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December 1, 2019 No Responses

Lisa Smith Arrested in Dublin After Arriving Back in Ireland from Syria

A former member of the Irish military who became a so-called Islamic State bride in Syria has been arrested on suspicion of terror offences as she arrived back in Ireland. Lisa Smith, 38, once accompanied an ex-president and leader of...

December 1, 2019 No Responses

Without Fundamental Reform Power-Sharing is Doomed to Fail Says Aiken

Devolved government in Northern Ireland is destined to collapse again unless there is fundamental reform, the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party has said. Steve Aiken’s warning comes as parties prepare to re-enter political talks after the General Election ...

November 30, 2019 No Responses

Rally Held in Belfast Against Liberalization of Abortion Laws

Significant numbers have taken part in a Belfast rally against the liberalization of abortion laws. In July MPs at Westminster forced the government to provide access to the procedure in Northern Ireland. The first terminations are expected to be carried...

November 30, 2019 No Responses

DUP Rules Out Attending Citizens’ Assembly on United Ireland

The DUP will not take part in a Citizens’ Assembly in Dublin for a united Ireland, Arlene Foster has said. Sinn Féin has been calling for the establishment of an all-Ireland Citizens’ Assembly to discuss the potential for Irish unity....

November 29, 2019 No Responses

Varadkar Calls for More Ethnic Minorities to Join Gardaí

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has called for Commissioner Drew Harris to set an objective to encourage more ethnic minorities to join the Gardaí. It comes as some 197 new gardai graduated at the Garda College in Templemore today. Garda numbers have...

November 28, 2019 No Responses

Irish Government Will Listen to Unionists on Legacy Issues Says Tánaiste

The Irish Government needs to listen to the concerns of Unionists living in Northern Ireland when it comes to legacy issues, the Tánaiste Simon Coveney has said. Mr Coveney met DUP MEP Diane Dodds in Dublin today to discuss the...

November 28, 2019 No Responses

Mumps on the Rise in Ireland as People Share Discredited Research Online

Cases of mumps and measles are on the rise in Ireland as people are sharing the discredited research of Andrew Wakefield who linked the vaccine to autism, on social media. The disgraced former doctor was struck off for publishing a...

November 28, 2019 No Responses

Government Criticized for Delays in Banning Conversion Therapy

The Government has been criticized for a delay in banning controversial conversion therapy in Ireland. Ministers launched Ireland’s National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy 2019–2021 on Thursday, with 100 actions proposed to make the nation more open for the com...

November 28, 2019 No Responses

Brexit Deal Breaches Consent Principle Says Foster

The principle of requiring unionist consent to constitutional change affecting Northern Ireland has been breached for the first time over Brexit, Arlene Foster has said. Loyalists are adamantly opposed to what they term the proposed creation of a customs borde...

November 27, 2019 No Responses

Martin Accuses Government of Failing to Grasp Scale of Drugs Trade

Micheál Martin has accused the Government of failing to get to grips with the scale of the drugs trade. The Fianna Fáil leader said that young people and children are being exploited and he called for an all-party approach to...

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