Section: Ireland
Ukraine’s Ruslana: From Eurovision to revolution and back
Maidan protests still inspire 2004 winner as Kiev prepares to host song contest …read more Source: The Irish...
Ukraine ready to forget woes with spectacular Eurovision party
Kiev brushes off Russian boycott and prepares for tens of thousands of visitors …read more Source: The Irish...
Merkel presses Putin over persecution of gays in Chechnya
German chancellor discusses anti-gay crackdown, Syria and Ukraine during Sochi talks …read more Source: The Irish...
Joshua triumphs over Klitschko in heavyweight fight for the ages
Epic Wembley battle sees both fighters hit the canvas before young British boxer stopped Ukrainian veteran …read more Source: The Irish...
Ukraine, Belarus leaders mark Chernobyl anniversary
The presidents of Ukraine and Belarus toured the site of the Chernobyl plant to mark 31 years since the world’s worst civil nuclear accident spewed radiation across Europe. …read more Source: RTÉ...
OSCE monitor killed in separatist-held eastern Ukraine
Mission suffers first fatality when armoured SUV hits landmine …read more Source: The Irish...
Russia to boycott Eurovision song contest due to Ukraine row
Kiev refusing to allow contestant Yulia Samoylova perform after she sang in Crimea …read more Source: The Irish...
Eurovision’s political scandals – From Franco to Syrian flags
Russia and Ukraine are not the only countries with form when it comes to Eurovision controvery …read more Source: The Irish...
Eurovision ‘could be hit by withdrawals’ over Ukraine-Russia row
European Broadcasting Union in warning to Kiev over its decision to bar Russian entrant …read more Source: The Irish...
Kremlin denies ordering politician’s murder in Ukraine
Russian ex-deputy and Putin critic Denis Voronenkov gunned down outside Kiev hotel …read more Source: The Irish...
