SINK a par putt, grab a Guinness, enjoy a sup, then tee off again — it’s golfing heaven, Irish style. My moment of paradise came beside the eighth green on Ardglass, a gem of a links course near Downpatrick, County Down, where a tiny bar provides a chance to toast good shots and forget the … Read more
More than 20 senior European foreign affairs politicians have called on Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to investigate allegations of fraud in December’s election in Serbia. “We call on the EU to conduct an independent investigation of all reported election irregularities and claims of fraud,” the politicians wrote in a letter seen by POLITICO … Read more
Two of Westminster’s best-connected journalists, Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard, guide us through their predictions of how British politics will play out over the next seven days. This week the Post Office will be expected to deliver answers when its chief executive faces the Commons business committee to discuss the Horizon scandal. … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. The holidays are a time for family, friends, and of course … politics at the dinner table. Here are the best/weirdest Christmas gifts POLITICO managed to scrounge up for that conservative aunt, the environmentally conscious cousin or that one die-hard Brussels-bubble-fanatic friend. Tis the … Read more
A HUGE new attraction is set to open in the UK – and it will be even bigger than the Eden Project in Cornwall. Called the Eden Project Foyle, the £67million development hopes to open in Derry-Londonderry in 2025. 3 A new Eden Project attraction is set to open in the UKCredit: EDEN PROJECT 3 … Read more
THERE’S an ancient tourist attraction in Europe that’s said to be older than Stonehenge, but it’s arguably less well-known. Newgrange is a large circular mound, with an inner stone passageway, that attracts holidaymakers during the winter solstice. 5 Newgrange has been dubbed the “jewel in the crown of Ireland’s Ancient East”Credit: Photolibrary – Getty 5 … Read more
DUBLIN — The Democratic Unionists dumped a lump of coal in the British government’s Christmas stocking Monday, declaring that their party will maintain its stubborn blockade of Northern Ireland’s cross-community government into the new year — a deadlock that could take billions in extra U.K. finance to break. Hopes were dashed of a pre-Christmas breakthrough … Read more
