‘No Need for Checkpoints on The Border’ Says Foster
March 1, 2019 No Responses

‘No Need for Checkpoints on The Border’ Says Foster

There is no need for checkpoints on the Irish border and no need for Irish warships impounding Northern Ireland fishing boats, DUP leader Arlene Foster said. Mrs Foster also reiterated her party’s concerns over the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, saying it...
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Taoiseach Believes No-Deal Brexit is ‘Unlikely’
March 1, 2019 No Responses

Taoiseach Believes No-Deal Brexit is ‘Unlikely’

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar believes it is unlikely that the United Kingdom will crash out of the European Union without a deal. Mr Varadkar was speaking in Belfast after meeting Northern Ireland’s business leaders for discussions which he described as being...
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Two Northern Irish Fishing Boats Seized by The Irish Navy
February 28, 2019 No Responses

Two Northern Irish Fishing Boats Seized by The Irish Navy

Two UK fishing boats have been seized by the Irish Navy amid an ongoing impasse over their right to fish in Ireland’s waters. The Northern Ireland-registered vessels were detained by the Irish Naval Service in Dundalk bay and have been...
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Finucane Family Lose Supreme Court Challenge over Public Inquiry
February 27, 2019 No Responses

Finucane Family Lose Supreme Court Challenge over Public Inquiry

The family of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane has lost a Supreme Court challenge over the decision not to hold a public inquiry into his killing, but won a declaration that an effective investigation into his death has not been...
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New Legislation Could Force Irish Restaurants to Display Calorie Information on Menus
February 27, 2019 No Responses

New Legislation Could Force Irish Restaurants to Display Calorie Information on Menus

Restaurants will be forced to display calories on menus under new proposals. The legislation would make it compulsory for restaurants to display the calorie count beside the price – or use a traffic light system where red would be high...
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Despite Progress, TB May Not Be Eradicated in Ireland By 2030
February 26, 2019 No Responses

Despite Progress, TB May Not Be Eradicated in Ireland By 2030

Tuberculosis (TB) may not be eradicated in Ireland by 2030 despite substantial progress being made to eliminate the disease, an Oireachtas committee has heard. Professor Simon More from University College Dublin’s School of Veterinary Medicine told the Agric...
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Taoiseach Agrees To Meet Stardust Families and Survivors After Sit-In
February 26, 2019 No Responses

Taoiseach Agrees To Meet Stardust Families and Survivors After Sit-In

The Taoiseach has agreed to meet with survivors and relatives of victims of the Stardust fire after they staged a sit-in at Leinster House. The group had said that they would not leave the premises today until they received written...
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Inquest Into Birmingham Pub Bombings Begins
February 25, 2019 No Responses

Inquest Into Birmingham Pub Bombings Begins

The long-awaited inquests into the deaths of 21 people in the 1974 IRA Birmingham pub bombings have begun with a minute’s silence for the victims. The coroner Sir Peter Thornton told jurors they would hear evidence of how the two...
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Micheál Martin Rules Out An Election in 2019
February 24, 2019 No Responses

Micheál Martin Rules Out An Election in 2019

Micheál Martin has said that he will not call an election in 2019 no matter what happens with Brexit. Some members of his party want an election sooner rather than later if there’s an extension to Brexit or a deal...
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Coveney Says EU Cannot Compromise On Brexit Backstop
February 24, 2019 No Responses

Coveney Says EU Cannot Compromise On Brexit Backstop

Tánaiste Simon Coveney has said the EU cannot compromise on the issue of the backstop to placate Conservative Brexiteers. Mr Coveney said the Irish Government wanted to help Theresa May get her Brexit deal through the UK parliament, but insisted...
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