http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/IrelandFind stories, videos, and photos about Ireland from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:48:48 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Ireland14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Ireland from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/24/nireland.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/24/nireland.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo men face a court hearing in Northern Ireland on Wednesday after being charged with attempted murder and other counts in connection with what police called a foiled terrorist attack, police announced.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/16/northern.ireland.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/16/northern.ireland.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextAuthorities in Northern Ireland said Friday they were investigating an explosion in east Belfast that injured one woman.Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/10/07/ireland.pubs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/10/07/ireland.pubs/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the west of Ireland, the local pub is much more than a place to have a pint. It's a traditional music venue, gossip headquarters, emergency grocery, unofficial tourist office, and, of course, emotional and spiritual retreat. Here are our favorites, in order from the Burren all the way up to Sligo.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/03/ireland.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/03/ireland.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTextIreland has voted in favor of the Lisbon Treaty, which would modernize the structure of the European Union, according to official government results released Saturday.Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/09/nireland.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/09/nireland.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice in Northern Ireland were investigating Wednesday after "reckless criminal terrorists" planted a 600-pound bomb along a country road.Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/08/13/driving.great.britain/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/08/13/driving.great.britain/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhile most first-time visitors to Europe choo-choose to travel by train, consider the convenience of driving. Behind the wheel you're totally free, going where you want, when you want.Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/02/06/irpt.ireland.favorites/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/02/06/irpt.ireland.favorites/index.html#cnnSTCTextIreland's friendly, helpful locals get high marks from visitors. Add dazzling scenery, rich history and a few hearty pints of stout, and you have a perfect trip to Ireland, according to a handful of iReporters.Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:26:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/08/markets/dollar/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/08/markets/dollar/index.htmThe dollar rallied against the euro, as a credit downgrade for Ireland pushed the euro lower, and was mixed against other major currencies.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/20/ireland.catholic.report.abuse/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/20/ireland.catholic.report.abuse/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of children suffered sexual abuse, beatings, malnutrition and emotional abuse for decades in the Irish institutions where they were raised, an Irish government commission said Wednesday.Wed, 20 May 2009 20:16:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/13/news/international/tully_ireland.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/13/news/international/tully_ireland.fortune/index.htmLounging amid the bruised plastic furniture and polyester carpeting at his dilapidated offices at Dublin Airport, Michael O'Leary, CEO of Ryanair, is ebullient about his low-cost carrier's prospects: "We'll mop the floor with every airline in Europe!"Thu, 14 May 2009 13:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/03/24/dingle.peninsula.ireland/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/03/24/dingle.peninsula.ireland/index.html#cnnSTCTextBe forewarned, Ireland is seductive. Traditions are strong and stress is a foreign word. I fell in love with the friendliest land this side of Sicily. It all happened in a Gaeltacht.Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/11/northern.ireland.violence.vigils/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/11/northern.ireland.violence.vigils/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of people in Northern Ireland protested Wednesday against the killing of two soldiers and a policeman, reportedly by paramilitaries who want the province to leave the United Kingdom and become part of the Republic of Ireland.Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/12/17/dingle.ireland/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/12/17/dingle.ireland/index.html#cnnSTCTextFewer tourists and relatively warm temperatures may be reason enough to put Ireland on your list of winter travel destinations, especially Dingle Peninsula, once ranked by National Geographic Traveler as "the most beautiful place on Earth."Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/09/ireland.pork.dioxin.scare/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/09/ireland.pork.dioxin.scare/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Republic of Ireland has put 45 cattle farms under restrictions amid concerns that dangerous chemicals could have contaminated beef in addition to pork.Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/08/ireland.pork.dioxin.scare/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/08/ireland.pork.dioxin.scare/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice are investigating how pork from 10 Irish farms became contaminated with dioxins, forcing Dublin to recall all pork products from pigs slaughtered in the Republic of Ireland.Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/08/food.scares.pork/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/08/food.scares.pork/index.html#cnnSTCTextAnother red flag is being waved over dinner tables this week with warnings from the Irish government not to eat its pork products.Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/07/ireland.pork.dioxin.scare/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/07/ireland.pork.dioxin.scare/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Irish government ordered a recall Saturday of all pork products linked to pigs slaughtered in Ireland, after laboratory tests found the presence of dioxins in animal feed and pork fat samples.Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/06/ireland.recall/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/06/ireland.recall/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Irish government ordered a recall Saturday of all pork products linked to pigs slaughtered in Ireland, after laboratory tests found the presence of dioxins in animal feed and pork fat samples.Sun, 07 Dec 2008 04:06:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1853128,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1853128,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIreland is seeing an unprecedented boom in Irish language education, but how does the nation's embrace of this old tradition square with its newfound multiculturalism?Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/12/ireland.europe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/12/ireland.europe/index.html#cnnSTCTextVoters in Ireland are going to the polls Thursday to vote on a proposed treaty that is meant to streamline the enlarged European Union.Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:40:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1813784,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1813784,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIreland's voters were deciding whether to support the European Union reform treaty in a referendum being watched closely across the continentThu, 12 Jun 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/world_soccer/04/16/trapatoni.ireland/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/world_soccer/04/16/trapatoni.ireland/index.htmlWhen Brian Kerr's contract as Republic of Ireland manager was not renewed in October 2005, the FA chief executive John Delaney promised a "world-class replacement." What they got in January '06 was the country's most-capped player, Steve Staunton, who at the time was coaching the reserves of English lower-league side Walsall.Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:14:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1727366,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1727366,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe transformation in his country that Bertie Ahern presided over may have, in the end, helped bring about his downfallWed, 02 Apr 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/01/18/england.ireland/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/01/18/england.ireland/index.html#cnnSTCTextJolly olde England and the Emerald Isle of Ireland continue to enchant and entice, even with the pound whomping the dollar nearly two to one. Here's what to expect if you visit in 2008.Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:29:00 ESThttp://www.golf.com/golf/courses_travel/article/0,28136,1623618,00.htmlhttp://www.golf.com/golf/courses_travel/article/0,28136,1623618,00.htmlTom Coyne, author of Paper Tiger, is making his way across Ireland on foot this summer, playing every links golf course in the country. In Fall 2008, he'll publish a book about his adventures, A Course Called Ireland. In the meantime, he'll be writing a travel journal for GOLF.com. This is the third installment; the entire journal is here.Mon, 21 May 2007 18:51:00 EDThttp://www.golf.com/golf/courses_travel/article/0,28136,1618038,00.htmlhttp://www.golf.com/golf/courses_travel/article/0,28136,1618038,00.htmlTom Coyne is making his way across Ireland on foot this summer, playing every links golf course in the country. In Fall 2008, he'll publish a book about his adventures, A Course Called Ireland. In the meantime, he'll be writing a travel journal for GOLF.com. This is the first installment.Mon, 07 May 2007 12:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/12/12/ireland.accommodations/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/12/12/ireland.accommodations/index.htmlThe beauty of Ireland's jagged northern edge still feels delightfully quiet and undiscovered. Road signs are in Gaelic, and sheep -- only sheep -- wander the windswept beaches. An 87-mile drive along the coast from Ballyshannon up to Malin Head, Ireland's northernmost point, is short on your standard tourist activities. But 2,000-foot-tall sea cliffs and dozens of sweet inns make it worth the trip.Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:23:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/11/13/8393173/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/11/13/8393173/index.htmTiger Woods wasn't the only feline on display at the recent Ryder Cup in Ireland. The country's roaring economy - nicknamed the Celtic Tiger - put on a good show too. Like the prestigious K Club th... Tue, 07 Nov 2006 15:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/04/06/nireland-shooting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/04/06/nireland-shooting/index.htmlThe prime ministers of Britain and Ireland have issued a final deadline for Northern Ireland's deeply divided politicians to revive a stalled power-sharing assembly seen as key to lasting peace in the province.Thu, 06 Apr 2006 06:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/24/cnn25.tan.ireland/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/24/cnn25.tan.ireland/index.htmlFinancial planner Pat Ireland would have been happy if the rest of the country had never heard of him or his high school. But on April 20, 1999, Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, became infamous when two heavily armed students opened fire on students and faculty.Mon, 24 Jan 2005 10:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/08/submarine.rescue/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/08/submarine.rescue/index.htmlA rescue operation to tow a stricken Canadian submarine to safety off the coast of Ireland is continuing.Fri, 08 Oct 2004 07:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/09/rowers.rescue/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/09/rowers.rescue/index.htmlFour British rowers whose boat was split in two by a giant wave, ending their hopes of a transatlantic record, say they may try again.Mon, 09 Aug 2004 07:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/04/29/review.attraction/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/04/29/review.attraction/index.htmlThe new romantic comedy "Laws of Attraction" is stuffed with every cliche in the book. It tries to emulate the great Spencer Tracy-Katharine Hepburn classics, but ends up a pale copy.Thu, 29 Apr 2004 19:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/29/ireland.smoking/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/29/ireland.smoking/index.htmlIreland's controversial new anti-smoking law has kicked in, delighting health campaigners while promising hefty fines to those who defy the ban.Mon, 29 Mar 2004 10:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/29/muriel.smoking/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/29/muriel.smoking/index.htmlIreland is demanding clean air inside its businesses with a new anti-smoking law that went into effect Monday morning. CNN's Diana Muriel, who is in Dublin, spoke to anchor Monita Rajpal about the ban.Mon, 29 Mar 2004 10:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/20/plane.diverted/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/20/plane.diverted/index.htmlA German teenager arrested in the Republic of Ireland over a hoax bomb threat on a trans-Atlantic passenger jet has been released without charge, police said.Tue, 20 Jan 2004 11:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/19/plane.diverted/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/19/plane.diverted/index.htmlA German teenager has been arrested in the Republic of Ireland in connection with a hoax bomb threat on a trans-Atlantic passenger jet, police said.Mon, 19 Jan 2004 10:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/18/plane.diverted/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/18/plane.diverted/index.htmlPassengers aboard a Delta Air Lines flight diverted to Ireland because of a bomb threat Sunday were fingerprinted and put up overnight in area hotels by the airline, a spokesman for Ireland's Shannon Airport said.Sun, 18 Jan 2004 20:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/05/27/212865/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/05/27/212865/index.htmIt's always silly to make sweeping generalizations about 2 1/2 billion people who may not have much in common beyond their anatomical features. Yet where women are concerned, authors and publishers...Mon, 27 May 1996 04:01:00 EDT