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January 10, 2019 No Responses

Over One Million People Visited Dublin Zoo in 2018

Dublin Zoo’s annual visitor numbers have exceeded one million for the eighth year in a row. New figures reveal that 1,230,145 people visited the Phoenix Park attraction over the course of 2018. November to January saw 210,235 of those visit...

January 10, 2019 No Responses

Doctors Call for ‘National Coordinator’ to Manage Implementation of New Abortion Services

The HSE should have a national coordinator who is responsible for the introduction and implementation of new abortion services says that Chair of the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Dr Cliona Murphy. She was commenting following an emergency gen...

January 9, 2019 No Responses

Teachers Union Calls for Major Review of Northern Education System

A teachers’ union official has called for a major review of the education system in Northern Ireland. Representatives from three unions gave evidence to a Northern Ireland Affairs Committee inquiry into the funding of education in the region. As Northern...

January 9, 2019 No Responses

President Higgins Delivers Keynote Speech at BT Young Scientists Exhibition

President Michael D Higgins delivered a rousing call to action, asking Irish school children to tackle climate change and create a better world. “If we are to achieve that transformation that is now urgent, we need the involvement of young...

January 8, 2019 No Responses

Varadkar Says EU Happy to Give Fresh Assurances on Brexit Backstop

The European Union is “happy to give” the UK fresh assurances over the Northern Irish backstop, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has reportedly said. Ahead of a vote on Theresa May’s Withdrawal Agreement in Parliament next week, the Taoiseach told the Irish...

January 8, 2019 No Responses

Kerry’s Reeks District Makes Number Three on Rough Guides Top Six List

The Reeks District in Kerry has been listed as one of the Top 6 places in the world to visit. The Rough Guides travel website ranked the area around the Macgillycuddy’s Reeks at number three on its ‘Six Regions on...

January 7, 2019 No Responses

Campaigners Speak Out Against Renaming of Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter

Campaigners opposed to the renaming of Belfast’s historic Cathedral Quarter have said there is nothing authentic about the rebranding. Save CQ is also calling for the property company behind the £500 million Tribeca regeneration project to change its plans ...