Hyde Park Bombing Victims’ Families Call for Meeting with UK Government
December 18, 2019 No Responses

Hyde Park Bombing Victims’ Families Call for Meeting with UK Government

The families of the Hyde Park bombing victims have urged the British government to meet them after a High Court judge ruled that John Downey was involved in the IRA attack. Relatives of the four Household Cavalrymen who died in...
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Nora Quoirin’s Parents Call for Full Inquiry into Teen’s Death
December 18, 2019 No Responses

Nora Quoirin’s Parents Call for Full Inquiry into Teen’s Death

The parents of a teenager found dead in a Malaysian jungle while on a family holiday have met with government officials. It is understood Meabh and Sebastian Quoirin have asked the Department of Foreign Affairs for assistance as they call...
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High Court Expected to Rule on Hyde Park Bombing Case
December 18, 2019 No Responses

High Court Expected to Rule on Hyde Park Bombing Case

A High Court judge is set to give a ruling on a damages claim by relatives of the Hyde Park bomb victims against a suspect. Relatives of the four Royal Household Cavalrymen who died in the July 1982 blast brought...
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Researchers Say Vaping Could Be As Risky As Smoking Cigarettes
December 18, 2019 No Responses

Researchers Say Vaping Could Be As Risky As Smoking Cigarettes

E-cigarettes may be as risky as smoking tobacco at increasing the potential for bacterial infections in the lungs, researchers believe. There is “little difference” in the effect of tobacco smoke and e-cigarette vapor on bacteria often found in the lungs,....
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Coveney Says Citizenship Campaigner Should Not Have To Go To Court To Assert Right
December 17, 2019 No Responses

Coveney Says Citizenship Campaigner Should Not Have To Go To Court To Assert Right

The Tánaiste has said an Irish citizenship campaigner should not have to go to court to assert her right. Emma De Souza has lodged a challenge in the Court of Appeal in Belfast to a ruling that those born in...
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Thousands of Nurses Prepare for Industrial Action in The North
December 17, 2019 No Responses

Thousands of Nurses Prepare for Industrial Action in The North

A last-ditch meeting aiming to prevent around 9,000 nurses from taking Northern Ireland’s first 12-hour strike action on Wednesday over pay is due. The unprecedented walkout in Northern Ireland will see them leave patient bedsides with the solidarity of ...
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Farmers Blockade Parts of Dublin City Center as Beef Pricing Row Continues
December 17, 2019 No Responses

Farmers Blockade Parts of Dublin City Center as Beef Pricing Row Continues

Cattle farmers have shut off parts of Dublin city center in an ongoing row over the price of beef. Around 30 tractors and more than 50 farmers gathered along Stephen’s Green on Tuesday, in front of the historic Shelbourne Hotel,...
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Seanad Report Calls for UK Government to Enshrine Good Friday Agreement in Law
December 17, 2019 No Responses

Seanad Report Calls for UK Government to Enshrine Good Friday Agreement in Law

A Government report into the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union has urged Westminster to transpose the Good Friday Agreement (GFA) into law. A report from the Seanad select committee into Brexit was published today and details testimony from Les...
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Foster Calls on Republicans to Encourage Catholics to Consider PSNI Career
December 16, 2019 No Responses

Foster Calls on Republicans to Encourage Catholics to Consider PSNI Career

Students at Catholic schools in Northern Ireland should be encouraged to join the PSNI to help balance community representation in the force, the leader of the DUP has said. Arlene Foster also called for senior nationalists and republicans to do...
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New Effort to Restore Power-Sharing at Stormont Begins Today
December 16, 2019 No Responses

New Effort to Restore Power-Sharing at Stormont Begins Today

A fresh bid to restore Stormont’s crisis-hit institutions is under way. Britian’s Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith has embarked on a round of bilateral meetings with the leaders of the five main parties, in an effort to kick-start a new...
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