Details of Pope Francis’s Visit to Ireland are Announced
June 11, 2018 No Responses

Details of Pope Francis’s Visit to Ireland are Announced

Pope Francis will visit Ireland on the 25th and 26th of August as part of the World Meeting of Families. His schedule includes a visit to the President at Áras an Uachtaráin, the Capuchin Day Center, and the Pro-Cathedral on...
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Number of Paramilitary Assaults Down in Belfast
June 10, 2018 No Responses

Number of Paramilitary Assaults Down in Belfast

The number of paramilitary-style assaults in Belfast and part of Co Antrim have more than halved over the last year. They are usually carried out by loyalists, who say they are on ceasefire, or dissident republican groups on members of...
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Lord Mayor of Dublin Joins Vigil Against US Military Use of Shannon Airport
June 10, 2018 No Responses

Lord Mayor of Dublin Joins Vigil Against US Military Use of Shannon Airport

The Lord Mayor of Dublin says he supports the opposition to what he calls the serious breaches of Irish neutrality at Shannon Airport. Micheál Mac Donncha is attending today’s peace vigil by Shannonwatch, to end the use by the US...
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EU Looks to Limit More Cellphone Charges
June 9, 2018 No Responses

EU Looks to Limit More Cellphone Charges

Mobile phone users in the EU could be in line for more savings. In the wake of the cap on roaming charges in the European Union, a limit to the charge for calls and texts is now on the cards....
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Sinn Fein Calls for Neutrality to be ‘Enshrined in Constitution’
June 8, 2018 No Responses

Sinn Fein Calls for Neutrality to be ‘Enshrined in Constitution’

Neutrality has earned the Irish State significant goodwill abroad and must be enshrined in the Constitution, Sinn Féin has said. Aengus Ó Snodaigh said the party would introduce a bill to the Dail before the summer recess aimed at protecting...
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CompSci To Be Added To Leaving Cert
June 8, 2018 No Responses

CompSci To Be Added To Leaving Cert

Plans to introduce computer science as a Leaving Cert subject will be revealed today. It is just one of the elements involved in a road map for maximizing digital technology in schools. Education Minister Richard Bruton is aiming to make...
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Pope Will Visit Knock This Summer
June 8, 2018 No Responses

Pope Will Visit Knock This Summer

It has been confirmed that the Pope will visit Knock on his visit to Ireland this summer. Pope Francis will travel from Dublin to the Marian shrine on Sunday, August 26 – he will say the Rosary, before heading back...
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Robinson Suggests ‘Fixed Generational Polls’ On Reunification
June 7, 2018 No Responses

Robinson Suggests ‘Fixed Generational Polls’ On Reunification

A former Democratic Unionist leader has suggested holding fixed generational polls on Irish unification as a way to stabilize politics in Northern Ireland. Ex-Stormont first minister Peter Robinson said the approach would help make the constitutional question ...
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Fewer Irish Women Headed To UK For Abortions in 2017
June 7, 2018 No Responses

Fewer Irish Women Headed To UK For Abortions in 2017

The number of Irish women travelling to the UK for abortions fell again last year. 173 less women made the journey in 2017 than in 2016, following the downward trend over the past number of years. In 2017, 3,092 women...
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Kenny Selected As Irish European of The Year
June 7, 2018 No Responses

Kenny Selected As Irish European of The Year

Enda Kenny has been selected as the Irish European of Year. He will be honored for his role in guiding Ireland through the recession and presenting the Irish position on Brexit to the EU at a special event in Dublin...
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