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Did you hear the one about the Irishwoman who taught the French how to cook?

'In Ireland everything happens in pubs,' says Gavin James, widely seen as the next big singer songwriter.

Facebook will begin testing a new feature allowing users in Ireland and Spain to express a range of emotions on posts -- but there will be no "dislike" button, the social network said.

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny said that Greece can still return to negotiations with its international creditors to avert a default and possible exit from the euro.

The Irish vote in favour of gay marriage constitutes "a defeat" that highlights a gap between the Church and modern society.

The once-dominant Catholic Church in Ireland was trying to come to terms with an overwhelming vote in favour of gay marriage.

Ireland waited Saturday to learn the outcome of a historic referendum on same-sex marriage, with crowds of anxiously optimistic "Yes" supporters expected at Dublin Castle to hear the result.

Polls opened in Ireland for a historic referendum on allowing same-sex marriage that is backed by all the main political parties but opposed by the Catholic Church.

Prince Charles became the first British royal to meet Irish republican leader Gerry Adams, on a visit that will take him to the scene of his great-uncle's murder by the IRA.

With elections looming in Britain, the Irish government has taken the unusual step of beginning a campaign to warn its biggest trading partner against leaving the European Union.

Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev has appointed ambassadors of Kazakhstan to six countries.

Kazakhstan’s national airline Air Astana plans to increase the number of Kazakh pilots in the company.

U2 faced such a backlash over its free album that the band apologized, but the Irish superstars claimed vindication as research showed its music dominated iTunes listening.

One of Ireland's most prominent politicians announced he is gay, becoming the first openly homosexual cabinet minister in Irish history.

U2 frontman Bono says he may never play the guitar again after a bicycle accident that injured his hand, shoulder, elbow and face.

U2, who faced mockery for sending their album for free to iTunes' half billion users, are back with a new experiment -- a film version by leading urban artists.

WBA (Super) and IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin from Kazakhstan might face Matthew Macklin of Ireland once again.

Kazakhstan’s Secretary of State Adilbek Dzhaksybekov has received letters of credence from ambassadors of 11 countries.

Yerzhan Kazykhanov has been appointed the Ambassador of Kazakhstan in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

Former Northern Irish first minister Ian Paisley, the firebrand Protestant leader who struck a power-sharing deal with former foes Sinn Fein, died at the age of 88.
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