Newspapers are another great source of national and regional information. You should browse the major newspapers and local papers, if possible, before heading abroad.
The Guardian and
The Times are two major newspapers in the UK. Both of these can be found in print in the Newspaper Area in Davis Library.
The Irish Times is the major paper of Ireland.
You can find all three in the LexisNexis Academic database. There are also many other international newspapers that can be found here. Choose "World News" and "European News Sources". Click on the "source list" to see available titles. You will need to add search terms to find articles here.