The Irish Prime Minister is battling for his political survival following a radio interview in which he was widely judged to be the worse for wear after late-night drinks. Political murmurings about Brian Cowen, which began with that episode last week,...

The number of new cases of HIV in Northern Ireland rose by more than 50% in 2008, compared to the previous year. Latest figures from the Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre show there were 92 HIV diagnoses during 2008, compared to 61 in 2007. In...

The Irish question — the 21st century version of it, not the one that so vexed Victorian statesmen — has been settled. Ireland’s Oct. 2 referendum vote in favor of the Lisbon Treaty and a new constitutional settlement for the European Union...

Authorities are investigating the discovery of what appears to be a fetus in the bathroom of a Continental Airlines plane that arrived in Houston on a flight from New York’s LaGuardia Airport. FBI Special Agent Shauna Dunlap said that while the...