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European court decision shows that a safe climate is a human right, former UN rights chief says
OXFORD, England (AP) — Having a safe climate is becoming more of a human right globally with this week's European court decision that says countries must better protect people from climate change, something warming-hit residents of the Global South long knew, said former Ireland President Mary...
Simon Harris is installed as Ireland's new prime minister. He's the country's youngest leader
LONDON (AP) — Lawmaker Simon Harris was elected Ireland's prime minister by a vote in parliament Tuesday, becoming at 37 the country’s youngest-ever leader. Harris takes over as head of Ireland’s three-party coalition government from Leo Varadkar, who announced his surprise...
Veteran Irish politician Simon Coveney steps down as a new leader prepares to take charge
LONDON (AP) — Enterprise Minister Simon Coveney, one of Ireland’s highest-profile government members, announced Tuesday he is stepping down from the government ahead of the election of a new national leader. Coveney, 51, developed a high international profile when he served as...
Ireland poised to get its youngest ever premier as Simon Harris elected leader of Fine Gael party
LONDON (AP) — Ireland is poised to get its youngest-ever premier next month after Simon Harris secured the leadership of the Fine Gael party on Sunday, replacing Leo Varadkar who announced his surprise resignation last week. The 37-year-old Harris, who has been the coalition...
2 men arrested over an Irish gas station explosion that killed 10 in 2022
LONDON (AP) — Two men were arrested Friday in connection with a gas station explosion in 2022 that killed 10 people and tore apart the heart of a village in northwestern Ireland, police said. The blast shattered Creeslough, County Donegal, a village of 400 near Ireland’s rugged...
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says he's quitting for personal and political reasons
LONDON (AP) — Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, who made history as his country's first gay and first biracial leader, announced Wednesday that he is stepping down for reasons that he said were both personal and political. Varadkar announced Wednesday he is quitting immediately...
From 4-leaf clovers to some unexpected history, all you need to know about St. Patrick's Day
NEW YORK (AP) — If it's March, and it's green, it must be St. Patrick's Day. The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage. And nowhere is that more so than in the United States, where parades take place in cities around the country and all...
Hosting Ireland's prime minister, Biden celebrates his Irish roots (as he likes to do)
WASHINGTON (AP) — With St. Patrick's Day this weekend, President Joe Biden got to dwell Friday on one of his favorite subjects: Ireland. Biden played host to Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar at the White House and then the two attended a luncheon at the U.S. Capitol as the two...
It's not what St. Patrick used, but today's three-leaved shamrock can make a nice houseplant
St. Patrick is believed to have used a three-leaf clover to explain the complexity of the Trinity to nonbelievers in 5th century Ireland. Ever since, the shamrock has been revered by the Irish and held as a symbol of good luck. The word shamrock is derived from the Celtic word...
Chefs see a more confident, local Irish cuisine going well beyond meat and potatoes
It may come as a surprise that one of Ireland’s most renowned chefs opened a Spanish tapas place for his first restaurant in Galway. That was 2008, though, a time when Jp McMahon saw — and felt — a lack of confidence in Irish cuisine. “We had kind of a sense of looking...
