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News Articles: Ireland

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Political Rewind: Celebrating Ireland's cultural contributions on St. Patrick's Day

Friday on Political Rewind: This Saint Patrick's Day, we celebrate Ireland's cultural contributions to the world, despite centuries of hardship.

March 17, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka holds his book <em>The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida</em> at the Shaw Theatre in London on Oct. 14. On Monday, his novel won the 2022 Booker Prize.

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  • Books

Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker Prize

The prestigious award was given to The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, which the judges hailed as "a searing, mordantly funny satire set amid the murderous mayhem of a Sri Lanka beset by civil war."

October 17, 2022
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Emergency services work at the scene of an explosion that killed 10 people at a service station in the village of Creeslough in County Donegal, Ireland, on Saturday.

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  • Europe

10 people died in a gas station blast in Ireland. Police say it was likely accidental

Police in Creeslough are investigating the cause of the blast that leveled the gas station building, which held the main shop and post office for the village.

October 08, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A person fills out an Irish census form on Sunday. A new time capsule feature allows people to add personal messages that stay under wraps for 100 years.

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  • World

This nation's census let people add a time capsule message to be revealed in 2122

As usual, Ireland's census asks for people's names, ages and relationships. But a new feature allows people to add personal messages that stay under wraps for 100 years.

April 05, 2022
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By:
  • Rina Torchinsky
The Kindred Spirits sculpture in Midleton, County Cork, Ireland, pays tribute to a gift from the Choctaw nation to help during the 19th century potato famine. Ireland paid it back with donations to the Navajo and Hopi nations to help them during the pandemic.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: What Native Americans Can Teach Rich Nations About Generosity In A Pandemic

It's inspiring when a spirit of generosity goes global. But to fight this pandemic, well-off nations must do their part. That's why we think Biden's stand on vaccine patents is a vital step.

May 10, 2021
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  • Sriram Shamasunder and
  • Priti Krishtel
A pharmacist prepares to administer the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at a community vaccination center in London on Friday.

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  • World

France And Germany Pause Use Of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 Vaccine

The two countries joined a number of other European nations that have temporarily suspended the shot after several people reportedly developed blood clots after receiving it.

March 15, 2021
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By:
  • Jon Hamilton,
  • Jaclyn Diaz,
  • and 1 more
On the day of the official change to decimalized currency on Feb. 15, 1971, Lord Fiske, chairman of the Decimal Currency Board, makes a purchase at a Woolworths store in London.

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  • History

U.K. And Ireland Celebrate 50 Years Since 'Decimal Day'

Until Feb. 15, 1971, Britain had 240 pennies to a pound. There were also two farthings in a ha'penny, three pennies in a bit, two shillings in a florin, and five shillings in a crown.

February 15, 2021
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
The European Union quickly reversed a decision invoking an emergency provision of the Brexit deal that could have restricted exports of COVID-19 vaccines across the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland.

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  • World

EU Reverses Move To Restrict Export Of COVID-19 Vaccines To Northern Ireland

The European Union backtracked after a move to restrict the movement of vaccines between Ireland and Northern Ireland drew condemnation.

January 31, 2021
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  • Jason Slotkin
Shoppers buy face masks on O'Connell Street in Dublin, Ireland, on Tuesday. Ireland's government is putting the country at its highest level of coronavirus restrictions for six weeks in a bid to combat a rise in infections.

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  • Global Health

Ireland To Impose 6-Week National Lockdown, Estimates 150,000 Job Losses

Under the lockdown, nonessential retail businesses will be closed, and restaurants and bars will be takeout only. Residents are to stay within about a 3-mile radius of their homes.

October 20, 2020
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By:
  • Reese Oxner
Wait until you see their victory dance (check out the tweet at the end of this post). Evelyn Nomayo (left) was the mentor for the team that created the award-winning Memory Haven app: (left to right) Rachael Akano, Margarent Akano and Joy Njekwe.

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  • Global Health

Good News Story: Nigerian Irish Teen Girls Win Prize For Dementia App

They faced bias against women in science. They faced racism because their families come from Africa. And they triumphed in a competition to develop a problem-solving app!

October 08, 2020
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By:
  • Nadia Whitehead
Ireland's Supreme Court ruled that Subway bread shouldn't be classified as bread for tax purposes due to its sugar-to-flour ratio.

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  • Food

For Subway, A Ruling Not So Sweet. Irish Court Says Its Bread Isn't Bread

Yes, Ireland has a legal definition for bread. And the nation's Supreme Court said Subway's bread has too much sugar to satisfy it.

October 02, 2020
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By:
  • Reese Oxner
A street in Dingle, Ireland.

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  • Europe

Ireland Finds U.S. Tourists During Pandemic May Be Trouble. But So Is Their Absence

There's a perception that Americans are resistant to wearing masks and are refusing to self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival. Still, one hotel workers says, "We are missing the Americans greatly."

August 07, 2020
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By:
  • Teri Schultz
In this March 17, 2014 file photo, Andrea Sicignano of Long Island, N.Y., right, high-fives a participant marching in Savannah's 190-year-old St. Patrick's Day parade in Savannah, Georgia.

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  • History

Irish Consul General Discusses Georgia-Ireland Bond Ahead Of Film Screening

GPB is hosting on Wednesday a film screening of Black 47 , an action-adventure drama that takes place during the Irish potato famine of the late 1840s....

July 21, 2020
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By:
  • Sarah Rose ,
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • and 2 more
Bars, like this boarded-up pub in Dublin, closed in March. They can open their doors again in Phase Four of Ireland's reopening plan, which is newly delayed until  August.

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  • Europe

Ireland Delays Further Reopening, Keeping Bars Closed As Case Numbers Grow

Prime Minister Micheál Martin said on Wednesday that current restrictions will remain in place until Aug. 10. The country had been set to begin the final phase of its reopening plan on July 20.

July 15, 2020
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  • Rachel Treisman
The Aer Lingus College Football Classic will see Georgia Tech play Boston College in Dublin, Ireland.

Football In Ireland: Georgia Sees Green

College football fans will swarm stadiums across the country this weekend, as the 2016 season begins. But Georgia Tech will open their season 3,900...

September 01, 2016
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler

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