Counting Resumes in Northern Local Elections
May 4, 2019 No Responses

Counting Resumes in Northern Local Elections

Counting has resumed for a second day in Northern Ireland following the local government elections. Around a third of the 462 seats will be filled today before the final make-up of the region’s 11 councils can be revealed. The first...
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Tractor Tires, Lobster Pots & Plastic Bottles Amomg Trash Cleared From Giant’s Causeway Coast
May 3, 2019 No Responses

Tractor Tires, Lobster Pots & Plastic Bottles Amomg Trash Cleared From Giant’s Causeway Coast

Tractor tyres, lobster pots and plastic bottles have been cleaned off the beaches of Northern Ireland’s most famous coastline. Swimmers, jet skis and small boats all helped to reach bays at the bottom of steep cliffs close to Unesco World...
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First Results Being Announced in Local Elections in The North
May 3, 2019 No Responses

First Results Being Announced in Local Elections in The North

The first results in the local government elections in Northern Ireland have been revealed, with councilors taking seats in Mid Ulster and Lisburn and Castlereagh councils. Sinn Féin’s Darren Totten won the first seat in the Mid Ulster District Council....
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Polls Close in North’s Local Elections
May 2, 2019 No Responses

Polls Close in North’s Local Elections

Polls have closed following a day of voting in the local government elections in the North. A total of 819 local government election candidates are standing across 11 council areas. No indication has yet been given as to how many...
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‘Informers Will Be Executed’ Says Pro-IRA Graffiti at Lyra McKee Murder Scene
May 2, 2019 No Responses

‘Informers Will Be Executed’ Says Pro-IRA Graffiti at Lyra McKee Murder Scene

Pro-IRA graffiti has appeared in Derry warning the community against helping the police. The slogans appeared this morning in the Creggan area, meters from where journalist Lyra McKee was killed on April 18. She was shot by a dissident republican...
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Taoiseach Defends Large Salaries for Directly Elected Mayors
May 2, 2019 No Responses

Taoiseach Defends Large Salaries for Directly Elected Mayors

The Government has defended the proposed salaries for new directly elected mayors. People in Cork, Limerick and Waterford will have the chance to vote to have those mayors later this month. They would be paid around €120,000 a year, roughly...
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Paisley Jr Suggests The North Should ‘Aggressively’ Pursue Tourists in Dublin
May 1, 2019 No Responses

Paisley Jr Suggests The North Should ‘Aggressively’ Pursue Tourists in Dublin

A DUP MP has suggested that Northern Irish tourism companies should “aggressively” target tourists in Dublin to tell them “you’re in the wrong part of the island”. Ian Paisley Jnr, speaking to delegates from Visit Belfast and Visit Derry during...
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The Family of Lyra McKee Thanks Public for Support
April 30, 2019 No Responses

The Family of Lyra McKee Thanks Public for Support

Relatives of murdered journalist Lyra McKee have thanked people for their support following her “nightmare” death. She was shot dead by a dissident republican gunman linked to the New IRA who fired indiscriminately at police lines during disturbances in De...
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Memorial to Those Who Died in Flanders Unveiled in Dublin
April 30, 2019 No Responses

Memorial to Those Who Died in Flanders Unveiled in Dublin

A memorial to Irishmen who died in Flanders has been inaugurated in a Peace Garden in Dublin. It is thought more than 49,000 Irish died in the conflict, many of whom are buried in Flanders, in northern Belgium. Dublin Lord...
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Dozens Questioned in Garda Prostitution Crackdown
April 30, 2019 No Responses

Dozens Questioned in Garda Prostitution Crackdown

Gardaí have questioned 36 people over the weekend about the purchase of sex. It was made a criminal offence in 2017. Operations were carried out in Dublin, Wexford, Louth and Kildare. A Garda statement said: “This operation reinforces An Garda...
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