McDonald Calls For DUP To Commit To ‘Real Power-Sharing’ At Stormont
June 23, 2021 No Responses

McDonald Calls For DUP To Commit To ‘Real Power-Sharing’ At Stormont

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has urged the DUP to commit to “real power-sharing” with her party at Stormont. The republican leader claimed that a DUP “failure to accept rights and equality” was a contributory factor in the “political...
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Musicians Call On Irish Government To Detail Plans For Return Of Live Music
June 23, 2021 No Responses

Musicians Call On Irish Government To Detail Plans For Return Of Live Music

Musicians and artists have called for the Government to publish a plan to reopen the live entertainment industry in Ireland. Up to 100 demonstrators took part in a protest outside the Dáil, which is sitting in the Convention Center in...
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McDonald To Meet New DUP Leader Donaldson Next Week
June 22, 2021 No Responses

McDonald To Meet New DUP Leader Donaldson Next Week

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said she will meet incoming DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson next week. In a post on Twitter, Ms McDonald said she had spoken this evening with the incoming leader. “We will meet early next...
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Tributes Paid To Former MLA Gordon Dunne After His Passing Over The Weekend
June 21, 2021 No Responses

Tributes Paid To Former MLA Gordon Dunne After His Passing Over The Weekend

Outgoing DUP leader Edwin Poots has described the death of party colleague and former MLA Gordon Dunne as a “huge shock”. Mr Dunne, 62, who had recently stood down from his position as an MLA for North Down, died at...
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Donaldson Expected To Make Another Run For DUP Leader Post
June 21, 2021 No Responses

Donaldson Expected To Make Another Run For DUP Leader Post

Jeffrey Donaldson is set to announce a fresh bid to become the next leader of the DUP in Northern Ireland. The Lagan Valley MP is not expected to be opposed following a bruising party leadership contest last month. Nominations opened...
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Varadkar Says Unvaccinated Young People Can Travel This Summer
June 20, 2021 No Responses

Varadkar Says Unvaccinated Young People Can Travel This Summer

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said young people who are not fully vaccinated can travel abroad this summer, despite the chief medical officer’s advice to the contrary. People under the age of 30 are unlikely to have both vaccine doses until...
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DUP In Chaos After Edwin Poots Resigns As Party Leader
June 18, 2021 No Responses

DUP In Chaos After Edwin Poots Resigns As Party Leader

The DUP is looking for another new leader after Edwin Poots announced his intention to quit after a brief but tumultuous reign in the party’s top job. Mr Poots’ resignation, tendered only three weeks after he was ratified in the...
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Further Easing Of Lockdown In The North Delayed Until July Amid Delta Variant Spread
June 17, 2021 No Responses

Further Easing Of Lockdown In The North Delayed Until July Amid Delta Variant Spread

A planned easing of Covid-19 restrictions in Northern Ireland has been pushed back to July 5th amid concerns over the Delta variant. The Executive Office said the speed at which the variant, first identified in India, is spreading across the...
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Givan And O’Neill Nominated As First Minister And Deputy First Minister In The North
June 17, 2021 No Responses

Givan And O’Neill Nominated As First Minister And Deputy First Minister In The North

Paul Givan and Michelle O’Neill have accepted their nominations as First and Deputy First Ministers of Northern Ireland, despite significant opposition from senior DUP members over the process. DUP leader Edwin Poots formally nominated Lagan Valley MLA Mr Gi...
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SDLP Will Legislate Irish Language Law In UK Parliament If Stormont Fails To Act
June 15, 2021 No Responses

SDLP Will Legislate Irish Language Law In UK Parliament If Stormont Fails To Act

The SDLP has vowed to launch a bid to legislate on Irish language at Westminster if Sinn Féin and the DUP fail to move the law changes at Stormont. SDLP leader Colum Eastwood said his party would seek to amend...
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