New Talks to Restore Power-Sharing to Begin After Election Says Smith
November 27, 2019 No Responses

New Talks to Restore Power-Sharing to Begin After Election Says Smith

Fresh talks to revive devolved government in Northern Ireland will start on December 16, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Julian Smith has said. Smith added that, unless agreement is reached by January 13, fresh Assembly elections will be triggered....
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Taoiseach Suggests Citizens’ Assembly on United Ireland Must Include Unionists
November 26, 2019 No Responses

Taoiseach Suggests Citizens’ Assembly on United Ireland Must Include Unionists

The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he would not rule out a Citizens’ Assembly on a United Ireland, but questioned whether Unionists living in Northern Ireland would partake in it. Mr Varadkar told the Dáil today he would not rule...
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Faster Economic Growth and Higher Living Standards if Ireland Unified Says O’Neil
November 26, 2019 No Responses

Faster Economic Growth and Higher Living Standards if Ireland Unified Says O’Neil

Growth in a resurgent United Ireland would quickly replace British Government funding, Sinn Féin’s deputy leader said. Michelle O’Neill said unity would add 2% to the debt of the island but predicted a sharp rise in living standards in Northern...
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Denis P. Kelleher, Self-Made Wall Street Giant and 2005 Grand Marshal Passes
November 25, 2019 No Responses

Denis P. Kelleher, Self-Made Wall Street Giant and 2005 Grand Marshal Passes

The New York St Patrick’s Day Parade have sadly announced the passing of Denis P. Kelleher, Grand Marshal of the 2005 Parade. “This great honor humbles me,” he said in 2005. “I never imagined when I came to America as...
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New Sinn Féin Bill Would Force Mandatory Litter Bags for Dog Owners
November 25, 2019 No Responses

New Sinn Féin Bill Would Force Mandatory Litter Bags for Dog Owners

A new Sinn Féin Bill proposes to make it mandatory for all dog owners to carry litter bags, or face a fine. The purpose of the Litter Pollution Amendment of the Dog Litter Control Bill 2019 “is to impress those...
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Varadkar Visits Wexford to Support Under-Fire Verona Murphy in By-Election
November 25, 2019 No Responses

Varadkar Visits Wexford to Support Under-Fire Verona Murphy in By-Election

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is steadfastly backing his party’s by-election candidate Verona Murphy as he plans to head to Wexford to drum up support. Controversial Fine Gael candidate Ms Murphy made comments to the Irish Times that so-called Islamic State is...
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Long Defends Decision Not to Stand Aside Alliance Candidates to Help Pro-Remain Parties
November 25, 2019 No Responses

Long Defends Decision Not to Stand Aside Alliance Candidates to Help Pro-Remain Parties

Alliance leader Naomi Long has defended her party’s decision not to stand aside for other pro Remain election candidates. The cross-community party has refused to take part in the election co-operation efforts between Sinn Féin, the SDLP and Greens in...
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Cross-Border March Calls For United Ireland That ‘Cherishes All Of Its Children Equally’
November 24, 2019 No Responses

Cross-Border March Calls For United Ireland That ‘Cherishes All Of Its Children Equally’

A march has taken place across the border calling for the unification of the island. Participants gathered in the Co. Donegal town of Lifford before walking across a bridge into the nearby Co. Tyrone town of Strabane in the North....
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Tributes Paid to Northern Irish Businessman Norman Lynas
November 24, 2019 No Responses

Tributes Paid to Northern Irish Businessman Norman Lynas

Tributes have been paid to prominent Northern Ireland businessman Norman Lynas, who has died aged 77. Mr Lynas, who was awarded an OBE for services to business, the community and charity, died on Saturday following a short illness. He began...
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Another Man from The North Arrested By Police in Britain Over Essex Container Deaths
November 22, 2019 No Responses

Another Man from The North Arrested By Police in Britain Over Essex Container Deaths

A man from Northern Ireland has been arrested by police in England investigating the deaths of 39 migrants whose bodies were found in a refrigerated lorry container in Essex. The man, 23, was held on suspicion of conspiracy to traffic...
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