Hundreds Attend People’s Vote Rally in Belfast
September 14, 2019 No Responses

Hundreds Attend People’s Vote Rally in Belfast

Hundreds of people are attending a rally in Belfast calling for a second referendum on EU membership. Campaigners from the People’s Vote rally say the public deserves to make the decision over whether the British Government’s Brexit deal is the...
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Foster Denies DUP are Backtracking on Irish Backstop
September 13, 2019 No Responses

Foster Denies DUP are Backtracking on Irish Backstop

The leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has dismissed a report it will offer Prime Minister Boris Johnson a lifeline to help him unlock a Brexit deal. A front page article in today’s Times newspaper said the DUP has...
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Taoiseach Says Border Checks May Be Needed in No-Deal Brexit
September 13, 2019 No Responses

Taoiseach Says Border Checks May Be Needed in No-Deal Brexit

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said some checks may have to be placed on the border in the event of a no-deal Brexit. He said while some checks could be required, the Government has not identified exactly where those checks will...
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Belfast High Court Rejects Brexit Challenge
September 12, 2019 No Responses

Belfast High Court Rejects Brexit Challenge

A legal challenge that argued the Government’s Brexit strategy will damage the Northern Ireland peace process has been dismissed. Lord Justice Bernard McCloskey delivered his ruling at Belfast’s High Court on Thursday morning on three joined cases against ...
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Polls Find a Slight Majority for Reunification in The North
September 11, 2019 No Responses

Polls Find a Slight Majority for Reunification in The North

There is a slight majority for Irish unification among people in Northern Ireland, according to a new poll. The latest survey in Northern Ireland asked voters for their preference “in the event of a referendum on whether or not Northern...
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Mary Lou McDonald Calls Johnson’s Brexit Plans ‘Profoundly Stupid’
September 11, 2019 No Responses

Mary Lou McDonald Calls Johnson’s Brexit Plans ‘Profoundly Stupid’

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has said UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is following a Brexit “fantasy”, and that his plan is “profoundly stupid and immeasurably dangerous”. Speaking at her party’s away day in Dundalk, Co Louth, Ms McDonald.....
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DUP Says Johnson Has Rejected Northern Ireland Only Backstop
September 10, 2019 No Responses

DUP Says Johnson Has Rejected Northern Ireland Only Backstop

The DUP has said Boris Johnson rejected the idea of a Northern Ireland-only backstop during a meeting at Downing Street. DUP leader Arlene Foster and parliamentary leader Nigel Dodds met the British Prime Minister this evening. Afterwards Mrs Foster released.....
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Tributes Paid To Nora Quoirin At Funeral Service
September 10, 2019 No Responses

Tributes Paid To Nora Quoirin At Funeral Service

A teenager found dead in a Malaysian jungle after going missing on a family holiday was a gentle and innocent child who gifted others with immeasurable love, her funeral service has heard. Family and friends of Nora Quoirin gathered in...
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Irish Primary Schools Bottom of the Class for Class Sizes and Funding in Europe
September 10, 2019 No Responses

Irish Primary Schools Bottom of the Class for Class Sizes and Funding in Europe

Irish primary school classes are among the largest and worst-funded in Europe, a report has found. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development report found that the average class size in Irish primary schools is 25, compared with an EU...
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Arlene Foster Calls Northern Ireland-Only Backstop ‘Unconstitutional’
September 9, 2019 No Responses

Arlene Foster Calls Northern Ireland-Only Backstop ‘Unconstitutional’

DUP leader Arlene Foster has criticized a Northern Ireland-only backstop as “anti-democratic and unconstitutional”. Mrs Foster also said that Boris Johnson has previously ruled out the option of having the backstop applying only to Northern Ireland. Follow...
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