Ireland's Land Acts and the decline of the 'Big House'
Irish partition meant landlords and estates were affected differently north and south of the border.
2023-06-18 13:45
Damaged portion of I-95 in Philadelphia will be reopened within two weeks, governor says
The damaged section of Interstate 95 that collapsed in Philadelphia will be reopened within the next two weeks, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Saturday.
2023-06-18 02:18
Dominican Republic, Canada disagree over Haitian police aid office
By Harold Isaac PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -As Haiti's police struggle to contain powerful armed gangs, a disagreement between the Dominican Republic
2023-06-17 11:51
US House Speaker McCarthy threatens to block funding for Chile waiver program
WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Friday threatened to use congressional appropriations to block funding
2023-06-17 06:55
What are junk fees and how might Biden tackle them?
The president says airlines, banks, hotels and concert vendors are playing Americans "for suckers".
2023-06-16 10:20
Election to replace UK's Boris Johnson set for July 20
LONDON (Reuters) -The successor to Boris Johnson's seat in Britain's parliament will be chosen in a by-election vote on July
2023-06-16 06:50
Iceland Ireland told to recall UK products 'of animal origin'
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has directed the withdrawal of frozen foods of an animal nature.
2023-06-16 05:19
US State Department identifies 'rapidly growing and troubling trend' of forced labor linked to cyber scams
The US State Department identified a "rapidly growing and troubling trend" of "forced labor as a result of cyber scam operations," as it launched its annual human trafficking report, US Ambassador at Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Cindy Dyer said Thursday.
2023-06-16 02:48
U.S. House Republicans target deeper spending cuts, raising shutdown threat
By David Morgan WASHINGTON U.S House of Representatives Republicans on Thursday adopted government spending targets for the next
2023-06-15 22:21
Boris Johnson deliberately misled UK Parliament over Covid lockdown breaches, inquiry finds
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled parliament over breaches of Covid-19 lockdown rules, a parliamentary committee has found.
2023-06-15 16:17
'We don't have the votes': House GOP takes step towards Mayorkas impeachment as supporters lobby key holdouts
House Republicans took their most concrete and public step this week toward pursuing the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. But behind the scenes, supporters of the effort are still working to convince key holdouts to get on board with the potentially divisive plan.
2023-06-15 05:57
Two people struck by train in County Sligo
Emergency services are at the scene of the incident near Ballysadare in County Sligo.
2023-06-15 01:24