Coveney: EU Will Not Pass Withdrawal Agreement without Irish Backstop
January 28, 2019 No Responses

Coveney: EU Will Not Pass Withdrawal Agreement without Irish Backstop

The government has again insisted that the Brexit backstop cannot be binned. It comes as British politicians are trying to ditch it from the Withdrawal Agreement. The government changed tack significantly over the weekend by engaging with UK media to...
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Donohue Rules Out Pay Increase for Nurses and Midwives
January 28, 2019 No Responses

Donohue Rules Out Pay Increase for Nurses and Midwives

The Minister for Finance has again ruled out granting pay increases to nurses. Strike action by 43,000 nurses and midwives begins on Wednesday, resulting in thousands of hospital outpatient appointments being cancelled, along with all elective surgeries, and s...
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Talks to Avert Nurses Strike End Without Agreement
January 26, 2019 No Responses

Talks to Avert Nurses Strike End Without Agreement

Hospitals across the country are facing major disruption after talks to avert a strike by over 40,000 nurses ended without agreement last night. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organization (INMO) was locked in three days of talks with the HSE...
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Harris Faces Criticism Over CervicalCheck Confusion
January 26, 2019 No Responses

Harris Faces Criticism Over CervicalCheck Confusion

Health Minister Simon Harris is facing backlash over the level of uncertainty regarding the CervicalCheck Programme. 6,000 women will receive letters next week asking them to take another smear test as their original one was made unreliable due to being...
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Derry Holds Peace Rally After Days of Security Alerts
January 25, 2019 No Responses

Derry Holds Peace Rally After Days of Security Alerts

Over a hundred people turned out in Derry today for a rally for peace after days of security alerts linked to paramilitary groups. Organised by NIPSA, a trade union which represents public sector workers, the event was held in solidarity...
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EU Competition Chief Says Solution to Irish Border Issue Will be Found
January 25, 2019 No Responses

EU Competition Chief Says Solution to Irish Border Issue Will be Found

The EU Competition chief has said she is “absolutely certain” that a solution will be found to the Irish border backstop issue. European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said the European Union and the European Parliament stand firm with Ireland...
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Dodds Tells Taoiseach to ‘Tone Down’ Brexit Rhetoric
January 24, 2019 No Responses

Dodds Tells Taoiseach to ‘Tone Down’ Brexit Rhetoric

Democratic Unionist deputy leader Nigels Dodds has warned the Taoiseach to “tone down his rhetoric” over Brexit. Mr Dodds was speaking after Leo Varadkar told the World Economic Forum in Davos that the UK will find it “very difficult” to...
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Fianna Fáil and the SDLP Announce Election Partnership
January 24, 2019 No Responses

Fianna Fáil and the SDLP Announce Election Partnership

Fianna Fáil and the North’s SDLP have announced a partnership. The two parties will work together as Fianna Fáil considers running candidates in the North. A full merger between the two parties had been suggested but will not go ahead...
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HSE Warns of Serious Healthcare Disruptions in the Event of a Nurses’ Strike
January 23, 2019 No Responses

HSE Warns of Serious Healthcare Disruptions in the Event of a Nurses’ Strike

Patients, GPs and hospital clinics are being warned by the HSE of serious disruptions to services this day next week if the nurses strike goes ahead. Talks between health officials and unions have been taking place at the Workplace Relations...
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Women Suffering from Cervical Cancer to be given Pembro
January 23, 2019 No Responses

Women Suffering from Cervical Cancer to be given Pembro

Women suffering with cervical cancer are to be offered the drug Pembro for their treatment after a high profile campaign. The drug had only been available to the victims of the CervicalCheck scandal until now. Doctors will be able to...
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