Calls for Faster Action 100 Days After 8th Amendment Repeal Vote
September 2, 2018 No Responses

Calls for Faster Action 100 Days After 8th Amendment Repeal Vote

Today marks 100 days since a majority of the country voted to repeal the 8th Amendment and The Abortion Rights Campaign says nothing has changed in the time since the referendum and that 1,000 people left the country for an...
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Coveney Slams US Withdrawal of Funding from UN Relief Agency
September 1, 2018 No Responses

Coveney Slams US Withdrawal of Funding from UN Relief Agency

Tánaiste Simon Coveney has issued a strong reaction to the US decision to end all funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees. The US State Department confirmed yesterday they will cease all funding calling the...
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President Trump to Visit Ireland in November
August 31, 2018 No Responses

President Trump to Visit Ireland in November

US President Donald Trump will visit Ireland in November, the White House has announced. In a statement, President Trump said that he would visit Ireland “to renew the deep and historic ties between our two nations”. He will come to...
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Cork Looks to Have Won Battle With Dublin for Directly-Elected Lord Mayor
August 31, 2018 No Responses

Cork Looks to Have Won Battle With Dublin for Directly-Elected Lord Mayor

Dublin looks set to miss out on the opportunity to have a directly elected Lord Mayor, in favor of Cork. There have been calls for Dubliners to be able to choose a mayor who could make executive decisions about how...
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New Garda HQ Opened in Dublin
August 30, 2018 No Responses

New Garda HQ Opened in Dublin

Justice minister Charlie Flanagan has officially opened Kevin Street Garda Station in Dublin ahead of new Garda Commissioner Drew Harris’s first day on the job The South Central Headquarters has undergone refurbishment, including new infrastructure for garda...
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Government Considers Extra Funding for Parties Fielding More Women Candidates
August 29, 2018 No Responses

Government Considers Extra Funding for Parties Fielding More Women Candidates

Parties who field more female candidates in next year’s local elections could get more funding. The government will not support gender quotas in the May 2019 elections. However, they will back a scheme which would see parties whose candidates include...
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Belfast Police Probing Dissident Republican Terrorism Seize Drug Cache
August 28, 2018 No Responses

Belfast Police Probing Dissident Republican Terrorism Seize Drug Cache

Detectives investigating dissident republican terrorism have seized a large quantity of suspected drugs in Northern Ireland. One man was arrested following the search of a house in Rossnareen Avenue in West Belfast today. PSNI detective inspector Andrew Hamlin...
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5,000 Patients Could Have Been Exposed to Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
August 27, 2018 No Responses

5,000 Patients Could Have Been Exposed to Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Up to 5,000 patients are to be informed that they have been exposed to a dangerous superbug. CPE is an antibiotic-resistant bacteria which is harmless when in the gut, but is fatal in up to 50% of cases when it...
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Pope Vows to Pursue Justice for Abuse Victims as He Leaves Ireland
August 26, 2018 No Responses

Pope Vows to Pursue Justice for Abuse Victims as He Leaves Ireland

The Pope vowed to pursue justice for victims of church abuse in Ireland as he ended his historic visit to the country by seeking forgiveness for its dark litany of clerical crimes. Addressing a large crowd of pilgrims at an...
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Tributes Paid To John McCain in Ireland
August 26, 2018 No Responses

Tributes Paid To John McCain in Ireland

Tributes have been paid by politicians at home and abroad to the late US Senator John McCain. The American war veteran, presidential nominee and longtime leading politician died aged 81 after a battle with brain cancer. President Michael D Higgins...
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