Landscape Ireland’s tallest mountain is Carrauntoohil, which only measures 3,407 ft/1,038 m above sea level. Scotland’s tallest peak is Ben Nevis, climbing 4,413 ft/1,345 m high.

While "Braveheart" tells the tale of Scottish hero William Wallace, much of its powerful cinematography was captured on Irish ...

Ireland recover from a slow start to beat Scotland and begin their Women's Rugby World Cup preparations in impressive fashion ...

Watch and follow text updates from Virgin Media Park in Cork as Ireland face Scotland in a Women's Rugby World Cup warm-up ...

Ireland vs Scotland is due to kick off at 8pm BST, 9pm local time on Saturday 7th October at the Stade de France in Paris. Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match on ITV1 with coverage ...

In Northern Ireland, Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness of Sinn Fein called for a vote to leave the U.K. and unite with Ireland, an EU member.

Ireland’s weather office, Met Eireann, said the 114 mph gusts early Friday were recorded at Mace Head on the west coast, beating a record of 113 mph (182 kph) set in 1945.

Ireland and Scotland ’s final Rugby World Cup pool match takes place on Saturday evening, with Scotland needing to win the match and deny the world No 1 side bonus points if they hope to ...

Watch and follow text updates from Virgin Media Park in Cork as Ireland face Scotland in a Women's Rugby World Cup warm-up ...

All of Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales would be an internal passport free-zone. However, one negative consequence of this compromise would be a hard customs border in the Irish Sea.

In Scotland, the majority (and established) faith is Presbyterianism. Ireland is predominantly Roman Catholic, though the church in recent years has lost its privileged position.

Ireland's Peter O'Mahony, centre right,and Ireland's Tadgh Furlong, centre left lift the Six Nations trophy after defeating Scotland in their rugby union international match at the Aviva stadium ...