Ireland Politics News

That the Catholic church covered up sexual abuse by priests for years is hardly news anymore. But the highest-profile investigation into abuse allegations yet in Ireland found another breach of public trust: The Garda Síochána, the police force for the...

The Irish church's legacy of abuse In covering up the appalling abuse of chlidren in its care, the Irish Catholic church broke its own rules, as well as the state's Thursday's report into the appalling cover-up by the church and...

The failure of the archdiocesan authorities to penalize the perpetrators is also a scandal,” it added. “There was little or no concern for the welfare of the abused child or for the welfare of other children who might come into...

The electoral office said on Saturday that 67.1 per cent of voters had said "yes", reversing the win last year by the "no" campaign. "Today the Irish people have spoken with a clear and resounding voice," Brian Cowen, the Irish prime minister,...

Opinion polls had predicted a tight result in the referendum in Ireland on the Lisbon Treaty...The result not only increases the chances of the treaty coming into force, it also increases the credibility of the institutions that it�s set to...

Ireland’s “yes” to an EU reform treaty capped a two-decade, roller-coaster ride to expand the union after the Cold War and widen its powers. The experience has been so troubled that relief in EU capitals was palpable when Irish voters...

The objective of a 32-county socialist republic will be best achieved through exclusively peaceful political struggle," he added, referring to the aim of a united Ireland, including the British province of Northern Ireland. The statement made at a ceremony in...

The €7bn of notes due March 2025 will be priced to yield 165 basis points more than the benchmark mid-swap rate, according to a banker involved in the sale...The Government last week raised the estimate for this year’s budget deficit...

Serbian officials have welcomed the "yes" vote in the Irish referendum on the EU Lisbon Treaty. They believe that the result paves the way for Serbia's EU integration. President Boris Tadi� stated that the news represented "great encouragement for the...