Why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle went to Ireland
The popular newlyweds’ trip to Ireland—where it would once have been unthinkable for any senior royals to visit—is an opportunity to take stock
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Ireland
In Ireland, an orange rage continues to burn over the Twelfth
In Northern Ireland, sparks between Catholics and Protestants are still everywhere, alight
’This is Kevin Vickers. Now he’s tackling our protesters in Ireland’
A historian who was sitting behind Kevin Vickers when the ambassador to Ireland tackled a protester at a ceremony in Dublin describes how events unfolded
In Northern Ireland, the Troubles are brewing again
The police are calling two recent murders IRA revenge killings. And the fragile coalition governing Stormont hangs in the balance.
The world as we see it
A roundup of victories, tragedies, triumphs, disappointments, and the names making news—good or bad—this week
Threats and tensions ahead of Prince Charles’s visit to Ireland
An alleged bomb plot has security forces on alert
Book review: A most Irish novel
This strangely mesmerizing tale of an Irish widow is a literary triumph, writes Anne Kingston
When Irish eyes are smiling on the Senate
And what we should think about when we decide what to do with ours
On the arrival of our future king
Meanwhile, in Ireland...
Ryan Lochte, gay at West Point, Irish Studies & Black History
What students are talking about today (February 6th)