Northern Leaders Clash Over Westminster Representation in TV Debate
December 10, 2019 No Responses

Northern Leaders Clash Over Westminster Representation in TV Debate

Senior figures from Northern Ireland’s political parties have clashed over Brexit and representation at Westminster just days before voters are due to go to the polls. Although billed as a leaders’ debate, DUP Lagan Valley candidate Jeffrey Donaldson appeared on...
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Draft Laws Enabling the Reburial of Tuam Children are Published
December 10, 2019 No Responses

Draft Laws Enabling the Reburial of Tuam Children are Published

Draft laws enabling the reburial of the remains of hundreds of babies and children from a mass grave at Tuam Mother and Baby Home have been published. Almost 1,000 bodies were disposed of in underground chambers that were possibly used...
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Sinn Féin Bring Bill to the Dáil Intended to Freeze Rents
December 10, 2019 No Responses

Sinn Féin Bring Bill to the Dáil Intended to Freeze Rents

An emergency measure to freeze rents across Ireland has been brought to the Dáil by Sinn Féin. The party’s housing spokesman, Eoin Ó Broin, urged support for the Rent Freeze (Fair Rent) Bill 2019, which would reduce and freeze rents....
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Rally at Ulster Hall Calls Johnson’s Brexit Deal a ‘Betrayal’
December 9, 2019 No Responses

Rally at Ulster Hall Calls Johnson’s Brexit Deal a ‘Betrayal’

Crowds have attended a meeting in Belfast where pledges to “resist” Boris Johnson’s proposed Brexit deal were heard. The Rally For The Union at the Ulster Hall heard the Prime Minister’s deal described as the “betrayal act”, which would lead...
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Eleventh Hour Plea for Soldiers Who Fired Shots at Ballymurphy to Come Forward
December 9, 2019 No Responses

Eleventh Hour Plea for Soldiers Who Fired Shots at Ballymurphy to Come Forward

An 11th hour plea has been made for soldiers who fired shots at Ballymurphy to come forward, an inquest has heard. Counsel for the UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) in turn challenged the IRA to come forward and explain its...
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Climate Protestors Call on Government to End Over-Fishing
December 9, 2019 No Responses

Climate Protestors Call on Government to End Over-Fishing

Activists from the Extinction Rebellion group have called on ministers to end the practice of over-fishing in Irish waters. About 50 demonstrators gathered outside Leinster House on Monday. The protest is the latest in a series of “direct action” demonstra...
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Two Men Arrested After Digger Used to Steal Double ATM in Antrim
December 7, 2019 No Responses

Two Men Arrested After Digger Used to Steal Double ATM in Antrim

Two men have been arrested after thieves used a digger to steal a double ATM from a supermarket in Antrim. The men, aged 26 and 43, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to steal by detectives investigating the theft at...
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Johnson and Corbyn Clash on The North in Televised Head-to-Head Debate
December 6, 2019 No Responses

Johnson and Corbyn Clash on The North in Televised Head-to-Head Debate

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn have clashed over their rival visions for Brexit in the final head-to-head TV debate of the General Election campaign. With less than a week to polling day, the Labour leader warned of “chaos” and “huge...
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Tributes Paid To ‘Quiet But Powerful’ Widow of Disappeared Victim
December 6, 2019 No Responses

Tributes Paid To ‘Quiet But Powerful’ Widow of Disappeared Victim

Tributes have been paid to the “quiet but powerful” widow of one of Northern Ireland’s Disappeared, who has died aged 90. Kathleen Armstrong’s husband Charlie was one of the 16 people who were murdered and secretly buried by republicans during...
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Date Set For Trial of Ex-Soldier Over Troubles Death
December 6, 2019 No Responses

Date Set For Trial of Ex-Soldier Over Troubles Death

The trial of a former soldier over the killing of a man in 1974 will go ahead in March, Belfast Crown Court has heard. Dennis Hutchings, 78, has pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder of a man with learning...
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