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January 6, 2020 No Responses

Sinn Féin: Extending Power-Sharing Talks Would Be Pointless

Extending negotiations to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland would be pointless, Sinn Féin has said. Party negotiator Conor Murphy said what was needed was political will to get a deal over the line, not extra time. Mr Murphy said if...

January 6, 2020 No Responses

Midwives in The North Set to Vote on Further Industrial Action

Midwives in Northern Ireland are set to vote on taking part in industrial action. The ballot, which opened on Monday, comes after health workers in the region have taken part in a series of actions over pay and staffing levels....

January 4, 2020 No Responses

Government Says Footage of 10-Bed Room Housing Asylum Seekers Was Staged

A video circulating on social media showing asylum seekers being housed in a room with 10 beds and no windows was staged, the Department of Justice has claimed. The footage, said to have been taken inside the East End Hotel...

January 4, 2020 No Responses

Firearms and Ammunition Seized During Raids in North Dublin

Ten firearms and a quantity of ammunition have been found by gardai during searches in north Dublin. The were found during the search of a rural area on Friday evening by the Garda National Drugs and Organized Crime Bureau. The...

January 3, 2020 No Responses

Negotiations Continue to Restore Power-Sharing at Stormont

DUP leader Arlene Foster has said that no identity should be elevated above the other in Northern Ireland as talks continue in Stormont. Ms Foster said her party wants a fair and balanced deal. Meanwhile Sinn Féin announce that any...

January 2, 2020 No Responses

DUP Insist Any Power-Sharing Agreement Must Be Sustainable

Agreement to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland can be reached in the short term, Sinn Féin has insisted, but the DUP has cautioned against “quick fix solutions”. On the first day of talks this year, political parties continued to work...

January 2, 2020 No Responses

Northern Parties Resume Talks to Restore Power-Sharing

Talks to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland will resume on Thursday morning. The latest process, which was initiated in the wake of the general election, was paused over the festive period after a pre-Christmas deal failed to materialize. Three years...

January 2, 2020 No Responses

Daly Says Funding Loyalist Communities ‘Will Help Avert Violence During Reunification’

Funding for disadvantaged loyalist communities in Northern Ireland will help avert violence during Irish reunification, a Senator has said. Fianna Fáil’s Mark Daly, who has compiled a number of research reports on preparing for a united Ireland, says in...

January 1, 2020 No Responses

Coveney Calls for Parties to Show Leadership When Power-Sharing Talks Resume

The Tánaiste has urged Stormont’s rowing parties to show leadership and generosity when talks to restore power-sharing resume. Simon Coveney said the new year offered a chance for a new beginning and urged all sides not to disappoint the public...

December 31, 2019 No Responses

Public Redeems Over €800,000 of Irish Punts in 2019

Members of the public redeemed more than €800,000 worth of old Irish punts this year. Irish punt banknotes and coins were withdrawn in February 2002 but it is still possible for them to be exchanged for euro at the Central...

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