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Germany

extreme heat

Crete wildfire forces 5,000 to evacuate as extreme heat claims more lives across Europe

21 hrs ago

5.6k

Extreme Weather

German rivers run low and roads buckle as European heatwave spreads eastward

2 Jul

14.2k

Northern Ireland

Man (40) extradited from Germany to Northern Ireland for human trafficking offences

25 Jun

4.8k

Extreme Weather

Heatwave hits Europe as temperatures set to reach over 42 degrees this weekend

20 Jun

24.1k

christian Bruckner

Irish woman ‘in fear’ ahead of release of the prime suspect in Madeline McCann's disappearance

8 Jun

22.9k

Kilkenny

Results of cancer prevention initiative to be presented to EU Parliament

8 Jun

11.2k

USA

Donald Trump says D-Day 'wasn't a pleasant day for Germany' during meeting with Fredrich Merz

Trump was also asked about his public row with Elon Musk by reporters this afternoon

Updated 5 Jun

24.8k

Nations League

Ronaldo nets winner against Germany to fire Portugal into Nations League final

The 42

5 Jun

9.0k

In Demand

Ronaldo overcomes selfie-seeking pitch invader to fire Portugal into Nations League final

4 Jun

4.0k

Praia de Luz

Searches for Madeleine McCann to continue in Portugal

7 hrs ago

8.1k

madeline mccann

German police to begin fresh searches in Portugal for Madeline McCann

2 Jun

23.9k

Watchdog

Amazon's price rules an abuse of its market power, says German watchdog

2 Jun

13.7k

Korschenbroich

Small plane crashes into residential building in Germany, killing two people

1 Jun

6.5k

War in Ukraine

German chancellor pledges to help Ukraine develop long-range missiles

28 May

3.8k

Hamburg

Woman accused of mass stabbing attack in Germany suffers from 'psychological illness'

Updated 24 May

18.4k

Germany

Woman arrested after 17 people injured in knife attack at Hamburg train station

Updated 23 May

30.1k

Germany

Dublin band The Murder Capital have two German shows cancelled over presence of Palestinian flag

11 May

17.1k

Germany

Friedrich Merz elected as Germany's new chancellor after second parliamentary vote

Updated 6 May

14.9k

Germany

AfD sues German intelligence agency over 'extremist' label

5 May

10.3k

Immigration

Germany's far-right AfD party classified as extremist group by domestic intelligence agency

2 May

4.5k

Highway to the Euro zone

IMF chief says Irish public should be allowed to be customers of European banks

17 Apr

44.5k

Germany

German palliative care doctor charged with 15 murders using 'deadly cocktail of drugs'

16 Apr

10.2k

European Commission

Irish MEPs ask EU to assess legality of German plan to deport Irish Palestine activists

9 Apr

6.5k

Coalition deal

Germany’s next Chancellor Friedrich Merz agrees deal to form new government with rival party

9 Apr

5.2k

Germany

Protest in Berlin over plan to deport Irish citizens for taking part in pro-Palestine protest

7 Apr

13.1k

Berlin

Germany seeking to deport two Irish citizens for taking part in pro-Palestine protests

A spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs said the Department is ‘aware of reports and stands ready to provide consular assistance’.

1 Apr

28.2k

In THe money

Germany's historic spending plan has passed - so what is the money going to be spent on?

22 Mar

13.8k

friedrich merz

Next German leader warns of Russia's 'war against Europe' as MPs pass historic defence deal

18 Mar

10.8k

128

Strike

Irish passengers impacted as strike action grounds thousands of flights to and from Germany

Updated 10 Mar

11.1k

Germany

Workers at the busiest airports in Germany set to strike on Monday

8 Mar

12.3k

Mannheim

Two dead and 11 injured after car drives into crowd in German city of Mannheim

A 40-year-old German suspect has been arrested in connection with the incident.

Updated 17 hrs ago

40.7k

Francesca Albanese

'So un-Irish': UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine criticises government's approach to Israel

22 hrs ago

19.5k

War in Gaza

Academics warn of 'slide into repression' at Palestine events in Germany

Eoghan Dalton

Reports from Berlin

2 Mar

9.1k

german elections

United Ireland and the lessons from Germany: 'We should not make the same mistakes'

Emma DeSouza

1 Mar

10.1k

Breakdown

German election: Huge turnout, young voters turn left and former Soviet east backs the far right

24 Feb

15.5k

122

Germany

Who is Friedrich Merz, the conservative millionaire poised to become Germany's next chancellor?

He was a corporate lawyer for years, he lost out as CDU leader to Angela Merkel after a power struggle – and he reportedly owns two private jets.

24 Feb

11.0k

german election

Germany's Friedrich Merz says Europe should seek 'independence' from US after election win

24 Feb

14.0k

german election

Christian Democrats come first in German election as far-right claim second place spot

Eoghan Dalton

Updated 23 Feb

32.9k

Voting

Germany goes to the polls: What to know about today's pivotal election

A change of government in one of the EU’s most important countries is expected in today’s vote.

Eoghan Dalton

reports from Berlin

Updated 23 Feb

13.5k

The Morning Lead

'It's a far cry from poor-but-sexy': Irish in Berlin on a nervous time as Germans go to the polls

The country has critical elections taking place this Sunday.

Eoghan Dalton

reports from Berlin

22 Feb

22.7k

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