Agriculture Minister Hopes Mica Redress Scheme Will Come Before Cabinet ‘Very Soon’
November 21, 2021 No Responses

Agriculture Minister Hopes Mica Redress Scheme Will Come Before Cabinet ‘Very Soon’

The Agriculture Minister has declined to say exactly when a much-anticipated Government proposal on a mica redress scheme will be considered by Cabinet. Charlie McConalogue, a Donegal TD whose constituency has been at the center of the mica crisis, said...
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Give EU And UK Space To Negotiate Solution Says Coveney
November 21, 2021 No Responses

Give EU And UK Space To Negotiate Solution Says Coveney

The UK and the EU negotiating teams need space to continue working to solve the impasse on post-Brexit arrangements in Northern Ireland, the Minister for Foreign Affairs has said. The two sides have been in negotiations over the implementation of...
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Campaigners Gather At Border To Warn Against Triggering Of Article 16
November 20, 2021 No Responses

Campaigners Gather At Border To Warn Against Triggering Of Article 16

Campaigners gathered at the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic on Saturday to warn the UK Government against triggering Article 16. A crowd gathered at Carrickcarnon to demand that the post-Brexit arrangements introduced for Northern Ireland are ...
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Numbers Seeking Vaccination In The North Surge After Decision On Vaccine Certificates
November 19, 2021 No Responses

Numbers Seeking Vaccination In The North Surge After Decision On Vaccine Certificates

A surge of people came forward to get a Covid-19 jab in the North after plans were announced for certification arrangements to access some venues, the region’s vaccine rollout chief has said. The Northern Executive announced on Wednesday it had...
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NEU Proposals On Brexit Protocol To Create ‘Express Line’ For Trade
November 19, 2021 No Responses

NEU Proposals On Brexit Protocol To Create ‘Express Line’ For Trade

New measures on the Brexit Protocol will create an “express line” on trade between Northern Ireland and Great Britain, resulting in a “win-win situation” for all, the EU’s lead negotiator has said. European Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic sa...
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European Court Of Human Rights Upholds Wording Of Irish Presidential Oath
November 18, 2021 No Responses

European Court Of Human Rights Upholds Wording Of Irish Presidential Oath

The European Court of Human Rights has held that a challenge to the religious wording of the Irish presidential oath is inadmissible. The court said the plaintiffs, a group of five Irish politicians, could not show they were victims of...
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Political Leaders In The North Unite To Condemn Social Media Abuse Of Ministers
November 18, 2021 No Responses

Political Leaders In The North Unite To Condemn Social Media Abuse Of Ministers

There has been condemnation after Northern Ireland’s Justice Minister was targeted with a torrent of “vile misogynistic” abuse on social media. Naomi Long and Health Minister Robin Swann were the focus of the onslaught on Twitter on Wednesday evening jus...
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Stormont Ministers Approve Plan For Mandatory Vaccine Passports In The North
November 17, 2021 No Responses

Stormont Ministers Approve Plan For Mandatory Vaccine Passports In The North

Mandatory vaccine passports are to be introduced in the North after Stormont ministers backed the move despite DUP opposition. The other four Executive parties backed a proposal from Health Minister Robin Swann that will see legal enforcement of Covid-19 certi...
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Stormont Considering Introduction Of Mandatory Covid-19 Passports
November 17, 2021 No Responses

Stormont Considering Introduction Of Mandatory Covid-19 Passports

Stormont ministers are set to consider proposals for enforcing mandatory Covid-19 passports from December 13th. It is understood recommendations from Minister for Health Robin Swann have made it on to the agenda for Wednesday afternoon’s meeting of the power...
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Poll Shows Three-Quarters Want Legal Age To Buy Tobacco Raised To 21
November 16, 2021 No Responses

Poll Shows Three-Quarters Want Legal Age To Buy Tobacco Raised To 21

Almost three-quarters of people in Ireland want the legal age for the sale of tobacco raised from 18 to 21, new research shows. The Irish Heart Foundation (IHF) says the findings send an overwhelming message to Government that the public...
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