Centrist politician Micheal Martin became Ireland's prime minster Saturday, fusing two longtime rival parties into a coalition four months after an election that upended the status quo.

In trying to earn Canada a seat on the UN Security Council, Trudeau was all show and no go, Scott Thompson says.

Trudeau says he hoped Canada could have caught up, but that the loss will not deter Canada's engagement on the international stage on issues such as climate change and gender equality.

The announcement was made by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, who appeared at a Saturday afternoon press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Cork city council also cancelled its St. Patrick's Day parade due to "the evolving circumstances around COVID-19 virus."

Saint Patrick supposedly drove all the snakes out of Ireland some 1,500 years ago.

A negotiator managed to talk the hangry hostage-takers down from their grocery list of demands.

The MV Alta appears to have drifted over 6,000 kilometres across the Atlantic Ocean since it was abandoned in October of 2018.

Ireland's political parties were scrambling to adjust to a new reality Monday, after an earth-shaking election that saw the left-wing nationalist party Sinn Fein win the biggest share of votes.

Vote counting began Sunday with analysts forecasting that some sort of coalition is inevitable. Full results are expected in two days.