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Housing Crisis Grips Ireland a Decade After Property Bubble Burst
A housing shortage has made Dublin one of the world’s most expensive cities to rent in. Homelessness is up sharply, while homeownership has fallen.
U.S. Issues Travel Warning for Hong Kong Due to ‘Confrontational’ Protests
The warning said that most demonstrations in the city have been peaceful, “but some have turned confrontational or resulted in violent clashes.”
‘I Was Done With All the Silences’: How an Academic Got Personal in ‘Notes to Self’
Emilie Pine talks about her remarkably frank essay collection, a best seller in Ireland that confronts infertility, sexual violence and other taboos.
Two Irish Teens Are Youngest Ever Convicted of Murder There
In a crime that shocked the nation, the two boys, 13 at the time, were convicted in the bludgeoning death of a 14-year-old girl who had been bullied.
On Trump’s Ireland Visit, Talk of Brexit and Border Walls
President Trump predicted that Brexit would be good for Ireland “with your wall, your border.” Ireland’s prime minister replied that the country wanted to avoid “a wall or border” with Britain.
Day 3 of Trump’s U.K. Visit: A D-Day Ceremony With World Leaders
President Trump joined other world leaders at an event on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the wartime operation on the final leg of his three-day state visit to Britain.
Trump’s U.K. Visit Ends With D-Day Commemoration: Live Updates
President Trump joined other world leaders at a ceremony on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day operation. He will travel to Ireland later today.
Queen Victoria, Smiling and in Sunglasses, Is Found Anew on Film
A high-quality film showing the 19th-century British monarch smiling and waving to the public in Ireland challenges history’s depiction of her as sullen and irritable.
4 Years of College, $0 in Debt: How Some Countries Make Higher Education Affordable
When we asked people around the world what sort of financial burden they bore for their higher education, we heard how much it varies from country to country.