News in Ireland


Conor McGregor - Celebs Journey - cc
Date 15 September 2025

Conor McGregor Withdraws from Ireland’s Presidential Race

When Conor McGregor, the global MMA superstar, announced earlier in 2025 that he intended to run for the presidency of Ireland, many thought it was a publicity stunt or a joke. But the announcement was serious: the multi-title UFC champion … [...]




Ireland: a nervous driver crashes into the port of Dunquin!

1 August 2019
A young driver on his way to Dunquin in County Kerry, Ireland, reportedly missed a one-way sign, took a footpath only allowed to pedestrians, and got stuck on the narrow slope of Dunquin harbour. [...]




An Irish beach makes it to 11th place among the world’s most beautiful beaches!

1 August 2019
Keem Beach, an Irish beach on Achill Island, has just been named the 11th most beautiful beach in the world. A pretty good score, considering that most tourists are primarily looking for beaches with palm trees, coconuts and turquoise waters with turtles... [...]




Ireland: a couple gives up everything to open a B&B on a deserted Irish island

26 July 2019
It's something we've all dreamed of: but only this couple has done it. Lesley Kehoe and her partner Gordon Bond left everything behind in February (work, family, home...) to go and live in isolation on Great Blasket Island, a wild Irish island off the Dingle Peninsula. [...]




Jim Corr of the Corrs causes controversy in Ireland with his anti-vaccine views

1 July 2019
Famed Irish musician Jim Corr, from the family band "The Corrs", caused a stir on social networks when he expressed his support for the anti-vaccine movement. A particularly disparaged stance, which earned him a veritable "Bad Buzz" on Twitter. [...]




Dublin’s Liffey River to be dyed green for St. Patrick’s Day

25 June 2019
The River Liffey, which flows through Dublin in Ireland, will be officially dyed green for St. Patrick's Day 2020. This announcement was confirmed by Tourism Ireland's Managing Director, Niall Gibbons. [...]




Ecological transition: Ireland announces a ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2030

24 June 2019
The Irish government has put pressure on the environment: the State of Ireland has just decreed that it will ban the sale of diesel and petrol vehicles by 2030. [...]




Ireland and Scotland dispute ownership of Rockall Island

11 June 2019
It would appear that discussions are becoming tense between Scotland and Ireland. The 2 countries are currently discussing the thorny issue of Rockall Island, 400km off the coast of County Donegal. Both countries claim ownership of the island, which is only 25 meters wide and resembles a large, uninhabited rocky islet. [...]




Climate change: Ireland’s coasts increasingly affected

21 May 2019
Climate change is accelerating the erosion of the Irish coastline. So says Coastwatch Europe. [...]




Insolite: an 82-year-old Irish woman meets her 103-year-old mother for the first time

14 May 2019
Abandoned at birth in 1937, Eileen Macken, an 82-year-old Irish woman, has just found the whereabouts of her mother Elizabeth, then aged 104! An unforgettable encounter that touched the whole of Ireland, so touching was the story of this reunion. [...]