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Voting in Ireland's general election begins; PM Varadkar aims for new term

Some 3.3 million people are eligible to vote to elect 159 members of the Dail, the lower chamber of parliament in Dublin

Ireland election: Brexit, homelessness, healthcare emerge as main issues

A late surge in support for the republican Sinn Fein party, once the voice of the IRA paramilitary group, also threatens to shake up the political landscape

Google under investigation over processing of location data in Ireland

Google has also been under DPC investigation since May over data protection in the field of online advertising

Ireland's Indian-origin PM Leo Varadkar to celebrate New Year in Goa

On Sunday, Varadkar along with his family members visited his ancestral village Varad in the coastal Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra.

New staffing rules make Brexit-related Irish-hubs a magnet for jobs

Central Bank of Ireland received 100 licence applications from firms in Britain wanting to set up management companies or Mancos in Dublin to avoid UK's departure from EU affecting cross-border biz

Irish economy to remain attractive even if Brexit deal doesn't happen: S&P

"The government has amassed substantial fiscal buffers to offset the risk of an external shock, such as a sudden falloff in corporate tax receipts or a no-deal Brexit," S&P said in a statement

The magic bonding between Ireland and India

Is it about the anti-British sentiment? Or about the politicians, historians and travellers?

British PM Johnson to meet Ireland's Varadkar over Brexit: Report

Johnson has told the European Union there is no point in new talks on a withdrawal agreement unless negotiators are willing to drop the Northern Irish backstop agreed by his predecessor Theresa May

Carnage at Lord's: Ireland dismiss England for 85, 20 wickets fall on Day 1

Murtagh stars as Ireland end dream first day with 122-run lead over England

Ireland takes on the Catholic Church again, now over schools

The Roman Catholic Church controls 90% of Ireland's public elementary schools

Victory in Ireland

Those who campaign against abortions say that they speak for the unborn child

Ireland abortion laws cause 'inhuman' treatment: UN experts

Termination is allowed only when there is risk to the life of the mother, rather than just her health

First-ever grand coalition for Ireland?

Ireland's two biggest parties may be forced to bury generations of conflict borne out of the nation's civil war to form a grand coalition after Prime Minister Enda Kenny's government suffered massive losses in Friday's election. Kenny's Fine Gael secured 25 per cent in the election, according to a poll for broadcaster RTE, released on Saturday. Traditional rivals Fianna Fail secured 21 per cent. Under Ireland's electoral system, about 44 per cent is needed for an overall majority.Like governments in Greece, Portugal and Spain, Kenny's alliance with the Labour Party emerged from Europe's debt crisis to feel the force of popular wrath over spending cuts and tax increases. Kenny's only option to provide political stability in the fastest-growing economy in the euro region is a pact with Fianna Fail.