Ireland
Ireland holds Chairmanship of OSCE, Transnistria among priorities
January 14, 2012By Valeriu Gonta/ Chisinau/ Moldova.ORG/ -- Ireland undertook the Chairmanship of OSCE Permanent Council. Eamon Gilmore was named the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office. The official is the Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs...
Croke Park: Queen in emotionally charged visit
May 18, 2011The Queen has visited sports stadium Croke Park in Dublin, where 14 people were killed by British forces during a Gaelic football match 91 years ago. Gaelic Athletic Association president Christy Cooney said her presence "does honour to our Association...
Ireland's next leader Enda Kenny vows bailout review
February 27, 2011Ireland's incoming leader has promised to work to renegotiate the country's crippling 85bn euro bail-out next week. Enda Kenny of Fine Gael said he would fight for a cheaper loan deal from the International Monetary Fund and Europe. His party...
Ukraine to chair the OSCE in 2013
November 24, 2010Ukraine will hold the OSCE Chairmanship in 2013, foreign ministers from the 56 OSCE participating States decided today. The decision was taken by the required consensus in a silence procedure. Kazakhstan chairs the OSCE in 2010, and Lithuania will...
What you need to know about Ireland, and what to do about it
November 19, 2010by Bruce Stokes WASHINGTON -- The rapidly unraveling Irish debt crisis is stark evidence that the consequences of the 2008 financial meltdown will take years to play out. It is a reminder that the United States has a major stake in Europe’s handling...
Fears that Greek bailout is too little, too late
May 07, 2010By Charles Recknagel Today was supposed to be a good news day for the Greek financial crisis. That is because eurozone leaders are meeting in Brussels today to finalize a rescue package that just a week ago looked like it could bail out Greece successfully...
Why the Irish 'yes' is good news for the United States
October 08, 2009By John K. Glenn It is admittedly difficult to explain to Americans why they should be excited about Ireland’s approval of the European Union’s Lisbon Treaty on Friday. When told that the EU will run more smoothly under the new treaty...
The Irish 'Yes' Brings Hope to Europe and to the Balkans
October 08, 2009By Ivan Vejvoda The European Union has accomplished a crucial step toward its further institutional consolidation by making the final steps to ratify the Lisbon Treaty. On October 2, 3 million Irish voters helped decide the future of Europe’s institutional...
British minister warns against collapse of Northern Ireland talks
January 05, 2007London (dpa) - The British government Friday warned politicians in Northern Ireland that they would be making a "big mistake" if current efforts to revive a power-sharing government in the province were allowed to fail. If those seeking...