Micheál Martin became Ireland’s taoiseach (prime minister) for the second time in his political career on Thursday, a day later than planned.

Across the Irish border Met Eireann has issued a rare nationwide red warning for wind across the Republic of Ireland, ...

Increased investment in Northern Ireland is contained among policy pledges agreed by the groups hoping to form the Republic ...

There is a lot of major change happening in Washington today but in one very minor change, Reuters has reported that the ...

Britain is set to be battered by winds of up to 90mph from Storm Eowyn as the Met Office warned of a danger to life in parts ...

Met Éireann forecasts extremely destructive gusts in excess of 130km/h with many schools and workplaces set to close ...

“We have been working closely with the Met Ofiice and other agencies to keep updated on the progress of the storm,” Caron Malone, head of transmission strategy at NIE Networks, told BBC Radio Ulster’s ...

This is the first red warning issued for Northern Ireland since a new impact-based alert system was introduced by the Met Office in 2011. It is also the first time a red warning has been issued across ...

Throw in a snap Westminster and Irish election in for good measure, there have been plenty of stand out political moments ... plus to Wexford in the Republic of Ireland in time for a GAA match ...

The UK has been accused of double standards by taking strong measures to protect farming in Britain from a Foot and Mouth outbreak in Germany - but leaving Northern Ireland apparently fully exposed.

Professor Joe Lee explains how his book 'Ireland 1912-1985 Politics ... has been a good performance in some areas, such as achieving and sustaining political stability and leadership but problems ...

Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have restricted animal imports from an area of Germany following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. A government ban on pig, sheep and cattle ...