The decision was made by the 11-judge Supreme Court after British Prime Minister Johnson suspended parliament for five weeks ahead of the October 31 Brexit deadline

Brexit and the north's executive will be discussed in details when the Taoiseach and British Prime Minister meet for the first time in Dublin tomorrow.

The British Government will mount a fresh attempt to call an early election on Monday after failing in a bid last night to go to the country on October 15.

Pressure is mounting on the Government to ramp up its crisis Brexit plans after British prime minister Boris Johnson moved to muzzle MPs trying to stop a chaotic EU exit.

Reacting to today's Tory leadership announcement of new party leader and British PM Boris Johnson, the British Irish Chamber of Commerce has called on both the incoming UK government and the EU to "engage constructively" in Brexit negotiations.

Paris City Hall wants to name a small plaza after Diana, Princess of Wales at the site of the car crash that killed the British royal.

British MPs last night rejected four options to try and resolve the Brexit deadlock.

Follow rolling coverage of this evening's Brexit developments as they happen.

Sterling edged higher against the euro and dollar in a sign that currency markets still bet that the risk of Britain crashing out of the EU is unlikely.

Keira Knightley tells Gemma Humphreys about her latest role in a little-known tale of post-war civilian life in Germany.

Backing comes in exchange for movement on backstop measure Theresa May has been given a Brexit boost as key Tories signalled swinging behind her stance in exchange for movement on the backstop.

Simon Coveney has been addressing the Dáil as mammoth Brexit legislation makes its way through the house.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says Ireland is “not playing chicken” over Brexit after British prime minister Theresa May delayed a House of Commons vote on a deal until just days before March 29 deadline.

Sinn Féin has accused the British Government of having no viable plan for restoring Northern Ireland powersharing.

BIG-ACTION, swords and sorcery — it’s little wonder there are whispers Britannia could fill the gaping hole left by Game of Thrones, writes Gemma Dunne. 

Damian Green has been sacked from the British Government by Theresa May and admitted he made "misleading" statements about allegations pornography was found on his Commons computer in 2008.

There are fresh hopes of a breakthrough in the Brexit deadlock as Taoiseach Leo Varadkar suggested he could receive an amended deal from British Prime Minister Theresa May as early as today.

It is up to the UK to decide whether there is a good Brexit deal - or even if the country decides to leave the European Union at all, Donald Tusk has told British MEPs.

The centenary of the birth of Jack Lynch is clearly an event worth marking, not least because he embodied the centrist consensual approach to politics and economic management which on the whole has served the country pretty well.

The British Prime Minister will be updated on the Grenfell Tower recovery effort later as the number of high rises feared to pose similar fire risks mounts.

Philip Hammond has warned failing to secure a Brexit deal would be "very, very bad" for Britain ahead of the start of exit talks in Brussels on Monday.

The British Prime Minister will be desperate to get agreement from the DUP to back her legislative programme in the Commons.

British Prime Minister Theresa May has won Parliament's approval to begin talks on a divorce deal for the UK leaving the EU.

The British Government comfortably defeated attempts to give British MPs a decisive say over the final terms of Brexit in the face of anger among Tory remain campaigners.

The boss of HSBC has said the bank is on course to move 1,000 jobs from its London business to Paris after British Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed Britain will scrap its single market membership after Brexit.

British Prime Minister Theresa May is set to pursue 12 negotiating priorities in Brexit talks with the European Union.

German airmen who crashed in Ireland during the Second World War and survived were interned here, becoming objects of great curiosity among local people who encountered them, as Ryle Dwyer discovers.     

The importance of a common travel area between Ireland and Britain has to be “protected” at all costs, Taoiseach Enda Kenny will tell British Prime Minister Theresa May at a face-to-face meeting next week.

The British Chancellor has warned a Brexit would mean implementing new borders between the Republic of Ireland and the North.

Ireland was officially neutral in the Second World War but, 75 years ago today, German bombers brought the blitz to Dublin. Ryle Dwyer asks if it was error or conspiracy, and shows how the incident shines a light on our young nation’s complex relationships with the Allied and Axis powers

Harsh laws on free speech, homosexuality, and adultery are remnants of British colonial rule and Victorian sensibilities and are unworthy of a true democracy, writes Shashi Tharoor

The Brexit is expected to top the agenda when the Taoiseach and the British Prime Minister meet in Downing Street today.

When the Black and Tans and their Auxiliaries had sacked and burned and shot up our country in a terror campaign in 1920’s War of Independence, General Tom Barry said a stop had to be put to them,

Building more permanent camps, together with the provision of work for migrants is an idea that’s going in the right direction, writes John Lloyd

The UK Government's plan for the coming years has been laid out by the British Queen - including the commitment to an EU membership referendum in the next two years.

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The commander of the German U-20 submarine who ordered the devastating torpedo to be fired at the Lusitania and the officer who launched the strike have sidebar links to another dramatic event in Irish history — the 1916 Rising.

An academic conference focusing on the sinking of the Lusitania and the general sea war from 1914 to 1918 is to be hosted by University College Cork next week.

A round-up of this morning’s top news: Ian Bailey’s partner, Jules Thomas, is to continue with her compensation claim against the state, Gardaí are aware of an alleged incident where a boy was force-fed twigs and Conor McGregor needs to brush up on his cúpla focal.

On the 50th anniversary of the repatriation of Roger Casement’s remains, Ryle Dwyer contends that perfection is not a requirement of patriotism.

British Chancellor George Osborne is today expected to indicate whether the power to set business tax rates will be devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly.