New Abortion Legislation Expected to be Completed for New Year

New Abortion Legislation Expected to be Completed for New Year

The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says it will be January 1, 2019, before new abortion laws take effect. He has also warned that trying to change current legislation in the mean time may only delay the overall bill from passing. The...
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Labour Party Now Calls for Separation of Church and State in Education

Labour Party Now Calls for Separation of Church and State in Education

Removing the link between Church and State in education is the next big constitutional question that needs to be addressed after last week’s historic referendum, the Labour party believe. Calling on Health Minister Simon Harris to press ahead with enabli...
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O’Neill Urges Players to Learn From French Defeat

O’Neill Urges Players to Learn From French Defeat

Martin O’Neill urged his players to learn the lessons from a difficult night in Paris as World Cup-bound France showed them exactly how far they have to go. Only four of the men who started against Didier Deschamps’ men at...
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France Defeat Republic of Ireland in World Cup Warm Up

France Defeat Republic of Ireland in World Cup Warm Up

The Republic of Ireland have suffered a 2-nil defeat to France in this evening’s international friendly in Paris. Martin O’Neill handed a senior Republic of Ireland debut to Blackburn defender Derrick Williams in tonight’s friendly. The 25-ye...
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Tesco’s New Liffey Valley Store Opens, Creating 175 New Jobs

Tesco’s New Liffey Valley Store Opens, Creating 175 New Jobs

Tesco Ireland is opening its biggest store and with the greatest amount of employment in eight years today. The new environmentally-friendly €30m Liffey Valley Tesco Extra store has created 175 jobs and was officially opened this morning by TV presenter...
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O’Neill: France Have “A Good Chance” in the World Cup

O’Neill: France Have “A Good Chance” in the World Cup

Martin O’Neill has tipped France as potential World Cup winners despite his former team-mate Age Hareide describing them as “nothing special”. Denmark boss Hareide will lead his team into Group C battle with the French in Russia having seen his...
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Martin Says Fianna Fáil will Support Abortion Legislation

Martin Says Fianna Fáil will Support Abortion Legislation

Fianna Fáil leader Micheal Martin says he is in favor of holding a special Dáil sitting over the summer in order to get legislation passed to repeal the 8th amendment. “I would like to see [the legislation] published before the...
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Calls Grow For Abortion Legalization in the North

Calls Grow For Abortion Legalization in the North

A woman who fought a long legal battle to liberalize abortion law in Northern Ireland has urged Theresa May to step in. Northern Ireland will be the only part of the UK or Ireland not to allow the procedure after...
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Foster: Referendum has “No Impact Upon the Law in Northern Ireland

Foster: Referendum has “No Impact Upon the Law in Northern Ireland

Arlene Foster has said the abortion referendum will have no impact upon law in Northern Ireland. The DUP leader said legislation governing terminations was a devolved matter and it was for the Northern Ireland Assembly to debate and decide such...
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Sinn Fein Calls for Unification Referendum

Sinn Fein Calls for Unification Referendum

Sinn Fein has called for a referendum on a united Ireland following the abortion poll. Deputy leader Michelle O’Neill said constitutional issues had gained renewed prominence following Friday’s Yes vote on changing the Irish constitution. She told ITV’s ...
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