Corbyn Says Sorting Brexit Trade Deal More Important Than United Ireland
January 30, 2020 No Responses

Corbyn Says Sorting Brexit Trade Deal More Important Than United Ireland

Resolving uncertainty over post-Brexit trading arrangements is a more important priority for Northern Ireland than the debate on Irish unity, Jeremy Corbyn has said. The outgoing UK Labour Party leader said it was “difficult to know” whether Brexit had brought...
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Martin Plays Down Calls for Irish Unity Poll
January 30, 2020 No Responses

Martin Plays Down Calls for Irish Unity Poll

A poll on a united Ireland will only take place when the time is right and sectarian tensions ease, the leader of Fianna Fáil has said. There have been increased calls for a poll on Irish unity, with Sinn Féin...
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Coveney Confident of Securing Seats for Irish on French Evacuation Flight from China
January 30, 2020 No Responses

Coveney Confident of Securing Seats for Irish on French Evacuation Flight from China

Tánaiste Simon Coveney is “confident” of securing seats for its citizens on a French evacuation flight from China, the Government has said. The Foreign Affairs Minister said his department would do everything necessary to contain any potential risk of the...
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Micheál Martin Says Sinn Féin’s Spending Plans Would ‘Wipe Out’ Small Businesses
January 29, 2020 No Responses

Micheál Martin Says Sinn Féin’s Spending Plans Would ‘Wipe Out’ Small Businesses

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has said Sinn Féin’s $24.2bn (€22bn) spending plan would “destroy jobs” and again ruled out going into coalition with them in the next government. Sinn Féin proposes that, if elected, it would increase public spend...
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Sinn Féin’s Manifesto Pledges Border Referendum Within Five Years
January 28, 2020 No Responses

Sinn Féin’s Manifesto Pledges Border Referendum Within Five Years

Sinn Féin has pledged to secure a border poll within the next five years while also establishing a joint Oireachtas committee on a united Ireland. The party unveiled its manifesto, which includes publishing a white paper on a united Ireland...
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Report: North Should Have Same Salary Threshold for Migrants as Rest of UK
January 28, 2020 No Responses

Report: North Should Have Same Salary Threshold for Migrants as Rest of UK

Northern Ireland should not have a separate salary threshold for migrants, a report by experts has said. The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) recommended the Government should cut the pay requirement for skilled workers from £30,000 (€35,435) to £25,600 ...
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Northern Leaders Pay Tribute to Seamus Mallon in Stormont
January 27, 2020 No Responses

Northern Leaders Pay Tribute to Seamus Mallon in Stormont

Northern Ireland needs to adopt Seamus Mallon’s legacy of building a shared future, Stormont’s First Minister said. Arlene Foster paid tribute to a man who has been described as stubborn and straight-talking and who could be awkward but was also...
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Scrapping Primary School Homework is Idea That Needs ‘Analysis’, Says McHugh
January 27, 2020 No Responses

Scrapping Primary School Homework is Idea That Needs ‘Analysis’, Says McHugh

The Education Minister has pledged to continue to reduce the pupil teacher ratio in small schools and said the idea of scrapping homework for primary school students needs “analysis”. Joe McHugh said the party will also abolish the charge for...
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Extinction Rebellion’s ‘Climate Canvassers’ Go Door-to-Door in Dublin
January 26, 2020 No Responses

Extinction Rebellion’s ‘Climate Canvassers’ Go Door-to-Door in Dublin

Environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion is taking its message to the doors during the General Election campaign. The “climate canvassers” went door-to-door on Sunday, highlighting to the public “the urgency of the climate crisis and the need to...
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Varadkar Continues to Rule Out Coalition with Sinn Féin
January 26, 2020 No Responses

Varadkar Continues to Rule Out Coalition with Sinn Féin

Fine Gael has continued to rule out working with Sinn Féin in a coalition ahead of the General Election. The party said long-held differences with Mary Lou McDonald’s party prevents it from relying on support in any coalition government. Leo...
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