Opinions are hardening against Ireland in Britain and the US. How worried should we be?
Criticism of Ireland has spread across the Atlantic with two sharply critical commentaries in the influential Wall Street Journal
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Scam calls from +44 numbers in Ireland: Who is it and what should I do?
Ireland is experiencing a significant rise in scam calls that appear to be coming from the UK, according to ComReg
Northern Ireland economy ‘underperforming’ Republic but exceeding UK growth rate
Improving cross-border data collection a ‘strategic priority’ for future ‘shared island’ analysis
We need Britain to get real about Brexit
Budgets in both Britain and Ireland have postponed difficult decisions in a manner that will reduce their room for manoeuvre when the next election looms
Nigel Farage hits out at broadcasters as racism allegations continue to mount
Reform UK leader lashes out at BBC and ITV as more former classmates come forward with accounts of racist behaviour from his school years
Putin bears ‘moral responsibility’ for Novichok death of UK woman, inquiry finds
Dawn Sturgess died after exposure to lethal chemical left in discarded perfume bottle
Brexit’s back: Starmer flirts with EU as economic growth flatlines
UK prime minister says the notion that leaving the European Union would solve Britain’s woes has been ‘proven wrong’
Can I appeal if UK tax officials want me to pay more than I think I should to buy back British pension rights
Many Irish people who worked in the UK and thereafter are being told, incorrectly, that they must pay more than expected to buy back national insurance
Influential English playwright Tom Stoppard dies aged 88
Writer rose to prominence after Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead won attention at Edinburgh fringe
No matter what AI tells today’s nostalgic teens, life in the 1990s wasn’t all better
Huge improvements in the decades since are a reminder that even really knotty problems can get better
Sally Rooney says she will be unable to publish books in UK while Palestine Action banned
Irish author Rooney says her books could disappear from UK stores altogether
‘A zombie apocalypse zone’: The most famous street in Glasgow now a symbol of decline
The most iconic street of Scotland’s biggest city is now a seen as a symbol of decline, but some people still love it
What will €420,000 buy in Spain, France, the UK, Portugal and Galway?
From a country villa with a pool in Murcia to a detached home on an acre in Keekill
Russian spy ship on course for Irish waters, with UK threatening ‘military options’
Vessel has automated tracker turned off but is being followed by RAF aircraft patrolling Scottish coast
Irish secret Troubles files can be shared with Northern legacy body, Minister says
New Garda unit agreed as part of Anglo-Irish deal to be created before end of year but will not investigate Troubles killings
Irish investor on acquisition trail following €317m bid for UK shopping centre
KLX Real Estate Partners seeking opportunities in Ireland following bid for Merry Hill shopping centre near Birmingham
Hugh Linehan: Is the BBC controversy a right-wing plot?
Will Donald Trump sue? And is public service broadcasting doomed?
Can I claim tax relief in the State on cost of buying back UK national insurance cover?
Tens of thousands of people resident in the Republic boosted their pension entitlement after working in UK at very modest cost
Omagh bombing inquiry: Agreement reached over sensitive material, hearing told
Public inquiry examining whether the explosion could have been prevented by the UK authorities
‘Oh my days, bruv’: When your Irish kids start talking like their English friends
As my Dublin-born daughters swap ‘press’ for ‘cupboard’, I’m learning that accents tell a story of belonging
BBC crisis: Outgoing director general calls on staff to fight for its journalism
Tim Davie cites ‘weaponisation’ as board considers approach to Trump threat of lawsuit
The Irish Times view on public service media: a principle worth defending
To dismantle the BBC would constitute an act of extraordinary self-harm
The hottest trends in London food and drink: mini cocktails, Italian confections and curry from Londis
Plus, the ultimate in nose-to-tail dining and a Greek restaurant that wants the adults to draw pictures
Andrew Windsor should be thanking his lucky stars instead of feeling sorry for himself
The British monarchy has never been averse to extreme methods, both judicial and extra-judicial, to dispose of troublesome senior relatives
UK police arrest man wrongly released from Wandsworth prison
Erroneous releases have led to political pressure on UK justice secretary David Lammy
Irish doctor died in Manchester hospital after being given wrong medication
Professor Ray McMahon, originally from Galway, worked for the same trust that ran the hospital where he died in February
Woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann found guilty of harassing parents
Julia Wandelt repeatedly turned up at Kate and Gerry McCann’s family home
‘That’s the Irish upbringing’: Man who stopped UK train attacker says he’d do it for anyone
Stephen Crean, son of a Dublin mother and Roscommon father, cherishes childhood memories of Ireland
Huntingdon train stabbing attack: man remanded in custody
Anthony Williams (32) was not known to counter-terrorism police or security services
UK, Germany and Jordan call for immediate ceasefire in Sudan war
Paramilitary force RSF seizes last major city in Sudan’s Darfur region, reportedly killing more than 450 people in a hospital
Celebrity Traitors: so much celebrity and so little sleuthing talent says it all about fame
Television: If ever you wanted a reminder that even mildly famous people are nothing like the rest of us, Celebrity Traitors has proved it
‘Get shtuck into him!’: Gaelic identities meet at shinty-hurling clash of the ash
Roots celebrated - and a few slaps thrown - as Ireland and Scotland face off in Inverness
UK watchdog raises competition concern over part of Greencore’s €1.38bn Bakkavor takeover
The concerned area amounts to less than 1 per cent of the combined revenue of the two firms
JP McManus, Dermot Desmond and John Magnier to share most of £4bn nursing homes deal
Tycoons set to get lion’s share from sale of UK’s Barchester Healthcare business
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