Manchester City Facing Champions League Ban if Found Guilty of FPP Breaches
May 16, 2019 No Responses

Manchester City Facing Champions League Ban if Found Guilty of FPP Breaches

Manchester City have been referred to UEFA’s adjudicatory chamber for potential breaches of financial fair play regulations, Europe’s governing body has announced. City were fined £49million and hit with restrictions on transfer spending and their Champions League squad after FFP...
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John Finucane Expected to be Next Lord Mayor of Belfast
May 15, 2019 No Responses

John Finucane Expected to be Next Lord Mayor of Belfast

A prominent solicitor is set to become the next Lord Mayor of Belfast. John Finucane was elected to Belfast City Council as a Sinn Féin candidate earlier this month. He is well known figure in the city as a solicitor...
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Sources Say President Trump Will Visit Ireland in June
May 15, 2019 No Responses

Sources Say President Trump Will Visit Ireland in June

Donald Trump is to visit Ireland in June, according to a number of senior sources. The US President will spend some days in Co Clare after his state trip to the UK. Government officials are preparing for the US President...
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Mitchell Urges Northern Leaders to Deal with Problems in ‘A Realistic Fashion’
May 14, 2019 No Responses

Mitchell Urges Northern Leaders to Deal with Problems in ‘A Realistic Fashion’

Every effort should be made to avoid a return to violence in Northern Ireland, former senator George Mitchell has said. The Good Friday Agreement negotiator urged Stormont’s politicians to address their problems in a realistic fashion. Journalist Lyra McKee,...
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McDonald Tells Martin to ‘Put Up or Shut Up’ on Rural Broadband
May 13, 2019 No Responses

McDonald Tells Martin to ‘Put Up or Shut Up’ on Rural Broadband

Mary Lou McDonald has challenged the Fianna Fail leader to “put up or shut up” on the issue of rural broadband. The Sinn Féin leader called on Micheál Martin to back her party’s motion opposing the Government’s €3 bn (£2.6b)...
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Survivors of Institutional Abuse in The North Call for Improved Compensation
May 13, 2019 No Responses

Survivors of Institutional Abuse in The North Call for Improved Compensation

Abuse survivors in Northern Ireland have called for improved compensation and demanded a meeting with the Secretary of State. Survivors of institutional abuse want to meet Karen Bradley to urge her to introduce legislation at Westminster before the summer to.....
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Calls for Increased Funding to Deal with Rising Suicide Rate in The North
May 12, 2019 No Responses

Calls for Increased Funding to Deal with Rising Suicide Rate in The North

A mental health consultant has called on political leaders to restore the Assembly to tackle the rising suicide rate. Vivian McKinnon, the regional coordinator of Smart Recovery – an organisation which provides assistance to individuals seeking help for addi...
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Two Men Accused of Rioting on Night of McKee Murder are Refused Bail by Judge
May 11, 2019 No Responses

Two Men Accused of Rioting on Night of McKee Murder are Refused Bail by Judge

Two men charged with rioting offences in Derry the night a journalist shot and killed have been refused bail. Paul McIntyre, 51, with an address in Ballymagowan Park in the Creggan area of the city, has been charged with riot,...
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George Mitchell Hopeful of Resolution to Power-Sharing Impasse
May 10, 2019 No Responses

George Mitchell Hopeful of Resolution to Power-Sharing Impasse

A former US senator who guided talks leading to the Belfast Agreement has said current political leaders are capable of resolving their differences. George Mitchell, 85, was speaking ahead of travelling to Northern Ireland next week to receive an award...
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Irish Government Declares ‘Climate Emergency’
May 9, 2019 No Responses

Irish Government Declares ‘Climate Emergency’

Ireland has become the second country in the world to declare a climate emergency. The Dáil made the decision on Thursday evening after an amendment to a parliamentary climate action report was agreed by both the Government and the opposition...
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