Nurses in The North Vote for Industrial Action
November 7, 2019 No Responses

Nurses in The North Vote for Industrial Action

Nurses in Northern Ireland have voted to take strike action over pay and staffing levels. Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in the region have backed industrial action for the first time in the organisation’s 103-year history. The...
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Coveney: Catching Kevin Lunney Attackers is ‘High Priority’
November 7, 2019 No Responses

Coveney: Catching Kevin Lunney Attackers is ‘High Priority’

Catching the criminals behind the intimidation of Quinn directors is a high priority at the top of the Government, Simon Coveney has insisted. Mr Coveney told the Dáil he was aware of concerns that investors in Quinn Industrial Holdings may...
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Greens Will Not Contest Belfast Seats to Help Remainers
November 7, 2019 No Responses

Greens Will Not Contest Belfast Seats to Help Remainers

The Green Party NI has announced it will not stand in all four Belfast constituencies in the General Election to help other pro-Remain parties. The move by leader Clare Bailey is the latest in a series of electoral maneuvers by...
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Ireland ‘Gripped by an Epidemic of Gender-Based Violence’ Says Taoiseach
November 6, 2019 No Responses

Ireland ‘Gripped by an Epidemic of Gender-Based Violence’ Says Taoiseach

The Taoiseach said his heart goes out to the parents of Ana Kriegel as he acknowledged Ireland is gripped by “an epidemic of gender-based violence”. Leo Varadkar was pressed in the Dáil on his Government’s record on supporting victims of...
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Varadkar: Direct Provision System is Imperfect But Not Inhumane
November 6, 2019 No Responses

Varadkar: Direct Provision System is Imperfect But Not Inhumane

The Direct Provision system for asylum seekers is an imperfect system – but not inhumane, Leo Varadkar has said. The Taoiseach said more consultation needs to be carried out with communities following protests in Ballinamore in Co Leitrim and Achill...
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Veteran DUP MP David Simpson Not Seeking Reelection
November 6, 2019 No Responses

Veteran DUP MP David Simpson Not Seeking Reelection

Veteran DUP representative David Simpson has announced he will not seek re-election. The outgoing Upper Bann MP issued the decision in a statement following recent newspaper revelations about his private life and an extra-marital affair. Mr Simpson said it had...
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Broadcaster Gay Byrne Dies, Aged 85
November 4, 2019 No Responses

Broadcaster Gay Byrne Dies, Aged 85

Broadcaster Gay Byrne has died at the age of 85 after a long illness, RTE said. The RTE broadcaster and former Late Late Show host had been undergoing treatment for cancer. The father-of-two died in Howth surrounded by his family....
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Remain Parties to Not Contest Some Constituencies to Help Candidates
November 4, 2019 No Responses

Remain Parties to Not Contest Some Constituencies to Help Candidates

Sinn Féin has announced it will not stand in three constituencies in Northern Ireland to help other pro-Remain candidates defeat DUP Brexiteers. The party is standing aside in south and east Belfast and North Down – a move that puts...
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Paramilitarism Still A Threat in The North Says New IRC Report
November 4, 2019 No Responses

Paramilitarism Still A Threat in The North Says New IRC Report

Paramilitarism remains a stark reality in Northern Ireland, a report has found. The latest publication by the Independent Reporting Commission (IRC) sets out how the ongoing political vacuum, Brexit uncertainty and an increase in attacks has made ending parami...
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UUP to Step Aside in North Belfast to Help DUP’s Nigel Dodds
November 3, 2019 No Responses

UUP to Step Aside in North Belfast to Help DUP’s Nigel Dodds

The Ulster Unionist Party will step aside in North Belfast to allow Democratic Unionist deputy leader Nigel Dodds a clear run, it has been announced. Incoming UUP leader Steve Aiken had been under pressure not to run a candidate in...
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