Hundreds Attend Lyra McKee Vigil at Dublin’s Garden of Remembrance
April 23, 2019 No Responses

Hundreds Attend Lyra McKee Vigil at Dublin’s Garden of Remembrance

Hundreds of people turned out to Dublin’s Garden of Remembrance for a vigil organised by a leading union to celebrate the life of a journalist killed last week. Lyra McKee, 29, was fatally shot in Derry on Thursday during a...
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Reduce Sales Tax on Sunscreen Says Irish Cancer Society
April 23, 2019 No Responses

Reduce Sales Tax on Sunscreen Says Irish Cancer Society

The Irish Cancer Society is calling for the VAT on sunscreen to be reduced. Concerns have been raised by the charity about a 23% tax rate on a product that protects against skin cancer. Policy and public affairs manager Paul...
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New IRA Admits Responsibility, Apologizes for Lyra McKee Murder
April 23, 2019 No Responses

New IRA Admits Responsibility, Apologizes for Lyra McKee Murder

The New IRA has claimed responsibility for the killing of Lyra McKee. The 29-year-old journalist was shot dead while covering riots in Derry on Thursday night. In a statement given to the Irish News using a recognized code word, the...
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Union to Ballot Members on Hospital Strike Action
April 22, 2019 No Responses

Union to Ballot Members on Hospital Strike Action

Up to 17,000 hospital support workers are being balloted from today on strike action. The dispute centers on the implementation of a job evaluation scheme. Health Care Assistants, chefs and other support grades will vote on industrial action over the...
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President Higgins Leads Easter Rising Commemorations
April 21, 2019 No Responses

President Higgins Leads Easter Rising Commemorations

President Michael D Higgins has led a commemoration to mark the 103rd anniversary of the Easter Rising in Dublin. President Higgins was joined by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and defense minister Paul Kehoe at the state ceremony outside the GPO on...
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Free Derry Corner Repainted After Lyra McKee Murder
April 21, 2019 No Responses

Free Derry Corner Repainted After Lyra McKee Murder

The landmark Free Derry Corner has been repainted to reflect revulsion felt at the killing of Lyra McKee. The famous civil rights-era slogan on a gable wall is regularly altered to reflect community sentiment in the Bogside estate in Derry....
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Two New Polls Show Major Parties are Deadlocked
April 20, 2019 No Responses

Two New Polls Show Major Parties are Deadlocked

Two opinion polls show conflicting levels of support for the main parties. One says Fianna Fáil is now more popular than Fine Gael – with another having the government party 10 points ahead of their rivals. The two polls released...
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‘Not in Our Name’ is Message from Derry
April 20, 2019 No Responses

‘Not in Our Name’ is Message from Derry

Derry has expressed revulsion at the murder of journalist Lyra McKee. A bunch of flowers left outside the city’s landmark civic building, the 19th century Guildhall, said “never in my name”. Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley was among the first...
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Two Men Arrested in Connection with Lyra McKee Murder
April 20, 2019 No Responses

Two Men Arrested in Connection with Lyra McKee Murder

Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of journalist Lyra McKee in Derry. The men, aged 18 and 19, were arrested by PSNI detectives this morning. They were arrested under the Terrorism Act and have been taken...
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President Higgins Condemns ‘Outrageous’ Murder of Lyra McKee
April 19, 2019 No Responses

President Higgins Condemns ‘Outrageous’ Murder of Lyra McKee

The president has said those behind the killing of a journalist in Derry do not represent anybody on the island. Michael D Higgins urged them to reflect on their “appalling” actions during a visit to Belfast after signing a book...
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