News in Ireland


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Date 05 November 2025

Weather in Ireland: Persistent Rain and Signs of a Harsher Winter

The Irish weather loves to surprise, and the forecasts of recent days are no exception. According to Met Éireann, the country is currently experiencing a particularly stubborn spell of rain, with frequent showers and low, grey clouds that seem determined … [...]




The Burren increasingly fragile…

9 May 2011
Ireland's Burren region is currently threatened by agricultural overexploitation. As a result of the intensification of agriculture, the region has seen a significant deterioration in its environment, with a marked decline in the quality of its water and its flora and fauna. This is due to an agricultural policy that is less and less respectful of the environment, as well as to the stranglehold on Irish farmers, who are finding it increasingly difficult to make a living from their...[...]




Easter Rising celebrates 95 years in Ireland

24 April 2011
It's now 95 years since the Easter Rising of August 24, 1916. A terrible revolt that took place in Dublin and other major Irish cities, pitting nationalist Irish against loyalist English in the name of one cause: Irish Independence and the withdrawal of the British presence from the island.
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After the pint, the two-thirds pint?

6 January 2011
A new beer format may soon be invading pubs in Ireland and Great Britain! Following in the footsteps of the famous pint, known for its XXL 1/2-liter format (0.568L to be exact), the British government is due to present a bill to Parliament within the next few months, with the aim of proposing a new beer format: the two-thirds pint. In short: an alternative format between the pint, sometimes considered too large, and the half-pint, sometimes considered too small.
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Guinness factory destroyed by fire

28 December 2009
December 21, 2009 was a sad day for Dublin: a fire broke out in the famous Guinness Brewery, causing the evacuation of over 700 people and injuring 2 firefighters...
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