Nancy Pelosi to Meet Taoiseach in Dublin
April 16, 2019 No Responses

Nancy Pelosi to Meet Taoiseach in Dublin

US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi will meet Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Dublin on Tuesday. Ms Pelosi is part of a delegation of high-ranking US politicians on a two-day fact-finding mission to Ireland. The congressional group will meet with...
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Pelosi Warns of No US-UK Trade Deal if Good Friday Agreement Threatened
April 16, 2019 No Responses

Pelosi Warns of No US-UK Trade Deal if Good Friday Agreement Threatened

There would be no chance of a US-UK trade deal if there was any weakening of the Good Friday Agreement, a senior American politician has said. US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi told a packed lecture theater that the...
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Diageo Ditches The Plastic from its Beer Packaging
April 15, 2019 No Responses

Diageo Ditches The Plastic from its Beer Packaging

The maker of Guinness has announced it is removing plastic from beer packaging. Plastic ring carriers and shrink wrap will be removed from multipacks of Diageo’s beer products – Guinness, Harp, Rockshore and Smithwick’s. They will be replaced with 100%.....
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Children Being Admitted To Adult Psychiatric Wards due to Lack of Facilities
April 14, 2019 No Responses

Children Being Admitted To Adult Psychiatric Wards due to Lack of Facilities

Children with severe mental health problems are being admitted to adult psychiatric wards, due to a lack of age-appropriate facilities. Concerned parents in Co. Wexford say they are currently in a “living hell”, with one doctor resigning in protest, as...
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Princess Anne Visits Some of Ireland’s Oldest Lighthouses on Dublin Visit
April 14, 2019 No Responses

Princess Anne Visits Some of Ireland’s Oldest Lighthouses on Dublin Visit

The British Princess Royal has been shown around some of Ireland’s oldest lighthouses during a weekend visit to the capital. The British royal family visitor travelled to Howth where lighthouses have guided ships at Baily since 1667, before taking in...
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Sean Cox Fundraising Campaign Meets Target After Liverpool Legends Game
April 13, 2019 No Responses

Sean Cox Fundraising Campaign Meets Target After Liverpool Legends Game

The fundraising target of €2 million has been reached by the Sean Cox fundraising campaign. It was reached this week as a series of events were held to help with the Liverpool supporter’s recovery. Almost 27,000 people attended a charity...
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Martina Anderson to Run Again for Sinn Féin in The North
April 13, 2019 No Responses

Martina Anderson to Run Again for Sinn Féin in The North

Sinn Féin has confirmed that its current MEP in Northern Ireland will run again for her seat. Elections to the European Parliament are going ahead in May despite the United Kingdom’s imminent exit from the European Union. Martina Anderson, who...
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Islands to Benefit from Extra €70,000 of Government Funding
April 12, 2019 No Responses

Islands to Benefit from Extra €70,000 of Government Funding

Comhar na nOileán Teo is to benefit from €70,000 worth of Governmental funding. The organisation carries out administration work on behalf of the Irish Islands Federation and is based on Inis Oírr. The funding was announced this morning by the...
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80% of Irish Believe That Stigma is Still Attached to Mental Illness
April 12, 2019 No Responses

80% of Irish Believe That Stigma is Still Attached to Mental Illness

More than 80% of Irish people believe there is still a stigma attached to mental illness. It is National Workplace Wellbeing Day today and mental health charity Suicide or Survive is calling for a culture shift in Irish workplaces, to...
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Gildernew Says She was Diagnosed with PTSD Caused by The Troubles
April 11, 2019 No Responses

Gildernew Says She was Diagnosed with PTSD Caused by The Troubles

A Sinn Féin MP says she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder due to Troubles trauma. Fermanagh and South Tyrone representative Michelle Gildernew was speaking in Dublin during a meeting of the Oireachtas committee on the Good Friday Agreement. Th...
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