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    • Friday, 23 September, 2022
      Bank of Ireland
      Irish government exits Bank of Ireland 13 years after rescue

      Dublin invested €4.7bn in lender during crisis that crashed the economy

    • Thursday, 22 September, 2022
      Northern Ireland
      Catholics outnumber Protestants in Northern Ireland for first time

      Census shows 45.7% of people in the region identify as Catholic, 43.5% as Protestant

    • Thursday, 22 September, 2022
      News in-depthIreland
      ‘There’s not much hope’: Irish youth look overseas as cost of living bites

      Large numbers considering emigration amid prohibitively expensive housing, survey finds

    • Thursday, 15 September, 2022
      Spain
      Spanish police arrest ‘one of Europe’s biggest money launderers’

      Suspect used a sham vodka brand and underground banking system to process up to €350,000 a day of dirty funds

    • Wednesday, 14 September, 2022
      Eurozone economy
      Eurozone factories suffer biggest output fall since pandemic hit

      Contractions expected to continue for rest of year as soaring fuel bills rein in production

    • Tuesday, 13 September, 2022
      King Charles III
      King Charles vows to ‘seek the welfare’ of all in Northern Ireland

      Monarch invokes ‘shining example’ of Queen on first official visit to region

    • Sunday, 11 September, 2022
      King Charles III
      King Charles seeks to fortify UK with tour of nations

      New monarch’s visits come amid fresh efforts to secure Scottish independence and a united Ireland

    • Sunday, 11 September, 2022
      King Charles III
      King Charles makes first official visit to Northern Ireland at a fraught time

      Union flags fly at half mast but threat of nationalist push remains

    • Wednesday, 7 September, 2022
      Brexit
      Biden warns Truss not to rip up Northern Ireland protocol

      New UK prime minister will not activate emergency Article 16 override provisions, say allies

    • Tuesday, 6 September, 2022
      Citigroup Inc
      Citi close to €100mn deal for site of new European HQ in Dublin

      Bank could pay another €200mn to develop building and has already hired 300 additional staff in Ireland

    • Saturday, 3 September, 2022
      European Union
      EU planning to invite UK to security summit

      Move would be test of British appetite for engagement alongside sign of willingness to discuss Northern Ireland Protocol

    • Friday, 2 September, 2022
      Education
      Wanted: tens of thousands of teachers to staff Europe’s schools

      Class sizes are rising and recruitment standards being cut as low pay and burnout prompt staffing crisis

    • Tuesday, 16 August, 2022
      News in-depthEuropean banks
      Ireland’s banks target ‘once in a generation’ growth opportunity

      Three Irish lenders in prime position as competitors exit market and interest rates rise

    • Tuesday, 16 August, 2022
      News in-depthNorthern Ireland
      Calls for overhaul of Northern Ireland peace deal to end Stormont stand-off

      Experts urge revamp of the Good Friday Agreement ahead of its 25th anniversary next year

    • Tuesday, 9 August, 2022
      OutlookFood security
      Lessons from Irish history on the consequences of ignoring the famine in Somalia

      Bob Geldof’s recent speech highlights the parallels between the ‘Forgotten Ones’ then and now

    • Monday, 8 August, 2022
      Irish economy
      Tech sector tax windfall shores up Ireland’s economy against recession

      Pandemic-enhanced revenues from multinationals give Dublin more scope to mitigate the cost of living crisis

    • Wednesday, 3 August, 2022
      Northern Ireland
      DUP refuses to return to power-sharing until new UK PM in office

      N Ireland political impasse over future of Brexit deal means no budget can be passed to help with cost of living crisis

    • Wednesday, 3 August, 2022
      Ireland
      Battles ahead for AIB after tussle with Gaelic sports fans

      Irish bank’s plans to go cashless caused uproar in rural communities but it cannot ignore commercial realities

    • Tuesday, 2 August, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Wife of Irish president stirs furore with call for Ukraine-Russia talks

      Anger that Sabina Higgins’s letter did not cast Moscow as aggressor in conflict

    • Thursday, 28 July, 2022
      Irish economy
      Hard-fought deal reached on cutting Irish farms’ greenhouse emissions

      Target of 25% is ‘massive, massive ask’, says key agriculture sector, though climate campaigners fear it is not enough

    • Tuesday, 26 July, 2022
      Northern Ireland
      David Trimble: key architect of Good Friday Agreement dies

      Ulster Unionist leader won Nobel Peace Prize and served as Northern Ireland’s inaugural first minister

    • Monday, 25 July, 2022
      Airlines
      Ryanair warns days of cheap fares are coming to an end

      Low-cost carrier swings back to profit but says recovery is ‘fragile’

    • Wednesday, 13 July, 2022
      Brexit
      UK ministers to tear up post-Brexit trade deal

      Tory leadership candidates show no sign of challenging plans to water down Northern Ireland protocol

    • Friday, 8 July, 2022
      Europe Express
      What Boris succession could mean for Northern Ireland Premium content

      Bookies’ top contender is a Remainer with Belfast experience

    • Wednesday, 6 July, 2022
      Ireland
      Ireland’s deputy PM cleared over leak of confidential document

      DPP decision leaves Leo Varadkar free to take over as taoiseach under coalition deal in December

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