Northern Ireland Secretary Determined To Avoid New Stormont Elections In The Fall
July 21, 2022 No Responses

Northern Ireland Secretary Determined To Avoid New Stormont Elections In The Fall

Northern Ireland Secretary Shailesh Vara said he is determined to avoid a fresh Stormont election in the autumn. He stressed that he is not afraid to take tough decisions and that the option of cutting MLAs’ pay is “on the...
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Ireland Expanding Program For Cardiac Patients To Have Virtual Consultations
July 20, 2022 No Responses

Ireland Expanding Program For Cardiac Patients To Have Virtual Consultations

A project that sees hospital consultants carry out virtual consultations with cardiac patients is to be rolled out across Ireland in an effort to shorten long waiting lists and ease pressure on emergency departments. Health Minister Stephen Donnelly made the.....
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Gormanston Military Camp Welcomes First Ukrainian Refugees
July 19, 2022 No Responses

Gormanston Military Camp Welcomes First Ukrainian Refugees

The first Ukrainian refugees arrived at Gormanston military camp in Co Meath, where they will stay in tented accommodation. The first bus carrying the group of refugees arrived at the army camp shortly after 4pm on Tuesday, after their details...
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Ten Tonnes Of Refuse Removed From Beach In North Dublin
July 19, 2022 No Responses

Ten Tonnes Of Refuse Removed From Beach In North Dublin

It has taken more than six hours to clean over 10 tonnes of garbage off a beach in north Dublin, Fingal County Council has said, after throngs of people flocked to the coast on Monday on what was the hottest...
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Deficit In Public Transport Leaves Rural Communities Forced To Use Cars
July 18, 2022 No Responses

Deficit In Public Transport Leaves Rural Communities Forced To Use Cars

There is a huge deficit in public transport provision in rural Ireland, a report has stated. According to Social Justice Ireland, the lack of reliable public transport in rural areas means that households are more reliant on their car to...
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Ryan Hoping That Legally Binding Emissions Targets Will Be Implemented This Month
July 17, 2022 No Responses

Ryan Hoping That Legally Binding Emissions Targets Will Be Implemented This Month

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has said he hopes legally binding targets for cuts in emissions will be signed off before the end of this month. The Minister for Environment said all three Government parties backed the Paris Climate Accord...
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Taoiseach To Call For More To Be Done To Build Understanding On The Island Of Ireland
July 17, 2022 No Responses

Taoiseach To Call For More To Be Done To Build Understanding On The Island Of Ireland

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is to say that too little has been done to build understanding and co-operation between Northern Ireland and the Republic since the Good Friday Agreement. Mr Martin will also state in a speech on Sunday that the...
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O’Neill To Brief US Politicians On Need To Restore Power-Sharing At Stormont
July 16, 2022 No Responses

O’Neill To Brief US Politicians On Need To Restore Power-Sharing At Stormont

Sinn Féin vice president Michelle O’Neill has said she will brief senior US politicians on the need to restore power-sharing at Stormont during a visit to Washington. Ms O’Neill will travel to the US on Monday for a series of...
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Dublin Council Announces Plans To Protect Homeless During Heatwave
July 16, 2022 No Responses

Dublin Council Announces Plans To Protect Homeless During Heatwave

Dublin City Council has put contingency plans in place to protect homeless people from extreme temperatures in the coming days. A high temperature warning has been issued for Ireland beginning on Sunday, with temperatures of up to 32 degrees centigrade...
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Largest Increase In Defense Spending Aims To Build More ‘Agile And Modern’ Defense Forces
July 13, 2022 No Responses

Largest Increase In Defense Spending Aims To Build More ‘Agile And Modern’ Defense Forces

The largest increase in defense spending in the history of the Irish state will build “an agile and modern Defense Forces”, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said. The increase takes the Defense Forces budget from $1.11 billion (€1.1 billion) to $1.51...
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