Dublin - French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who generated controversy by saying Ireland should hold another referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, is likely to meet opponents of the deal when he visits Dublin next week, media reports said Thursday.

Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin said Sarkozy would be in a "listening mode" during his brief trip on Monday, and would not be imposing any solutions.

Dublin  - The Supreme Court in Dublin struck down a "risk equalization" scheme Wednesday by which the former Irish state health insurer, VHI, was compensated by private rivals for having more elder

Dublin, Brussels - As the EU's summer summit concluded Friday, Irish Prime Minister

Dublin  - Ireland, with a population of just 4.3 million, sends 25 million mobile phone text messages every day, according to figures from the telecommunications regulator ComReg carried Wednesday

Dublin  - The Irish parliament, or Dail, cleared its agenda Wednesday to continue debating last week's rejection in a referendum of the European Union's Lisbon Treaty ahead of an EU summit in Bruss