Here’s Comes 2020 — Get Ready!
December 30, 2019 No Responses

Here’s Comes 2020 — Get Ready!

As the famous New Year’s Eve Ball descends atop One Times Square, an estimated one million people in Times Square, millions nationwide and over a billion watching throughout the world are united in bidding collective farewell to the departing year...
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Defense Forces Deployed More Than 2,500 for Visits of Trump and Pence Last Year
December 30, 2019 No Responses

Defense Forces Deployed More Than 2,500 for Visits of Trump and Pence Last Year

More than 2,500 Defense Forces personnel were deployed during US president Donald Trump and vice president Mike Pence’s visits to Ireland this year. The end-of-year summary of defense and security operations in 2019 from Irish Defense Forces details deployme...
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Taoiseach Defends Fine Gael’s Record on Housing
December 29, 2019 No Responses

Taoiseach Defends Fine Gael’s Record on Housing

The Taoiseach has defended Fine Gael’s record on housing as he insisted there cannot be a return to “boom-bust” policies. Leo Varadkar said Fine Gael is committed to delivering all types of housing, both private and social, and he defended...
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Expert Group to Review Support for Asylum Seekers in Ireland
December 28, 2019 No Responses

Expert Group to Review Support for Asylum Seekers in Ireland

A new expert group on support for asylum seekers is to review how to improve community engagement in Ireland. It will be chaired by former secretary general of the European Commission Catherine Day and is expected to report back by...
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Ireland Plans Revolution in Offshore Wind Energy Says Varadkar
December 28, 2019 No Responses

Ireland Plans Revolution in Offshore Wind Energy Says Varadkar

Ireland is planning a revolution in its use of offshore wind energy, the Taoiseach said. The proportion of electricity generated from renewable sources has to increase dramatically over the next decade. Leo Varadkar said changes to the planning regime are...
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Eamon Ryan Dismisses Calls for United Ireland Referendum
December 27, 2019 No Responses

Eamon Ryan Dismisses Calls for United Ireland Referendum

The leader of the Green Party has dismissed calls for a border poll over a united Ireland, which he says risks being divisive and counterproductive. After voters in Northern Ireland elected more nationalist MPs than unionists in this month’s UK...
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Martin Warns That ‘Bare Bones’ Brexit Trade Deal Would be Unsatisfactory
December 27, 2019 No Responses

Martin Warns That ‘Bare Bones’ Brexit Trade Deal Would be Unsatisfactory

Any “bare bones” trade agreement between the EU and UK would be less than satisfactory, Micheál Martin said. He warned another dangerous hard Brexit cliff-edge could be beckoning next year as he voiced concern about UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s...
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Number Of Public Payphones in Ireland Falls 90% in Last Decade
December 26, 2019 No Responses

Number Of Public Payphones in Ireland Falls 90% in Last Decade

The number of public payphones in the country continues to drop with just 456 left, compared to almost 4,000 a decade ago. Payphone usage has declined dramatically in recent years because of the popularity of smartphones. In 2008, there were...
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Martin Hopes to Increase Number of Female Fianna Fáil TDs in Next Election
December 26, 2019 No Responses

Martin Hopes to Increase Number of Female Fianna Fáil TDs in Next Election

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin said he hopes to increase the number of female TDs representing his party after the next general election. Just 21% of Fianna Fáil’s candidates at the local government elections earlier this year were women. This...
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Taoiseach Wants to Reform Ireland’s ‘Archaic’ Licensing Laws
December 25, 2019 No Responses

Taoiseach Wants to Reform Ireland’s ‘Archaic’ Licensing Laws

Leo Varadkar said that tourists and locals have described Ireland’s nightlife as “disappointing”. The Fine Gael leader said that allowing pubs and nightclubs to stay open for longer would be better for transport, as it avoids large crowds searching for.....
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