Ireland has been hit with record wind gusts of 114 miles (183 kilometers) an hour as a winter storm batters the country and northern parts of the U.K. Schools have been closed, trains halted and hundreds of flights canceled in the Republic of Ireland,

(CNN) — Micheál Martin became Ireland’s taoiseach (prime minister) for the second time in his political career on Thursday, a day later than planned. The Irish parliament descended into ...

Millions of people in Ireland and northern parts of the ... We are in the period of the red alert.” The Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh shut its doors and Scottish First Minister John Swinney ...

Micheál Martin became Ireland’s taoiseach (prime minister) for the second time in his political career on Thursday, a day later than planned.

Authorities in the United Kingdom and Ireland have closed schools and ... is under a red warning as the storm advances east. In the Scottish Parliament, First Minister John Swinney declared ...

Met Éireann, the Republic of Ireland's national meteorological service ... one million people were without power across the island. Scottish Power, an electricity provider in Scotland, said ...

Republic of Ireland midfielder Jamie McGrath has been ... was a key player in Aberdeen’s strong start to the Scottish Premiership season before their form nose-dived. Dons’ manager Jimmy ...

Members of the lower house of parliament, the Dáil ... democratic and diverse republic,” Martin said. He was formally appointed to the role by President Michael D. Higgins in a ceremony ...

More than 150,000 customers are without power in the Republic of Ireland, as crews continue ... to ask that the Dáil (lower house of Irish parliament) is recalled "urgently" to address "the ...

One of the strongest storms in decades leads to cancelled flights, suspended rail services, and closed schools.

The Scottish Parliament does not have a second chamber like the House of Lords. Instead, it has a powerful committee system which can propose as well as scrutinise bills. Committees are made up of ...

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