Billy McKee, One of the Founding Members of the Provisional IRA Dies
June 12, 2019 No Responses

Billy McKee, One of the Founding Members of the Provisional IRA Dies

One of the founding members of the Provisional IRA has died aged in his late nineties. Billy McKee led the organisation in Belfast at one stage. He split from Sinn Féin decades ago and condemned the signing of the 1998...
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King and Queen of The Netherlands Begin State Visit to Ireland
June 12, 2019 No Responses

King and Queen of The Netherlands Begin State Visit to Ireland

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands have begun their three-day State visit to Ireland. The royal couple were welcomed by President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina to Aras an Uachtarain for their first official engagement. The...
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Salary, Housing and Lack of Permanent Positions Driving Irish Teachers Abroad
June 12, 2019 No Responses

Salary, Housing and Lack of Permanent Positions Driving Irish Teachers Abroad

Salary, pay inequality, housing and lack of permanent positions are some of the main reasons teachers leave Ireland to find work abroad, a survey has found. The Embassy of Ireland in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) carried out the survey...
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Coroner Rules Out State Collusion in Murder of Daniel Carson During The Troubles
June 11, 2019 No Responses

Coroner Rules Out State Collusion in Murder of Daniel Carson During The Troubles

A coroner has ruled out state collusion in the shooting dead of a Belfast warehouse worker early in the Troubles. A “flawed and inadequate” investigation was held into the brazen and sectarian loyalist murder of Daniel Carson in the Shankill...
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Over 500 Plant Species Have Vanished in Last 250 Years
June 11, 2019 No Responses

Over 500 Plant Species Have Vanished in Last 250 Years

More than 500 species of plants have disappeared in the past 250 years – more than twice the number of birds, mammals and amphibians recorded as extinct, according to a new study. Scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and...
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Weekly Childcare Bill in The North is Highest in the UK” Say Unions
June 10, 2019 No Responses

Weekly Childcare Bill in The North is Highest in the UK” Say Unions

The typical weekly childcare bill in Northern Ireland is the highest in the UK, trade unionists have said. A total of £46.50 (€52.15) per week is spent in the region compared with £31 in England. Families use “substantially” more paid...
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Harris Considers Botox and Filler Ban for Under-18s
June 10, 2019 No Responses

Harris Considers Botox and Filler Ban for Under-18s

The Minister for Health Simon Harris is considering banning botox and fillers for people under the age of 18. Minister Harris says the restriction for minors would work in a similar way to the sunbed ban. He says some companies...
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Families Bereaved by Troubles Rally For Truth and Justice
June 9, 2019 No Responses

Families Bereaved by Troubles Rally For Truth and Justice

Several thousand people, including campaign groups, took the streets of Belfast city center to call for action on dealing with the legacy of the past. In the second Time for Truth march, victims of the Troubles marched in three separate...
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Government Considers Deploying Army Rangers to Mali
June 9, 2019 No Responses

Government Considers Deploying Army Rangers to Mali

More than a dozen Army Rangers are to be sent to war-torn Mali under a new proposal from Defense Minister Paul Kehoe. The UN peacekeeping mission to the African country is considered one of the most dangerous in the world,...
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Sinn Féin ‘Determimed’ to Move Forward After Poor Election Results – McDonald
June 8, 2019 No Responses

Sinn Féin ‘Determimed’ to Move Forward After Poor Election Results – McDonald

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said the party is “determined” to move forward in a positive way following its poor performance at the recent elections. The party’s national body – Ard Chomhairle – met in Dublin today to.....
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