Jason Walsh

CS Monitor, April 18, 2013 The thieves are expected to try to sell the horns in Asia. Europol claimed in 2011 that most of Europe’s illegal rhino trade was committed by a single ‘ethnically-Irish organized criminal group.’ By Jason Walsh, Correspondent DUBLIN, IRELAND—Four rhino heads have been stolen from a museum in Ireland, presumed to [...]

CS Monitor, April 16, 2013 Ireland’s Constitutional Convention voted Sunday, with 79 percent in favor of extending marriage rights to same-sex couples. Next up will likely be a referendum. By Jason Walsh, Correspondent DUBLIN, IRELAND—Ireland, a famously conservative country with a government dominated by the center-right, has taken a step toward legalizing same-sex marriage, following [...]

CS Monitor, April 12, 2013 The Central Bank of Ireland will not withdraw a 10 euro coin that it minted to commemorate Irish novelist James Joyce, even though the coin misquotes a line from his masterpiece ‘Ulysses.’

CS Monitor, April 11, 2013 Though held up today by British Euroskeptics as an icon, the late prime minister left a legacy in Europe that is not as one-sided as it might at first appear.

CS Monitor, March 15, 2013 The more devout and orthodox the believer, the more likely they are to welcome the pope, but even liberal Catholics are willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. By Jason Walsh, Correspondent, Nikolina Sajn, Contributor / March 15, 2013

CS Monitor, February 15, 2013 UK tests have found few cases of horsemeat-tainted beef, officials said Friday. While the threat to humans is low, many worry an EU-wide trail of alleged criminality in the food-supply chain could spark panic. By Jason Walsh

CS Monitor, February 8, 2013 Agricultural subsidies account for a whopping 40 percent of the EU budget. Ireland, which holds the EU presidency, hopes to push through subsidy reforms next. By Jason Walsh, Correspondent

CS Monitor, February 7, 2013 Ireland closed down the bankrupt Anglo Irish Bank in 2011, absorbing its debt and assets into a state-owned bank. Overnight, it voted to shut down that bank as well. By Jason Walsh, Correspondent

CS Monitor, October 23, 2012 Although Ireland received nary a mention in last night’s foreign policy debate in the US, the country by and large prefers the Democratic US President to his rival in the GOP. By Jason Walsh, Correspondent / October 23, 2012

CS Monitor, October 12, 2012 A team of experts is set to issue recommendations on how to clarify once-staunchly Catholic Ireland’s abortion laws, spurring both pro-life and pro-choice groups to take to the streets. By Jason Walsh, Correspondent / October 12, 2012