McGrath Believe Eight Amendment Will Be Repealed
April 16, 2018 No Responses

McGrath Believe Eight Amendment Will Be Repealed

The referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment will be won 60% to 40%, Minister Finian McGrath. Speaking at an Inclusion Ireland event this morning, the Disabilities Minister said he is now “fairly confident” the abortion referendum will pass, but said...
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Green Party Calls For Legalization of Marijauna
April 16, 2018 No Responses

Green Party Calls For Legalization of Marijauna

The Green Party says current cannabis legislation makes criminals out of ordinary people. The party has launched a campaign calling for the decriminalisation of the drug. The party is proposing that people should be allowed possess a small amount of...
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Citizens’ Assembly Recommends Four Year Fixed Terms For Dail
April 15, 2018 No Responses

Citizens’ Assembly Recommends Four Year Fixed Terms For Dail

Dail terms should be fixed at four years, the Citizens’ Assembly has recommended. In a tight vote, a majority of the Assembly (51%) backed changes to the current system, where terms can last just over five years and the decision...
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Belfast Marks Titanic Anniversary
April 15, 2018 No Responses

Belfast Marks Titanic Anniversary

The loss of the Titanic has been marked during a poignant ceremony in Belfast. On the anniversary of the maritime disaster, the city where the famous White Star Line vessel was built commemorated the more than 1,500 crew and passengers...
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Citizens’ Assembly Considers ‘Fixed Term’ Parliaments
April 14, 2018 No Responses

Citizens’ Assembly Considers ‘Fixed Term’ Parliaments

The Citizens’ Assembly is to meet this weekend. It will discuss ‘Fixed-term Parliaments’ today ahead of a vote tomorrow. The Citizens’ Assembly will see 99 members hear presentations today relevant to their examination of the topic of &...
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Angry Scenes At Public Meeting Discussing Planned Kilkenny Mosque
April 13, 2018 No Responses

Angry Scenes At Public Meeting Discussing Planned Kilkenny Mosque

Angry scenes marred a public information meeting on a planned mosque which took place in Kilkenny yesterday. The meeting was requested by public representatives, John and Andrew McGuinness, in response to queries from local residents. Approximately 200 people ...
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Coveney Welcomes German Support on Brexit Border Issue
April 12, 2018 No Responses

Coveney Welcomes German Support on Brexit Border Issue

Ireland’s insistence that the Brexit treaty includes a backstop to preserve the island’s open border enjoys the full support of Germany, the country’s foreign minister has said. Germany’s new federal foreign minister, Heiko Maas, made t...
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Former President Bill Clinton And Senator George Mitchell Honored With Freedom Of Belfast
April 11, 2018 No Responses

Former President Bill Clinton And Senator George Mitchell Honored With Freedom Of Belfast

A ceremony was held on Tuesday evening in the historic setting of the Ulster Hall to confer the Freedom of the City of Belfast on President Bill Clinton and Senator George J. Mitchell. The two American politicians were in Belfast...
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Good Friday Architects Gather in Belfast
April 10, 2018 No Responses

Good Friday Architects Gather in Belfast

The architects of the Good Friday Agreement gathered in Belfast on Tuesday. Former US president Bill Clinton, ex-British Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern were among those marking the 20th anniversary of the landmark deal at...
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Ahern Warns Ireland May Have to ‘Play Hard’ Ball Over Brexit
April 10, 2018 No Responses

Ahern Warns Ireland May Have to ‘Play Hard’ Ball Over Brexit

Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said Dublin could have to “play hard ball” with Britain over Brexit. Mr Ahern, who was one of the key figures behind the Good Friday Agreement, said Ireland should insist the UK stays closely aligned...
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