Church Of Ireland Bishops Call For An End To Recent Violence In The North
April 5, 2021 No Responses

Church Of Ireland Bishops Call For An End To Recent Violence In The North

Church of Ireland bishops in the North have called for an immediate stop to the violence that has taken place in recent days. Police have been attacked with petrol bombs and other objects as loyalist unrest turned violent in Belfast...
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President Higgins Leads Easter Rising Commemorations In Dublin
April 4, 2021 No Responses

President Higgins Leads Easter Rising Commemorations In Dublin

A seismic uprising which prompted a series of events leading to the independence of Ireland has been marked 105 years on. President Michael D Higgins led the commemorations of the Easter Rising from his official residence, Áras an Uachtaráin. A...
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Unrest In Newtownabbey As Violence Continues To Flare In The North
April 3, 2021 No Responses

Unrest In Newtownabbey As Violence Continues To Flare In The North

Disturbances have broken out on the streets in Newtownabbey amid fears there may be another night of trouble ahead in Northern Ireland. Police said on Saturday evening that they were responding following reports of disorder at the Cloughfern roundabout in...
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Ireland Expected To Administer One Millionth Vaccine Dose Next Week
April 3, 2021 No Responses

Ireland Expected To Administer One Millionth Vaccine Dose Next Week

Ireland will reach the milestone of one million vaccine doses administered some time next week, the head of the health service has predicted. Paul Reid said more than 900,000 doses will have been completed by the end of the weekend....
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Twenty-Seven Police Officers Injured In Northern Unrest On Friday Night
April 3, 2021 No Responses

Twenty-Seven Police Officers Injured In Northern Unrest On Friday Night

A total of 27 police officers have been injured in unrest in Northern Ireland as political leaders call for calm over the Easter weekend. The PSNI said 15 officers were injured in Belfast and 12 officers were hurt in Derry...
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Four Irish Universities To Pilot Rapid Covid-19 Testing Schemes
April 2, 2021 No Responses

Four Irish Universities To Pilot Rapid Covid-19 Testing Schemes

Rapid Covid-19 testing schemes are to be piloted in four Irish universities, Simon Harris has confirmed. The Minister for Further and Higher Education announced the move after a Government report recommended the use of self-administered antigen testing on a tr...
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PSNI’s Handling Of Bobby Storey Funeral To Come Under Review
April 1, 2021 No Responses

PSNI’s Handling Of Bobby Storey Funeral To Come Under Review

The Police Service of Northern Ireland’s handling of the funeral of senior republican Bobby Storey last year is to be reviewed. The PSNI has come under fire this week following a decision by the Public Prosecution Service not to pursue...
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Drug-Driving Incidents Up By 11% In First Quarter Of 2021
April 1, 2021 No Responses

Drug-Driving Incidents Up By 11% In First Quarter Of 2021

Drug-driving incidents jumped by 11 per cent in the first three months of the year despite lockdown and less road traffic, figures show. It comes as data from the Medical Bureau of Road Safety (MBRS) show a 37 per cent...
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Both Main Parties In The North Face Criticism For Failure To Agree Budget
March 31, 2021 No Responses

Both Main Parties In The North Face Criticism For Failure To Agree Budget

Sinn Féin and the DUP have been criticized over the failure to agree a final budget for Northern Ireland in the new financial year. The SDLP said the two parties had been “haggling” over the budget for weeks and that...
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Donnelly Defends Changes To Vaccine Rollout Plan, Says They Will Speed Up Reopenings
March 31, 2021 No Responses

Donnelly Defends Changes To Vaccine Rollout Plan, Says They Will Speed Up Reopenings

Changes to the vaccine rollout plan will help the country to open up more quickly, the Minister for Health has said. The Taoiseach announced on Tuesday that once those most at risk have been vaccinated, the priority list will be...
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