New National Childcare Scheme Could Force Single Parents Out of Work
June 19, 2019 No Responses

New National Childcare Scheme Could Force Single Parents Out of Work

The Government’s National Childcare Scheme will force single parents out of work, according to a representative group. Single Parents Acting For Rights of Kids (Spark) says the new scheme, launched by Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone in March this year, will...
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No Changes to Brexit Deal No Matter Who Replaces May – Coveney
June 18, 2019 No Responses

No Changes to Brexit Deal No Matter Who Replaces May – Coveney

A change of British prime minister will not result in a change in the Government’s stance on Brexit, the foreign affairs minister said. Simon Coveney said the Government’s position had not changed and will not change because of Theresa May...
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Taoiseach Says Treatment of Former Garda Majella Moynihan was ‘Wrong on Every Level’
June 18, 2019 No Responses

Taoiseach Says Treatment of Former Garda Majella Moynihan was ‘Wrong on Every Level’

The treatment of a former garda who fell pregnant out of wedlock in the 1980s was “wrong on every level”, the Taoiseach has said. Leo Varadkar said Majella Moynihan had been made to feel shame, was pressurized to give up...
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Soldier F Expected to Appear in Derry Court in August
June 17, 2019 No Responses

Soldier F Expected to Appear in Derry Court in August

A former paratrooper facing prosecution for two murders and four attempted murders on Bloody Sunday is expected to appear in court in Derry in August. The Army veteran – a former lance corporal in the Parachute Regiment known only as...
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Mourners Pay Tribute to Philomena Lynott at Funeral
June 17, 2019 No Responses

Mourners Pay Tribute to Philomena Lynott at Funeral

Mourners at the funeral of Philomena Lynott, the mother of Thin Lizzy frontman Phil, have heard she was heartbroken and crushed when her son died as a young man. But they were told she made sure that her son’s legacy...
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Flanagan Apologizes to Majella Moynihan
June 16, 2019 No Responses

Flanagan Apologizes to Majella Moynihan

The Justice Minister has apologized to a former garda who faced dismissal in the 1980s after having a child while unmarried. Charlie Flanagan said what happened to Majella Moynihan was “clearly wrong” on every level. He added: “As a young...
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Fianna Fail’s Riding High With Five Point Lead in The Polls
June 16, 2019 No Responses

Fianna Fail’s Riding High With Five Point Lead in The Polls

There is a blow for Fine Gael in the latest Sunday Times/ Behaviour & Attitudes June Poll. It shows the popularity of the party has dropped by five points to 23%. Fianna Fail’s riding high with no change on 28%,...
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Veteran Republican ‘Unrepentant’, Mourners Told At His Funeral
June 15, 2019 No Responses

Veteran Republican ‘Unrepentant’, Mourners Told At His Funeral

A veteran republican who opposed the peace process died “unrepentant”, hundreds of mourners in West Belfast were told. Billy McKee, who died on Tuesday aged 97, was a founding member of the Provisional IRA. His funeral was held on Saturday...
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New Study Says Fifth of People in The North Are Prejudiced Against Transgender Community
June 14, 2019 No Responses

New Study Says Fifth of People in The North Are Prejudiced Against Transgender Community

More than a fifth of people in Northern Ireland are prejudiced against the transgender community, an academic survey has found. The study by Ark, a joint initiative between Queen’s University Belfast and Ulster University, revealed that 21% of those question...
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Over 1,000 Women from The North Traveled to England or Wales for Abortion Last Year
June 13, 2019 No Responses

Over 1,000 Women from The North Traveled to England or Wales for Abortion Last Year

More than 1,000 women from Northern Ireland traveled to England or Wales for abortions last year. The NHS does not charge patients from the region for the procedure because it is largely unavailable at home. Northern Ireland has the strictest...
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