Taoiseach Condemns Attack on Quinn Executive as ‘Cowardly and Brutal’
September 19, 2019 No Responses

Taoiseach Condemns Attack on Quinn Executive as ‘Cowardly and Brutal’

The Taoiseach has branded the abduction and beating of businessman Kevin Lunney as “cowardly and brutal”. Leo Varadkar said he was horrified by the attack on the Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH) executive. His comments came after Tánaiste Simon Coveney compared...
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Taoiseach To Try To ‘Get A Deal’ In UN Meeting With Johnson
September 19, 2019 No Responses

Taoiseach To Try To ‘Get A Deal’ In UN Meeting With Johnson

Leo Varadkar says he will try to get a deal on Brexit when he meets Boris Johnson in New York next week. “We were in touch today. I’m going to meet him next week in New York and try to...
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Sinn Féin Voice Opposition to Stormont Veto on Backstop
September 18, 2019 No Responses

Sinn Féin Voice Opposition to Stormont Veto on Backstop

Sinn Féin’s deputy leader has voiced her opposition to a Stormont veto on the Irish backstop. Michelle O’Neill said her party does not support such a veto because “a backstop that can be vetoed is not a backstop”. It comes...
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Soldier F Bloody Sunday Case Reaches Court in Derry
September 18, 2019 No Responses

Soldier F Bloody Sunday Case Reaches Court in Derry

The prosecution of a former soldier accused of two murders on Bloody Sunday has reached a courtroom for the first time. The case of Soldier F, who also faces five attempted murder charges in relation to the shootings in Derry...
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Garda to Send Armed Police Unit to Border Ahead of Brexit
September 18, 2019 No Responses

Garda to Send Armed Police Unit to Border Ahead of Brexit

A new armed police support unit will be moved closer to the border in preparation for Brexit, the garda commissioner has said. Commissioner Drew Harris was speaking to a Dáil justice committee on Wednesday, when a number of representatives asked...
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Inconsistencies Reported in Definitions of ‘Political Advertising’ in 2019 Euro Elections
September 17, 2019 No Responses

Inconsistencies Reported in Definitions of ‘Political Advertising’ in 2019 Euro Elections

A report on online political advertising during the 2019 European election has found inconsistencies in how political and “issue-based” advertising was defined. The report was commissioned by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) and carried out by t...
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Irish Named ‘The Most Generous’ By GoFundMe
September 17, 2019 No Responses

Irish Named ‘The Most Generous’ By GoFundMe

Ireland had been dubbed the most generous country in the world, with more than €40 million donated to GoFundMe causes. Almost one in 10 Irish people has used the internet’s “take action” button in thousands of online campaigns. More than...
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Sinn Féin Calls on British Government to ‘Get Real’ With DUP
September 16, 2019 No Responses

Sinn Féin Calls on British Government to ‘Get Real’ With DUP

Sinn Féin has said the British Government needs to “get real” with the DUP after meeting Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith. Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald and MLA Conor Murphy met Mr Smith in Dublin as he traveled for...
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Harris Announces Plans to Ban Cigarette Vending Machines
September 16, 2019 No Responses

Harris Announces Plans to Ban Cigarette Vending Machines

The Minister for Health has announced his intention to ban cigarette vending machines. Simon Harris has said he is in favor of the move due to children under 18 being able to buy cigarettes from vending machines easily, and the...
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Marathon Talks Lead to Agreement to End Beef Protests
September 15, 2019 No Responses

Marathon Talks Lead to Agreement to End Beef Protests

An agreement to the end beef crisis has been reached after marathon talks over the weekend, the agriculture minister has confirmed. The deal includes an immediate increase in prices for farmers and reform of the Irish beef sector. Minister for...
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