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Thousands of Google employees joined a coordinated worldwide walkout Thursday to protest the U.S. tech giant's handling of sexual harassment as its chief executive vowed that "concrete steps are coming" in response to the concern. Google employees poured out of buildings at the company's Silicon ...
Pope Francis, during visit to Ireland, 'begs for God's forgiveness' over sexual abuse scandal
During a visit to Ireland, Pope Francis on Sunday "begged for God's forgiveness" for the child sexual abuse scandal rocking the church but faced accusations by a former Vatican official that he had personally ignored allegations against senior clergy. Francis is due to speak in ...
Chicago-bound United flight from Rome diverted to Ireland after threat 'message' found on board
A United Airlines flight from Rome to Chicago was diverted to Shannon Airport in Ireland on Monday after "a message" was discovered on board, Irish police said. The message referred to a bomb on the plane, a source with knowledge of the investigation told Reuters. The ...
Snow storms shut Ireland; Britain calls in army for hospitals
Snow storms shut most of Ireland on Friday and forced Britain to call in the army to battle some of the worst weather seen in nearly 30 years. After a blast of Siberian weather dubbed "the beast from the east," southern Britain and Ireland were ...
Tens of thousands of protesters brought Dublin to a standstill Wednesday in a mass protest over Ireland's planned new tax on household water supplies, the last major measure in the country's six-year austerity drive. Police estimated more than 30,000 people attended the main "Right2Water" rally ...
Irish betting company Paddy Power announced Thursday it is notifying hundreds of thousands of customers that most of their profile information was stolen in 2010, but hackers did not gain their credit card details or log-in passwords. Paddy Power defended its four-year delay in reporting ...
James Joyce immortalized this misty port city in his literary epic "Ulysses," though many Dubliners freely admit they haven't read a word of the stream-of-consciousness novel. That doesn't stop them from throwing a huge celebration every June 16, honoring the day in 1904 when ...
