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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...