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 collapsed...
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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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Central Bank Launching €2 Coin to Mark Dáil Centenary
January 1, 2019 No Responses

Central Bank Launching €2 Coin to Mark Dáil Centenary

A new €2 coin is being launched this month, to mark the one hundred years since the sitting of the first Dáil. One million of the coins go into circulation this year. A special €100 gold coin is also being...
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Number of Passport Applications from the UK Soared in 2018
December 31, 2018 No Responses

Number of Passport Applications from the UK Soared in 2018

Almost 200,000 Irish passport applications were received from the UK this year. The number from England, Scotland and Wales increased by more than a fifth compared to 2017, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. Minister Simon Coveney said the total...
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Thousands of Operations Cancelled Due to Hospital Overcrowding in 2018
December 31, 2018 No Responses

Thousands of Operations Cancelled Due to Hospital Overcrowding in 2018

The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) says it is a “national disgrace” that 7,000 operations were cancelled this year because of hospital overcrowding. Figures released to the Irish Daily Mail show 25 procedures had to be put on hold every day...
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Irish Cancer Society Warns of So-Called “Superfoods”
December 30, 2018 No Responses

Irish Cancer Society Warns of So-Called “Superfoods”

The Irish Cancer Society is warning that so-called superfoods are a scam that only cause more damage to vulnerable people. The charity is urging the public not to follow ‘fad’ trends ahead of their New Year’s health kick. Head of...
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St Columbanus’ Pilgramage Route Could Be a Tourism Bonanza
December 30, 2018 No Responses

St Columbanus’ Pilgramage Route Could Be a Tourism Bonanza

A near-2,000 mile pilgrimage by an Irish missionary could become a recognized European cultural route and trigger a tourism bonanza, campaigners said. A satnav map of the evangelizing journey of Bangor monk St Columbanus from Ireland to modern-day Italy in...
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Only 49% Passed Driving Test in 2018
December 29, 2018 No Responses

Only 49% Passed Driving Test in 2018

New figures show the majority of car drivers across the country failed their test between January and October. Only 49% of people who took their test passed – compared to 51% who failed. Kilrush in Co. Clare had the lowest...
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Senator Calls for Pre-Election Ban on Political Posters
December 29, 2018 No Responses

Senator Calls for Pre-Election Ban on Political Posters

A Fine Gael senator has called for parties to unite over a ban on posters. Senator Paudie Coffey first called for the poster ban back in October. Now he has renewed his call ahead of the next general election in...
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