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February 3, 2018 No Responses

Government Signs Up for New Counter-Terror Rules Covering Passenger Information on Irish Flights

New counter-terrorism proposals have been approved covering passenger information on flights to and from Ireland. It is proposed, a Passenger Information Unit be established, to collect, process and transfer data in Ireland and other EU member states. Justice Minister Charlie...

February 2, 2018 No Responses

Government Denies Plans to Remove State Pension

The Government has categorically ruled out any prospect of abolishing the state pension. It is in response to media coverage of a new report in which a member of the Pensions Authority raised the prospect of the State Pension being...

February 1, 2018 No Responses

PSNI Chief Warns of Brexit Dangers

No visible progress has been made on replacing critical EU policing frameworks that enable close cross-border co-operation between officers in Ireland, Northern Ireland’s chief constable has warned. George Hamilton said there would be “very real op...

January 30, 2018 No Responses

Seanad Vote on Settlements Goods from Israel Postponed; Israel Summons Irish Ambassador

On Tuesday night the Seanad postponed a vote on a bill that proposed a ban on the import and sale of products from Israeli settlements as well as the services originating from the occupied territories. Tánaiste, Simon Coveney, who attended the...

January 29, 2018 No Responses

Government Meeting to Discuss Plans for Abortion Referendum

The Government is to meet to hammer out final details on an anticipated referendum on the country’s abortion laws. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is expected to outline the Government’s approach after the specially convened cabinet meeting in Government Bu...

January 28, 2018 No Responses

Fine Gael Support Rises to Highest Level Since the Last Election

Support for Fine Gael is up to its highest level since the last General Election, according to a new poll. The Sunday Business Post/Red C poll shows Leo Varadkar’s party up five percentage points to 32% support – their highest...

January 26, 2018 No Responses

Planning Permission Granted for New Kylemore Monastery

The Benedictine Community and the Kylemore Trust has been granted planning permission for the new monastery. The new two and three story monastery building will be located near the existing community church and other structures on the lake. The nuns...

January 26, 2018 No Responses

McGrath Describes Removal of 8th Amendment as ’a Step too Far’

Fianna Fáil’s finance spokesperson Michael McGrath says he would not be able to support the removal of the 8th Amendment with access to abortion up to 12 weeks, describing it as “a step too far.” Michael McGrath told told Richard...

January 24, 2018 No Responses

Negotiations Resume to Restore Powersharing in The North

Last-ditch negotiations to save powersharing in Northern Ireland began at Stormont on Wednesday. More than a year since the institutions imploded, and with financial pressures mounting on the North’s rudderless public services, the UK Government has charac...

January 23, 2018 No Responses

Dissident Republican Group Oglaigh Na hEireann Announces Ceasefire

A dissident republican group behind dozens of gun and bomb attacks on security forces in Northern Ireland has declared a ceasefire. Oglaigh na hEireann (ONH), which at one point tried to blow up the Co Down-based headquarters of MI5, has...

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