Tag: Ireland government

LONDON (news agencies) — Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, who made history as his country’s first gay and first biracial leader, announced Wednesday that he will step down within weeks ...

WASHINGTON (news agencies) — With St. Patrick’s Day this weekend, President Joe Biden got to dwell Friday on one of his favorite subjects: Ireland.Biden played host to Irish Prime Minister ...

DUBLIN (news agencies) — Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar conceded defeat Saturday as two constitutional amendments he supported that would have broadened the definition of family and removed language about ...

LONDON (news agencies) — Irish President Michael Higgins was expected to spend the weekend in the hospital as a precaution after he felt ill, his office said Friday.Higgins, 82, was ...

LONDON (news agencies) — Sinn Fein Vice President Michelle O’Neill is poised to make history Saturday by becoming the first Irish nationalist leader of Northern Ireland as the government returned ...

BRUSSELS (news agencies) — Farmers burned bales of hay, threw eggs and firecrackers at police — and wrested some promises of relief from European leaders on Thursday, the culmination of ...