Pope Francis Issues Letter Condemning Clerical Sexual Abuse
August 20, 2018 No Responses

Pope Francis Issues Letter Condemning Clerical Sexual Abuse

Pope Francis has issued a letter to Catholics around the world condemning the “crime” of sexual abuse by priests and subsequent cover-ups. Francis demanded accountability in response to new revelations in the United States of decades of misconduct by the...
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Journalist Gemma O’Doherty Announces Run for Presidency
August 19, 2018 No Responses

Journalist Gemma O’Doherty Announces Run for Presidency

Freelance has announced her intention to run for the presidency. She joins Dragon’s Den star Gavin Duffy who is already canvassing local councils to get a nomination along with Senator Joan Freeman and artist Kevin Sharkey. Galway senator Pádraig Ó...
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McAleese Hits Out at Pope over Clerical Sex Abuse Scandals
August 18, 2018 No Responses

McAleese Hits Out at Pope over Clerical Sex Abuse Scandals

Former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, has said Ireland is “long past the point of accepting words of simple sorrow” from the Pope about clerical sex abuse scandals in the country. Ms McAleese has also revealed that she has made...
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Foster Declines Invitation to Pope Francis Event in Dublin
August 17, 2018 No Responses

Foster Declines Invitation to Pope Francis Event in Dublin

Arlene Foster has declined an invitation to an address by Pope Francis in Dublin later this month. The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader and former Stormont First Minister said she would be away with her family at the time. The...
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Brexit Talks on the Border to Continue in Brussels
August 16, 2018 No Responses

Brexit Talks on the Border to Continue in Brussels

High-level Brexit negotiations are scheduled to take place in Brussels over the next two days. The talks are focusing on the issue of the Irish border. The EU and UK have agreed there will be no hard border, but they...
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President Higgins Calls For “Culture of Peace” on 20th Anniversary of Omagh Bombing
August 15, 2018 No Responses

President Higgins Calls For “Culture of Peace” on 20th Anniversary of Omagh Bombing

The President of Ireland Michael D Higgins led calls for a “culture of peace” as Omagh marks the 20th anniversary of the worst single atrocity of the Northern Ireland conflict. Twenty-nine innocents, including a woman pregnant with twins, died when...
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Humphreys Calls on Government to Regulate Airbnb
August 14, 2018 No Responses

Humphreys Calls on Government to Regulate Airbnb

There have been calls for the Government to impose regulations on Airbnb as new figures show that the hospitality company has had its busiest ever summer in Ireland. According to figures released today by Airbnb, 640,000 people are predicted to...
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Almost 2 in 5 Say They Cannot Afford Doctor’s Appointment
August 13, 2018 No Responses

Almost 2 in 5 Say They Cannot Afford Doctor’s Appointment

Almost two-in-five people have been unable to afford a doctor’s appointment to check for signs of cancer. Patients could be missing out on life-saving early treatment by not visiting their GP sooner, according to a new study by the Irish...
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Victim’s Relatives Gather to Remember Omagh Bombing on 20th Anniversary
August 12, 2018 No Responses

Victim’s Relatives Gather to Remember Omagh Bombing on 20th Anniversary

Relatives of those killed in the Omagh bombing have gathered to remember their loved ones 20 years after the explosion. An inter-dominational remembrance service is taking place at the memorial garden in the Co Tyrone town. Twenty-nine people, including a...
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Parties Unite to Support Extension of Medicinal Marijuana Laws to The North
August 10, 2018 No Responses

Parties Unite to Support Extension of Medicinal Marijuana Laws to The North

Political parties have united around a campaign to see a proposed new law allowing the prescription of medicinal cannabis extended to Northern Ireland. Billy Caldwell, 13, from Castlederg, Co Tyrone, who has severe epilepsy, has been battling with the authorit...
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