Irish gave ‘more than anyone’ to UK construction trade unionism
Irish construction workers have contributed more to the industry’s trade union movement than any other group of people in the UK, according to a...
New diaspora policy to be debated in public meetings
A number of public meetings with the Irish community in the UK will be held across the country next month to help the Irish...
Leo’s sword of Damocles
Europe continues to give Irish taoiseach domestic headaches, writes PJ Cunningham
Just when Irish people had begun to think that Brexit was now just between...
Future of GAA in Britain lies with those ‘born here’
The future of GAA in Britain will rest not so much with immigrants but with the younger generation of players and officials born in...
Release report into alleged Good Friday infractions, say campaigners
Human rights groups and citizenship campaigners are urging Theresa May to release the findings of a review she called into alleged Good Friday Agreement...
Event on Irish in UK post-Brexit to be held next month
The umbrella group for Irish organisations in this country, Irish in Britain, is to hold a special Brexit conference next month.
The half-day symposium,...
We want our teachers back, says Irish government
Ireland has appealed to Irish teachers working here in the UK – and the rest of the world - to come home to end...
Trump climate views ‘regressive and pernicious’, says Higgins
President Michael D. Higgins has condemned Donald Trump’s “regressive and pernicious” stance on climate change as he arrives in Ireland on Wednesday.
Speaking on...
Online records can help diaspora with family trees, minister says
A historical tranche of birth, marriage and death registers released online by the Irish government are an “exciting development” for the Irish diaspora, according...
Coventry Irish Club: local support needed to find new premises
Coventry’s main Irish organisation may no longer be “sustainable” unless new permanent premises are soon acquired.
Coventry Irish Society (CIS) is asking for the...