Talks to Restore Power-Sharing Expected to Begin on Monday
December 15, 2019 No Responses

Talks to Restore Power-Sharing Expected to Begin on Monday

Talks to restore Northern Ireland’s Assembly look likely to begin on Monday. Following Friday’s General Election in the UK, parties across the political spectrum have stated their intent to get back around the negotiating table. It also appears that despite...
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Viable Explosive Device Found in Garden in The North
December 15, 2019 No Responses

Viable Explosive Device Found in Garden in The North

A viable explosive device has been found in the North. The suspicious object was discovered in the back garden of a house in the Mayfield Village area of Newtonabbey at about 9.15pm (4.15pm EST) on Saturday, police said. British Army...
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Man Arrested as Police Investigate Stabbing in Belfast
December 14, 2019 No Responses

Man Arrested as Police Investigate Stabbing in Belfast

A 20-year-old man has been arrested following a stabbing in Belfast. Police received a report that a man had been stabbed in Northwick Drive shortly before 6.30am (1.30am EST) on Saturday. It is believed the injured man was in the...
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Both Major Parties in North Punished for Power-Sharing Deadlock
December 13, 2019 No Responses

Both Major Parties in North Punished for Power-Sharing Deadlock

The Democratic Unionists have suffered a damaging election, with the party’s deputy leader among two MPs to lose their seats. The DUP also failed to land another key target seat, making for a hat-trick of defeats. While Sinn Féin was...
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Conservatives Win Big in Election but Future of Union Looks Shaky
December 13, 2019 No Responses

Conservatives Win Big in Election but Future of Union Looks Shaky

Boris Johnson may have clinched the Tory majority he wished for, but results in Northern Ireland and Scotland bring the future of the British Union back into focus. Northern Ireland, the DUP – the party determined to keep Northern Ireland...
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Northern Leaders Cast Vote in UK Elections
December 12, 2019 No Responses

Northern Leaders Cast Vote in UK Elections

Northern Ireland’s political leaders have cast their votes in the General Election. Democratic Unionist leader Arlene Foster voted in Brookeborough, Co Fermanagh, a constituency where she is supporting a rival unionist as part of pro-Union link-up to try to ...
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Voters Head to the Polls in The North
December 12, 2019 No Responses

Voters Head to the Polls in The North

Voters have started going to the polls across Northern Ireland. More than a thousand polling stations across the North opened at 7am to decide the next 18 MPs to represent the region in the House of Commons. Wednesday saw final...
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PSNI Charge Man over ATM Thefts in Antrim
December 12, 2019 No Responses

PSNI Charge Man over ATM Thefts in Antrim

Detectives investigating 10 cash machine thefts in Co Antrim have charged a man with conspiracy to steal. He is due to appear at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court on December 12 and is the fourth man to be charged as part of...
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Review Calls for LGBTQ+ Relationships to be in Sex Education Curriculum
December 11, 2019 No Responses

Review Calls for LGBTQ+ Relationships to be in Sex Education Curriculum

A review of the sex education program in schools has said that teaching about LGBTQ+ relationships and consent should be included in any new curriculum. Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh announced today that the National Council for Curriculum...
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Sinn Féin Compile Dossier of ‘Heartbreak’, Documenting Homeless Experience
December 11, 2019 No Responses

Sinn Féin Compile Dossier of ‘Heartbreak’, Documenting Homeless Experience

Sinn Féin said it has compiled a dossier of “heartbreak”, documenting the human experience of the housing crisis to force the Government into action. The document, titled In Their Words – The Humans of the Housing Crisis, features testimony from...
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