The Latest Breaking News from Ireland

The stage is set for a spectacular tournament.

Ireland have never progressed beyond the quarter-final stage of the sport’s premier competition.

The Hoops want the Republic of Ireland youth international to stay put but this now seems unlikely.

The Rugby World Cup’s closest thing to a group of death features Scotland facing a huge task pitched alongside Ireland and South Africa

Most people want cleaner air and a better NHS, but partisan politics gets in the way. To bridge the gap, we need citizens’ assemblies, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Refugees who have developed a passion for Irish dancing since move to Ireland attend a weekly class in Dublin.

In Northern Ireland, the generation born after the 1998 Good Friday Agreement is known as the "peace babies". Yet, 25 years after the end of the conflict between nationalists, who want a united Ireland, and unionists, who want to remain part of the United Kingdom, the trauma of The Troubles…

The Dutchwoman guided Ireland’s women to the World Cup finals for the first time.

Ireland, France, South Africa and New Zealand shape as the tournament favourites – but how far down our rankings are England and Wales after a difficult 2023 so far?