Leaders of Sinn Fein will not travel to the White House to participate in St. Patrick's Day festivities in Washington, D.C. next month, the left-wing political party in Ireland and Northern Ireland said Friday.

Dan Sheehan will captain unbeaten Ireland in Saturday’s Six Nations game against Wales in Cardiff after both Caelan Doris and Ronan Kelleher were ruled out through injury, the Irish Rugby Union said on Thursday.

When my son was born my grandmother was 90-years-old. I wanted them to meet, so we flew from the US to Ireland to make it happen.

Ireland's pharmaceutical industry shipped billions' worth of goods to the U.S., but face threats from Trump 2.0.

The Archbishop of New York and 259 passengers were on a flight to Dublin when it diverted to rural Canada a passenger suffered a medical emergency.

France will face unbeaten Six Nations leader Ireland in a buoyant mood after thrashing Italy by a record-high 73-24 in Rome.

Galway make the most of a first-half wind advantage to defeat Donegal by 0-21 to 0-14 and maintain their unbeaten start in Division One.

The yellow alert for strong winds, which may lead to some disruption, covers all of Northern Ireland and comes into effect at 03:00 GMT on Sunday until 15:00. The Met Office issued the warning on Thursday.

Wales begin life after Warren Gatland when they tackle Guinness Six Nations title favourites Ireland in Cardiff on Saturday. Gatland departed following Wales’ 14th successive Test defeat – a 22-15 loss to Italy – with Cardiff boss Matt Sherratt now in charge on an interim basis for three remaining Six Nations fixtures.

Fashion retailer New Look is set to exit the Republic of Ireland market, putting about 347 workers at risk of redundancy. The retailer's Irish arm, New Look Retailers (Ireland) Ltd, entered into liquidation on Thursday.

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