Oireachtas Committee Told Ireland Respected for Syrian Refugee Relief
March 5, 2019 No Responses

Oireachtas Committee Told Ireland Respected for Syrian Refugee Relief

Ireland is respected globally for the work and aid provided to the Syrian refugee crisis, an Oireachtas committee has heard. The Foreign Affairs Committee discussed the humanitarian situation in Syria with representatives from charities Concern, Trocaire and Goal today, who...
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Irish Have Most Positive Image of European Union Says New Survey
March 5, 2019 No Responses

Irish Have Most Positive Image of European Union Says New Survey

Irish people have the most positive image of the European Union, a survey of member states has found. The annual Eurobarometer also shows that people in Ireland are the most satisfied with how democracy works in the EU and are...
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Irish Support Year-Round Summer Time
March 5, 2019 No Responses

Irish Support Year-Round Summer Time

The European Union has taken another step towards abolishing the twice-yearly clock change which has been a rite of spring and autumn for decades. Irish people have taken part in a European public consultation that voted overwhelmingly to stop the...
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Group Calls for Protests on Border After Brexit
March 4, 2019 No Responses

Group Calls for Protests on Border After Brexit

A group of residents have called for mass demonstrations along the border the day after Brexit. Border Communities Against Brexit, supported by pro-Remain political parties, unveiled a new billboard at Stormont announcing the planned day of protest with just 2...
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Supreme Court Sits in Galway Today
March 4, 2019 No Responses

Supreme Court Sits in Galway Today

The Supreme Court is visiting Galway today, in what is its first time sitting outside the Four Courts in Dublin in over 80 years. This morning, Mr Justice Frank Clarke and the other judges of the Supreme Court arrived at...
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Man Arrested at Manchester Airport, Suspected of Murdering Belfast Community Worker
March 3, 2019 No Responses

Man Arrested at Manchester Airport, Suspected of Murdering Belfast Community Worker

A man has been arrested at Manchester Airport on suspicion of murdering Belfast community worker Ian Ogle. The 32-year-old suspect is to be brought to Northern Ireland for questioning. Mr Ogle, 45, died after being stabbed 11 times shortly after...
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Renowned Irish Architect Kevin Roche Dies in Connecticut
March 2, 2019 No Responses

Renowned Irish Architect Kevin Roche Dies in Connecticut

Renowned Irish architect Kevin Roche has died at the age of 96. He designed the Convention Center in Dublin and passed away on Friday night at his home in Connecticut. The CCD says he won innumerable awards for his designs...
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TD Slams Facebook for Allowing Anti-Vaccination ‘Propaganda’
March 2, 2019 No Responses

TD Slams Facebook for Allowing Anti-Vaccination ‘Propaganda’

A Fine Gael TD has criticized Facebook for allowing anti-vaccination “propaganda” to be aimed at parents. Kate O’Connell said they urgently need to address the issue as children’s lives are being put at risk. It comes as the latest figu...
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Taoiseach Criticizes Fianna Fáil/SDLP Partnership
March 2, 2019 No Responses

Taoiseach Criticizes Fianna Fáil/SDLP Partnership

The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has criticized Fianna Fáil’s recent partnership with the SDLP during a trip to Belfast. Speaking at an Alliance Party dinner last night, Mr Varadkar pointed to the dynamic created by the deal between the Conservative party...
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Number of Measles Cases in Ireland Jump 244%
March 2, 2019 No Responses

Number of Measles Cases in Ireland Jump 244%

There has been a 244% increase in measles cases in Ireland between 2017 and 2018. According to UNICEF Ireland, there were 86 cases here last year, up from 25 on the previous year. The charity is warning that global cases...
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