WESTPORT, Ireland — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney felt the embrace of an entire Irish county Sunday as he visited his ancestral homeland — and […]
Author: Shawn Pogatchnik
Canada’s Carney sees ‘timely’ role for G7 in any Iran deal
DUBLIN — The upcoming G7 summit could be well-timed to cement an emerging peace agreement on Iran — but only if the deal includes a […]
Canada’s Carney heads to Ireland, where keeping Trump happy comes first
DUBLIN — Two contrasting ways of dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump are set to politely collide this weekend, when Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney […]
Anti-immigrant terror takes Northern Ireland back to its ‘darkest chapters’
BELFAST — Northern Ireland is on fire again in what looks and feels like a modern twist on the U.K. territory’s “Troubles” of old. In […]
EU chief diplomat eyes sanctions on Russian metals, adding to pressure on Irish refinery
DUBLIN — The European Union should target Russia’s ability to produce metals and refine oil in its next round of sanctions, EU top diplomat Kaja […]
Appeals for calm in Northern Ireland after Sudanese man arrested over knife attack
DUBLIN — Northern Ireland leaders appealed for calm Tuesday after police said a Sudanese man was arrested on suspicion of stabbing and seriously wounding a […]
EU sues Ireland over failure to protect carbon-rich bogs
DUBLIN — The European Commission is taking Ireland to court over its failure to protect environmentally crucial boglands from commercial turf-cutters. Today’s move — particularly […]
Sinn Féin’s twin failures in Irish by-elections pile pressure on party’s leader
DUBLIN — Sinn Féin, the main opposition party in Ireland, has lost out to a smaller left-wing rival in Saturday’s by-election result in Dublin — […]