Eric Eoin Marques Extradited to The United States
March 23, 2019 No Responses

Eric Eoin Marques Extradited to The United States

A man accused of being the “world’s largest” child porn facilitator has been extradited to the United States. Eric Eoin Marques was surrendered to FBI Agents at Dublin Airport this morning, and is due in court on Monday. Mr Marques’...
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Britain has the ‘Prime Responsibility’ for Protecting Good Friday Agreement Says Coveney
March 22, 2019 No Responses

Britain has the ‘Prime Responsibility’ for Protecting Good Friday Agreement Says Coveney

The prime responsibility for protecting the Good Friday Agreement lies with Britain, the Tánaiste has said. The comments came after a request from German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the EU ramp up its plans to avoid a hard border on...
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DUP Still Needs Backstop Assurances To Support Brexit Deal
March 21, 2019 No Responses

DUP Still Needs Backstop Assurances To Support Brexit Deal

DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson has said his party still needs legal assurances on the backstop to support Theresa May’s deal. Mr Donaldson said he and colleagues would “work day and night” to get such assurances. “If those issues are not...
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Cabinet Approved Directly Elected Mayors in Cork, Limerick and Waterford
March 20, 2019 No Responses

Cabinet Approved Directly Elected Mayors in Cork, Limerick and Waterford

The Cabinet today approved a number of issues regarding directly-elected mayors in Cork, Limerick and Waterford. Plebiscites are due to take place on the same day as the European elections in May, with the first elections in 2021. The mayor...
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No Moves to Restore Power Sharing Until After Local Elections
March 20, 2019 No Responses

No Moves to Restore Power Sharing Until After Local Elections

The Government will make no further efforts to restore Stormont power sharing until after May’s council elections, Sinn Féin has said. Party vice president Michelle O’Neill said Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley had also confirmed her intention to ...
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Roads Deaths Up 30% in 2019
March 19, 2019 No Responses

Roads Deaths Up 30% in 2019

There’s been a 30% rise in the number of road deaths so far this year. Five people lost their lives on Irish roads over the bank holiday weekend – bringing the number of fatalities in the first three months of...
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More Mumps Cases in 2019 than in all of 2018
March 19, 2019 No Responses

More Mumps Cases in 2019 than in all of 2018

There have been more cases of mumps in the first 11 weeks of 2019, than all of last year. The latest weekly report from the HSE has found there’s been 593 cases of mumps so far. Cases of the highly...
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Taoiseach to Meet Donald Tusk in Dublin as Brexit Approaches
March 19, 2019 No Responses

Taoiseach to Meet Donald Tusk in Dublin as Brexit Approaches

The Taoiseach is meeting the European Council President in Dublin today – with just 10 days to go until Brexit. Donald Tusk and Leo Varadkar’s meeting comes ahead of a crucial summit of EU leaders later this week. The British...
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Half a Million Expected at Dublin’s St Patrick’s Day Parade
March 17, 2019 No Responses

Half a Million Expected at Dublin’s St Patrick’s Day Parade

Dublin’s St Patrick’s Parade will see about 500,000 throng the city streets today. The parade – whose theme this year is storytelling – begins at noon local time at Dublin’s Parnell Square, led by Grand Marshals Deirdre O’Ka...
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Fine Gael Increases Lead Over Fianna Fáil in Opinion Polls
March 16, 2019 No Responses

Fine Gael Increases Lead Over Fianna Fáil in Opinion Polls

Fine Gael has extended its lead over Fianna Fáil to six points in the latest Behavior & Attitudes poll for The Sunday Times. The latest poll will make comfortable reading for the Taoiseach, who’s currently on his St Patrick’s Day...
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