Ireland’s Policing Levels Among Lowest in Europe
January 5, 2019 No Responses

Ireland’s Policing Levels Among Lowest in Europe

Ireland’s level of policing is among one of the lowest in Europe. New figures from the EU’s statistical office, Eurostat, show the Irish police-to-population ratio is less than the European average. Ireland has 278 officers per 100,000 of the population....
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Farrell Calls on Government to Protect Elections from Cyber Threats
January 5, 2019 No Responses

Farrell Calls on Government to Protect Elections from Cyber Threats

The Government is being urged to tackle cyber threats to Irish elections. Fine Gael deputy Alan Farrell says voters must also be protected from online disinformation during election campaigns. It follows recent remarks by the Taoiseach that European Leaders ha...
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Taoiseach Admits ‘Brexit Divorce’ Has Been Traumatic
January 4, 2019 No Responses

Taoiseach Admits ‘Brexit Divorce’ Has Been Traumatic

The Taoiseach has admitted what he labels “the Brexit divorce” has at times been traumatic. However, Leo Vardakar insists it has not proven fatal to the European family, with support for EU membership and the single currency increasing across the.....
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Government to Ban Single Use Plastics in Offices
January 4, 2019 No Responses

Government to Ban Single Use Plastics in Offices

The Irish government will no longer allow single-use plastics to be used in their offices. The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, Richard Bruton announced on Friday that government departments and public bodies will “lead the wa...
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Taoiseach and German Chancellor Vow to ‘Stand By’ Brexit Agreement
January 3, 2019 No Responses

Taoiseach and German Chancellor Vow to ‘Stand By’ Brexit Agreement

The Irish and German leaders have pledged to “stand by” the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement. It comes as Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said Ireland will not accept any change to the deal that renders the backstop inoperable. Mr Varadkar also said the...
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Irish Government to Consider Grant Payments for Northern Students After Brexit
January 3, 2019 No Responses

Irish Government to Consider Grant Payments for Northern Students After Brexit

The Government is considering a grant scheme for Northern Ireland students applying to universities south of the border, to avoid fee hikes post-Brexit. A-level students in Northern Ireland say they have been left in limbo over whether they will have...
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Dodds Claims Brexit Deal ‘is Dead in the Water’
January 3, 2019 No Responses

Dodds Claims Brexit Deal ‘is Dead in the Water’

The draft EU Withdrawal Agreement flies in the face of British Government commitments on Northern Ireland, Nigel Dodds has said. The DUP deputy leader met UK Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday along with his party’s Brexit spokesman Sammy Wilson...
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Stormont Still Paying for Policing Despite No Sitting Assembly
January 2, 2019 No Responses

Stormont Still Paying for Policing Despite No Sitting Assembly

The defunct Northern Ireland Assembly is spending £360,000 (€400,000) on policing services every year. Devolved government has not sat at Stormont in almost two years, but PSNI officers are on duty at the building every day. The powersharing government coll...
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Taoiseach Admits Housing was ‘Biggest Challenge’ for Government in 2018
January 2, 2019 No Responses

Taoiseach Admits Housing was ‘Biggest Challenge’ for Government in 2018

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he hopes 2018 will be the year the housing crisis “levels off”. The Government has come under intense scrutiny in the last year as the number of homeless people in Ireland reached the highest in...
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Taoiseach Expresses Concerns over “Real Risk” of External Interference in Euro Elections
January 1, 2019 No Responses

Taoiseach Expresses Concerns over “Real Risk” of External Interference in Euro Elections

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and other EU leaders have discussed concerns about potential external interference in the 2019 European elections. Mr Varadkar warned a European Parliament “full of nationalists, populists and extremists” could bring some of its work...
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