Ireland’s Turf War Plan Is ‘Bad News for Climate’

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Jan 30, 2014 Ireland is embroiled in a struggle between traditionalists who want to continue burning peat as fuel and conservation groups who say the practice adds significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

See How the Irish Live

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 23, 2014 A looming social crisis in the Irish capital of Dublin has emerged out of a severe shortage of cheap rents, increased demand for housing and a dramatic slowdown in construction. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Irish Compliance Yields Eurozone Bailout Exit

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 15, 2013 Three years after international lenders loaned Ireland $92.7 billion to recover from its part of the international economic crisis, the country is the first afflicted eurozone state to exit its rescue program. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Bank Guarantee That Bankrupted Ireland

By Ellen Brown, Web of Debt Nov 2, 2013 When the indomitable Irish spirit is awakened, organized and mobilized, the country could become the poster child not for austerity, but for economic prosperity through financial sovereignty. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Ireland Might Be Losing Its Green

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Oct 4, 2013 Ireland -- often called the Emerald Isle for its verdant appearance -- faces a rather different future, according to a report by the country's meteorological servce. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Listen: Irish Banksters Plot to Take the Public’s Money

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 26, 2013 Tape recordings from inside the once-"doomed" Anglo Irish Bank reveal for the first time how the institution's top executives lied to the government about the extent of their losses at the height of the financial crisis in 2008 in a scandal that drove the nation into austerity, Paul Williams reports at The Irish Independent. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

EU Debt Crisis

Luojie, Cagle Cartoons, China Daily, China Apr 2, 2013 Dig deeper

Woman Denied Abortion Dies

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Nov 16, 2012 Savita Halappanavar, who was 17 weeks pregnant, was admitted to University Hospital in Galway, Ireland, where she was found to be miscarrying. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dissidents Merge to Form New Irish Republican Army

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 27, 2012 A collection of radical left-wing groups opposed to British rule of Northern Ireland and critical of the political establishment, including the nationalist-focused Sinn Fein, have merged to reclaim the banner of the Irish Republican Army and are threatening violence against police. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Romney Veep Watch, Krugman’s Latest Prediction and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 20, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including whether or not Marco Rubio is being vetted for vice president, why Paul Krugman thinks the U.S. will be in trouble if Romney is elected and some interesting revelations about John Edwards from his ex-mistress. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Collapsing Eurozone

Martin Sutovec, Cagle Cartoons, Slovakia Jun 16, 2012 Dig deeper

Euro Bailouts Flag

RJ Matson, Cagle Cartoons, Roll Call Jun 15, 2012 Dig deeper