1.5 Million Now Employed Outside of Dublin
April 17, 2018 No Responses

1.5 Million Now Employed Outside of Dublin

Business Minister Heather Humphreys says 1.5 million people are now in employment outside of Dublin. She has announced a second call for proposals under a €60m Regional Enterprise Development Fund (REDF). The fund will now operate on a rolling basis...
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Facebook Execs to Face Grilling in Oireachtas
April 17, 2018 No Responses

Facebook Execs to Face Grilling in Oireachtas

Some of Facebook’s top executives will face questions from TDs and Senators today on the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The Communications Committee is looking into the impact of social media on elections and referendums, like the upcoming abortion vote. A...
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Carroll Salvages A Point Against Stoke At The London Stadium
April 16, 2018 No Responses

Carroll Salvages A Point Against Stoke At The London Stadium

It finished honors even in the relegation scrap at the London Stadium. Substitute Peter Crouch fired Stoke ahead at the London Stadium with a little over 10 minutes remaining to hand the Potters what looked like a lifeline in their...
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Munich Loses Vidal For Crunch Semi-Final Clashes
April 16, 2018 No Responses

Munich Loses Vidal For Crunch Semi-Final Clashes

Bayern Munich have been dealt a blow ahead of next week’s Champions League semi-final first leg against Real Madrid with the news midfielder Arturo Vidal needs surgery. The Chilean suffered a setback on Sunday in his first training session since...
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Homeowners To See Increases In Property Tax
April 16, 2018 No Responses

Homeowners To See Increases In Property Tax

Homeowners are likely to see increases to their local property tax (LPT) bills after next year, but Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe says they will be “affordable”. He said any alteration to the tax levied on people will be “moderate and...
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McGrath Believe Eight Amendment Will Be Repealed
April 16, 2018 No Responses

McGrath Believe Eight Amendment Will Be Repealed

The referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment will be won 60% to 40%, Minister Finian McGrath. Speaking at an Inclusion Ireland event this morning, the Disabilities Minister said he is now “fairly confident” the abortion referendum will pass, but s...
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Green Party Calls For Legalization of Marijauna
April 16, 2018 No Responses

Green Party Calls For Legalization of Marijauna

The Green Party says current cannabis legislation makes criminals out of ordinary people. The party has launched a campaign calling for the decriminalisation of the drug. The party is proposing that people should be allowed possess a small amount of...
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Citizens’ Assembly Recommends Four Year Fixed Terms For Dail
April 15, 2018 No Responses

Citizens’ Assembly Recommends Four Year Fixed Terms For Dail

Dail terms should be fixed at four years, the Citizens’ Assembly has recommended. In a tight vote, a majority of the Assembly (51%) backed changes to the current system, where terms can last just over five years and the decision...
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Belfast Marks Titanic Anniversary
April 15, 2018 No Responses

Belfast Marks Titanic Anniversary

The loss of the Titanic has been marked during a poignant ceremony in Belfast. On the anniversary of the maritime disaster, the city where the famous White Star Line vessel was built commemorated the more than 1,500 crew and passengers...
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City Are Champions After Baggies Upset United
April 15, 2018 No Responses

City Are Champions After Baggies Upset United

Manchester City are Premier League champions after Jay Rodriguez secured rock-bottom West Brom a win at Manchester United that was as remarkable as it had looked unlikely. A week after preventing their neighbours from clinching the title in extraordinary fashi...
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