Robinson Warns Climate Activists Not to Alienate Public
October 21, 2019 No Responses

Robinson Warns Climate Activists Not to Alienate Public

Former president Mary Robinson has warned Extinction Rebellion protesters that they risk alienating the public if they do not employ smart tactics. The UN Special Envoy on El Nino and Climate said disruption was necessary to affect change, but that...
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Researchers from UCD Announce Breakthrough for Genetic Skin Disease
October 21, 2019 No Responses

Researchers from UCD Announce Breakthrough for Genetic Skin Disease

Irish researchers have announced a breakthrough in the search for a cure for a painful skin disease. Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a genetic condition in which sufferers lack a vital protein responsible for binding skin. This results in painful blisters...
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Wilson Says DUP Not Supporting Second Brexit Referendum
October 20, 2019 No Responses

Wilson Says DUP Not Supporting Second Brexit Referendum

The DUP’s Sammy Wilson has said his party is not backing a second Brexit referendum. The DUP supported the Letwin amendment, two days after they rejected Boris Johnson’s new Brexit deal. Mr Wilson said his party’s votes “were significant” in...
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Probe Launched After TD Claims Colleague Voted for Him in Dáil
October 19, 2019 No Responses

Probe Launched After TD Claims Colleague Voted for Him in Dáil

An investigation is being launched after a senior Fianna Fail TD claimed a party colleague voted for him while he was not in the Dáil. Timmy Dooley said he was absent from the chamber last Thursday when six votes were...
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Irish Man Appears on Eurpol’s Most Wanted List
October 18, 2019 No Responses

Irish Man Appears on Eurpol’s Most Wanted List

An Irish man is among the most wanted list by the European Union’s crime Agency Europol for drug trafficking and other serious crimes. Europol has launched a campaign showing its “most wanted” people accused or convicted of serious and organised...
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Boris Johnson Bullish on New Brexit Deal
October 18, 2019 No Responses

Boris Johnson Bullish on New Brexit Deal

Boris Johnson has said that the Brexit deal he struck with Brussels “busts” the UK out of the Northern Ireland backstop agreed by his predecessor Theresa May as he appeals for cross-party support for the agreement. As the British Prime...
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Ivor Bell Cleared of All Charges Related to 1972 Murder
October 17, 2019 No Responses

Ivor Bell Cleared of All Charges Related to 1972 Murder

A veteran republican has been cleared of soliciting the murder of a mother of 10 in 1972, after a trial which heard a claim that Gerry Adams recommended her secret burial. The former Sinn Féin president rejected the allegation as...
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DUP Rejects Johnson’s New Brexit Deal
October 17, 2019 No Responses

DUP Rejects Johnson’s New Brexit Deal

Brexit talks have dealt a major blow shortly before the crunch EU summit after Democratic Unionist Party leader Arlene Foster said she could not yet back Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans. Ms Foster and her deputy, Nigel Dodds, released a joint...
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Fears Raised Over Britain’s Commitment to Abortion Reforms in The North
October 16, 2019 No Responses

Fears Raised Over Britain’s Commitment to Abortion Reforms in The North

Abortion reforms in Northern Ireland risk being slowly unpicked by UK ministers, the House of Commons has heard. Northern Ireland minister Robin Walker confirmed Westminster is legally required to allow access to abortion and same-sex marriage unless the North...
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Brexit Protests Held at Dozens of Border Crossing Points
October 16, 2019 No Responses

Brexit Protests Held at Dozens of Border Crossing Points

The Border Communities Against Brexit Group has staged protests at dozens of border crossing points amid ongoing efforts to reach a Brexit deal. The protest comes on the eve of a critical European Union Summit taking place tomorrow. Hundreds of...
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