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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Liam Miller Testimonial Organizer to Meet GAA Bosses
July 23, 2018 No Responses

Liam Miller Testimonial Organizer to Meet GAA Bosses

Organizers of the Liam Miller memorial match say they are hopeful of reaching an agreement with the GAA for the game to take place at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. The GAA’s president and director general announced on Saturday they would meet...
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Foyle Maritime Festival Ends on a High in Derry
July 22, 2018 No Responses

Foyle Maritime Festival Ends on a High in Derry

Derry has celebrated a successful Foyle Maritime Festival despite a the recent spate of summer violence. Hundreds lined Derry’s Quay on Sunday to bid farewell to The Clipper global yacht race teams as they set off for Liverpool on the...
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Fine Gael Strengthens Position in the Polls
July 21, 2018 No Responses

Fine Gael Strengthens Position in the Polls

Fine Gael has opened up a strong lead over Fianna Fáil in the latest opinion poll. The Sunday Times/Behaviour and Attitudes Survey shows a six-point swing to the government party. The government’s satisfaction rating is up two points to 48%,...
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O’Keefe Asks GAA to Allow Liam Miller Testimonial at Páirc Ui Chaoimh
July 20, 2018 No Responses

O’Keefe Asks GAA to Allow Liam Miller Testimonial at Páirc Ui Chaoimh

Fianna Fáil’s Spokesperson on Sport, Kevin O’Keeffe has written to the GAA President, Mr John Horan requesting that . Speaking this afternoon Mr O’Keeffe said he was disappointed as a lifelong supporter of Gaelic Games that the request for the...
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Coveney and Barnier Show Willingness to Negotiate on Brexit Backstop
July 20, 2018 No Responses

Coveney and Barnier Show Willingness to Negotiate on Brexit Backstop

Tánaiste Simon Coveney and EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier have indicated they are willing to negotiate on the March backstop deal in a bid to prevent a deeply damaging no deal crash-out Brexit. The Tánaiste and the high-ranking EU official...
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European Commission Warns of Hard Brexit
July 19, 2018 No Responses

European Commission Warns of Hard Brexit

The European Commission has issued a warning to governments, businesses and citizens in the 27 remaining EU states to prepare for “significant disruption” as a result of Brexit. Brussels officials said a no-deal cliff-edge withdrawal in March 2019 cannot b...
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May to Make First Border Visit Since Brexit Referendum
July 18, 2018 No Responses

May to Make First Border Visit Since Brexit Referendum

The British Prime Minister is to make her first visit to the Irish border since the Brexit referendum. Theresa May had been criticised for not hearing first-hand from locals living on what is to become the UK’s only land border...
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