Islands to Benefit from Extra €70,000 of Government Funding

Islands to Benefit from Extra €70,000 of Government Funding

Comhar na nOileán Teo is to benefit from €70,000 worth of Governmental funding. The organisation carries out administration work on behalf of the Irish Islands Federation and is based on Inis Oírr. The funding was announced this morning by the...
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80% of Irish Believe That Stigma is Still Attached to Mental Illness

80% of Irish Believe That Stigma is Still Attached to Mental Illness

More than 80% of Irish people believe there is still a stigma attached to mental illness. It is National Workplace Wellbeing Day today and mental health charity Suicide or Survive is calling for a culture shift in Irish workplaces, to...
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Game Of Thrones Exhibition Launched In Belfast

Game Of Thrones Exhibition Launched In Belfast

Game Of Thrones fans will have the chance to see the show’s famous throne as part of a major new exhibition. Several stars of the fantasy HBO series returned to Northern Ireland, where much of the filming took place, to...
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British Irish Chamber of Commerce More Optimistic After Brexit Extension

British Irish Chamber of Commerce More Optimistic After Brexit Extension

The British Irish Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the extension of Article 50 granted at the emergency meeting of the European Council last night. European Union leaders agreed to delay Brexit until October 31. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and other EU...
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Gildernew Says She was Diagnosed with PTSD Caused by The Troubles

Gildernew Says She was Diagnosed with PTSD Caused by The Troubles

A Sinn Féin MP says she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder due to Troubles trauma. Fermanagh and South Tyrone representative Michelle Gildernew was speaking in Dublin during a meeting of the Oireachtas committee on the Good Friday Agreement. Th...
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Alonso Gives Chelsea Precious Away Goal Against Slavia Prague

Alonso Gives Chelsea Precious Away Goal Against Slavia Prague

Marcos Alonso’s late header dragged a lackluster Chelsea to a 1-0 Europa League win at Slavia Prague. The Spain full-back ghosted clear in the box to nod home Willian’s teasing far-post cross, to hand the Blues the slender advantage midway...
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The Gunners Maintain Fine Home Form in Defeat of Napoli

The Gunners Maintain Fine Home Form in Defeat of Napoli

Arsenal took control of their Europa League quarter-final tie with Napoli as they outclassed their Italian opponents to secure a first-leg victory. The Gunners extended their fine run of home form, this their 15th win from the last 16 games...
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Foster Focused on the Backstop in New Talks with the EU

Foster Focused on the Backstop in New Talks with the EU

Europe needs to hear and understand unionist concerns about the Northern Ireland backstop, Arlene Foster has said. In a meeting in Brussels, the Democratic Unionist leader told EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier that unionists in the region opposed the Withdra...
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NY International Auto Show Is Parked at the Jacob Javits Center This April

NY International Auto Show Is Parked at the Jacob Javits Center This April

New York International Auto Show 2019 Jacob Javits Center April 19 – 28, 2019 Running from April 19th to the 28th, 2019, the New York International Auto Show, held at the Jacob Javits Center, is a perennial favorite for both...
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Coveney Says Brexit ‘Looks Less Likely’ After EU Agrees Extension

Coveney Says Brexit ‘Looks Less Likely’ After EU Agrees Extension

Tánaiste Simon Coveney has said that a no-deal Brexit looks “less likely” today than it did a week ago. Mr Coveney was addressing questions in the Dáil about the impact of a crash Brexit on the agricultural industry. He said:...
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