated 5 Jul 2024

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The Morning Lead

Alliance confident of taking Westminster seat Jeffrey Donaldson has held for almost three decades

1 Jul 2024

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Analysis

How the UK general election could mean big changes for Northern Irish politics

Sinn Féin will be hoping to maintain its seven seats, while the DUP faces a real battle in some constituencies.

Alliance is in contention in three constituencies but could come away empty handed.

The TUV could split the Unionist vote in some areas.

Diarmuid Pepper

Updated 4 Jul 2024

21.3k

Priorities

Energy, Housing, International Relations: What do our new MEPs hope to achieve in Europe?

24 Jun 2024

3.8k

west is best

'It was a culture shock, straight into drinking so much Guinness!'

28 Jun 2024

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PodcastThe Explainer

The Explainer: What will the next five years hold for the European Parliament?

GAA

Sinn Féin's Michelle O’Neill tells unity rally that Casement Park will be 'built on my watch'

15 Jun 2024

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