Tajani May Visit Ireland to Show Support for Brexit Backstop
October 18, 2018 No Responses

Tajani May Visit Ireland to Show Support for Brexit Backstop

European Parliament president Antonio Tajani has said he may visit Ireland to outline the parliament’s support in protecting the Irish border. Mr Tajani met Taoiseach Leo Varadkar this morning ahead of a European Council meeting where he confirmed the parliament’s...
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Anna Burns Wins Man Booker Prize
October 16, 2018 No Responses

Anna Burns Wins Man Booker Prize

Anna Burns has become the first Northern Irish winner of the Man Booker Prize for her experimental tale of sexual coercion, Milkman. The story of an 18-year-old girl’s encounters with sex, sectarianism and social coercion in an unnamed province has...
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Gallagher Says Hard Border Must ‘Never Return’
October 15, 2018 No Responses

Gallagher Says Hard Border Must ‘Never Return’

Presidential candidate Sean Gallagher said he “could not even begin to countenance” the return of a hard border on the island of Ireland post-Brexit. The former Dragons’ Den star said he had first-hand experience of how “very intimidati...
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Belfast Plans to Commemorate 25th Anniversary of Shankill Road Bombing
October 14, 2018 No Responses

Belfast Plans to Commemorate 25th Anniversary of Shankill Road Bombing

A number of events have been planned around Belfast to commemorate 25 years since the Shankill Road bombing. The no-warning IRA bomb attack in Frizzell’s fish and chip shop took place on a busy Saturday afternoon in October 23, 1993....
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DUP Preparing for No Deal Brexit
October 14, 2018 No Responses

DUP Preparing for No Deal Brexit

Reports in the UK suggest the DUP leader Arlene Foster is ready for a no-deal Brexit. It comes amid political instability in Britain where there are calls for a revolt against the British Prime Minister. Resolving differences over the Irish...
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First Presidential Debate Focuses on Funding the Office
October 13, 2018 No Responses

First Presidential Debate Focuses on Funding the Office

The first debate between all six candidates in the presidential campaign has focused on the funding and expenses of the office of the President. Asked about the situation in Áras an Uachtaráin at the moment, President Michael D Higgins said:...
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Three Handguns Found in Package from US
October 12, 2018 No Responses

Three Handguns Found in Package from US

Three Glock handguns have been intercepted in postal package destined for Ireland from the US. It emerged tonight that the Garda Special Crime Operations branch had conducted a joint operation with US Homeland Security Investigations after the detection of aut...
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Howlin Calls for General Election
October 12, 2018 No Responses

Howlin Calls for General Election

Labour leader Brendan Howlin has said it is now time for a general election following the loss of guaranteed support from two TDs in recent weeks. Mr Howlin said we could not have a “fatally weakened government in charge at...
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Naughton Resigns As Communications Minister
October 11, 2018 No Responses

Naughton Resigns As Communications Minister

Communications Minister Denis Naughten has resigned from cabinet over revelations he met three times with the only bidder still in the national broadband plan process. In a shock statement to the Dáil this afternoon, Mr Naughten said bluntly “I’ve...
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Hilary Clinton Awarded Honorary Doctorate by Queens
October 10, 2018 No Responses

Hilary Clinton Awarded Honorary Doctorate by Queens

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) at Queen’s University Belfast for her exceptional public service in the US and globally, and for her contribution to peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland......
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