Conradh na Gaeilge Celebrates 125th Birthday
July 31, 2018 No Responses

Conradh na Gaeilge Celebrates 125th Birthday

Irish cultural organisation Conradh na Gaeilge is today celebrating its 125th year. It was founded in Dublin back in 1893, with Douglas Hyde as its first president. The group aims to promote Irish culture and is credited with the revival...
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Dublin Man Jailed for Life for Murder of Dissident Republican
July 31, 2018 No Responses

Dublin Man Jailed for Life for Murder of Dissident Republican

A Dublin man has been jailed for life for murdering dissident republican Peter Butterly outside a pub in Meath in March 2013. Dean Evans from Grange Park Rise in Raheny shot him three times as he tried to run away...
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McDonald Calls for British Government to Intervene on Same-Sex Marriage in The North
July 30, 2018 No Responses

McDonald Calls for British Government to Intervene on Same-Sex Marriage in The North

Mary Lou McDonald has said the British Government should intervene to introduce same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland if the Stormont deadlock cannot be broken. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK or Ireland which has not legalized what...
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Gender Equality in the Workplace Initiative Launched Today
July 30, 2018 No Responses

Gender Equality in the Workplace Initiative Launched Today

The Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan says the Government is committed to equality in the workplace. A new Better Balance for Better Business initiative is being launched by the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar today to promote a better gender balance across Irish...
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Sports Gambling ‘Concerns’ President Higgins
July 29, 2018 No Responses

Sports Gambling ‘Concerns’ President Higgins

President Michael D Higgins has said he is worried about gambling in sport. He told RTE at Croke Park at the All-Ireland hurling semi-final between Limerick and Cork he was “very concerned”. “If I had my way, I wouldn’t have...
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Dublin Holds First Trans Pride Parade
July 28, 2018 No Responses

Dublin Holds First Trans Pride Parade

Hundreds of people have taken part in Dublin’s first Trans Pride parade. Protesters marched from Liberty Hall to Fairview Park for a rally on gender issues. Demonstrators were highlighting the need for access to and funding for trans healthcare, legal...
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Robinson Says Restoration of Power Sharing Essential for Future Anglo-Irish Relations
July 27, 2018 No Responses

Robinson Says Restoration of Power Sharing Essential for Future Anglo-Irish Relations

Restoring powersharing in Northern Ireland is crucial to preventing a drastic worsening of Anglo-Irish relations post-Brexit, former Stormont first minister Peter Robinson has warned. In a stark message to the current generation of politicians in the region, M...
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Ireland Ready to Back Extension to UK’s Brexit Negotiations
July 25, 2018 No Responses

Ireland Ready to Back Extension to UK’s Brexit Negotiations

Ireland would back any request from the UK for an extension to the Article 50 process to give more time to negotiate withdrawal from the EU, Simon Coveney has said. Mr Coveney rejected Eurosceptic talk of a no-deal Brexit as...
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Campaign Launched to Secure Titanic Artifacts
July 24, 2018 No Responses

Campaign Launched to Secure Titanic Artifacts

A $18.35 million (€15.7 million) bid to buy a collection of more than 5,500 artifacts from the Titanic wreck site and bring them to Northern Ireland has been launched. The rare collection has become available after a US company that...
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Craughwell Withdraws from Presidential Election
July 23, 2018 No Responses

Craughwell Withdraws from Presidential Election

Independent senator Gerard Craughwell has pulled out of the presidential election race after claiming he has achieved his “objective” by forcing a contest for the position. Mr Craughwell confirmed the move in a statement this morning in which he sa...
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