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Spain, Ireland and Norway say they will recognize a Palestinian state. Why does that matter?

YoopyaMay 22, 2024May 22, 20240

Spain, Ireland and Norway said Wednesday that they would recognize a Palestinian state on May 28, a step toward a long-held Palestinian aspiration that came

Gay marriage vote marks a quiet revolution in Ireland

YoopyaMay 19, 2015June 18, 20230

By Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland, the last country in Western Europe to decriminalise homosexuality, now looks set only two decades later to become

US urges Northern Ireland to ‘consolidate peace gains’

YoopyaMar 29, 20130

Northern Ireland must “consolidate the gains” of peace, says the US secretary of state, ahead of the 15th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. John

Horse meat found in beefburgers on sale in UK and Ireland

YoopyaJan 16, 2013February 6, 20240

Horse DNA has been found in some beefburgers being sold in UK and Irish supermarkets, the Republic of Ireland’s food safety authority (FSAI) has said.

Irish PM eyes debt deal, full market return in 2013

YoopyaDec 21, 20120

(Reuters) – Ireland expects to return fully to bond markets late next year but needs a deal on easing its bank debt to make sure it can

Prominent Irish nationalist arrested over North Ireland shooting

YoopyaNov 2, 20120

(Reuters) – An Irish nationalist acquitted earlier this year of the murder of two British soldiers in Northern Ireland was arrested on Friday in connection with the

Tables turn on Spain with pressure to seek bailout

YoopyaSep 24, 20120

(Reuters) – Spain once pushed hard for Ireland and Portugal to ask for bailouts from their partners in the euro because it was keen to