The negotiations of the UK-EU divorce are still going on, but who gets custody of Northern Ireland? Although there have been no concrete developments in the UK-EU negotiations, there are rumours circulating that a draft with the Irish border solution…
The December European Council meeting is rapidly approaching. The British government, however, still hasn’t come up with a Brexit plan that would satisfy Northern Ireland and the Republic. The question of “hard” or “soft” border remains unresolved. Last week, during…
We mixed you up a short glossary of terms relevant to the UK-Ireland-Brexit problem. Enjoy! The Irish terms: The Troubles – a violent thirty-year conflict regarding the status of Northern Ireland. The conflict officially started with a civil rights march…
A €2m radio telescope, I-LOFAR, at Birr Castle in Co Offaly will be officially switched on today by Minister of State for Research John Halligan. The I-LOFAR is part of a €150 million euro network across Europe and will be used…
Demand for Irish passports in the UK has jumped by 50% since the Brexit vote, Ireland’s minister for foreign affairs and trade has revealed. More than 100,000 Irish passports were issued in the UK in the first six months of 2017,…
Last Saturday, the 24th of June, Dublin, usually grey and rainy, changed its colour palette to a brighter rainbowlike one. Free sweets, bubbles flying, rainbow-flags and people in different funny costumes turned Dublin into a more peaceful and lively place,…
An Irish Car Bomb is a popular drink in the US that is often served on St. Patrick’s Day, however, know that you should never ask for an Irish Car Bomb in Ireland. This drink is strongly associated with a…
Stand-up comedy has been becoming more and more popular. Mostly dominated by talented men, for a few years we are able to see professional women-comedians such as the incredible Amy Schumer- who didn’t laugh while watching her movie “Trainwreck”? If…
A record amount of Irish passports – over 700,000 – have been issued so far this year. The passport office tweeted the milestone: “Wow, we have just broken a new record, over 700,000 Passports have been issued so far this…
