Ministers Take To The Air To Defend Against Budget 2020 Criticism
October 13, 2021 No Responses

Ministers Take To The Air To Defend Against Budget 2020 Criticism

The Government defended itself on Wednesday against accusations that the budget did little to tackle the rising cost of living. Minister for Expenditure Michael McGrath and Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe said that most Irish people would see some kind...
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Unionists Refuse To Confirm Whether They Would Support Sinn Féin First Minister
October 13, 2021 No Responses

Unionists Refuse To Confirm Whether They Would Support Sinn Féin First Minister

Representatives of the North’s two main unionist parties have refused to confirm whether they would support a Sinn Féin First Minister if the party was to become the biggest in Stormont. Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader Doug Beattie said his...
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President Higgins Leads The Tributes To The Late Paddy Moloney
October 12, 2021 No Responses

President Higgins Leads The Tributes To The Late Paddy Moloney

President Michael D Higgins has led tributes to founding member of The Chieftains Paddy Moloney, who has died at the age of 83. In a statement this morning, the Irish Traditional Music Archive confirmed his death, stating that he “made...
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DUP Boycott Of North-South Meetings Is Unlawful Says Belfast High Court
October 11, 2021 No Responses

DUP Boycott Of North-South Meetings Is Unlawful Says Belfast High Court

The DUP’s boycott of North-South meetings in protest at the Northern Ireland Protocol is unlawful, a High Court judge has ruled. Mr Justice Scoffield delivered the declaration at Belfast High Court after a Belfast man, Sean Napier, brought judicial review...
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Sinn Féin Accuses British Government Of Shifting Goalposts On NI Protocol
October 11, 2021 No Responses

Sinn Féin Accuses British Government Of Shifting Goalposts On NI Protocol

Sinn Féin has accused the UK government of shifting the goalposts by demanding the removal of the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) role in the Northern Ireland Protocol. Declan Kearney questioned whether the government was throwing a “dead cat” on...
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Unvaccinated Driving Rise In Numbers Admitted To ICUs Says Reid
October 10, 2021 No Responses

Unvaccinated Driving Rise In Numbers Admitted To ICUs Says Reid

A recent rise in the number of admissions to intensive care units due to Covid-19 has been driven by unvaccinated patients, HSE boss Paul Reid has said. There were 74 patients with coronavirus in ICUs, a 20 per cent increase...
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Plans To Ban Smoking In Cars When Children Present Are Announced In The North
October 10, 2021 No Responses

Plans To Ban Smoking In Cars When Children Present Are Announced In The North

The North’s Health Minister, Robin Swann, has laid out plans to ban smoking in cars when children are present. Those in breach of the proposed legislation would be liable for fines of £50 (€59). The sale of so-called e-cigarettes to...
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Winter Could See ‘Greatest Pressures Ever Experienced’ By Health Service In The North
October 9, 2021 No Responses

Winter Could See ‘Greatest Pressures Ever Experienced’ By Health Service In The North

The winter months could see “the greatest pressures ever experienced by our health service”, the North’s Health Minister has warned. Speaking at the Ulster Unionist Party conference in Belfast, Robin Swann said a likely upsurge in respiratory illness...
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Mica Compensation Scheme Will Not Be Ready For Budget 2022
October 8, 2021 No Responses

Mica Compensation Scheme Will Not Be Ready For Budget 2022

The Taoiseach has said a compensation scheme for thousands of homeowners whose properties have been significantly damaged by mica will not be ready for next week’s budget. Micheál Martin stressed that the Government wants to provide a “comprehensive solut...
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Taoiseach: Fighting Climate Change Will Require Shared-Policies Across Island Of Ireland
October 8, 2021 No Responses

Taoiseach: Fighting Climate Change Will Require Shared-Policies Across Island Of Ireland

The fight against climate change will need joined-up policy and investment on a cross-Border basis, the Taoiseach has said. Micheál Martin said there is no more “significant and common concern” than tackling the generational challenge of climate change in...
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