Foster Denies DUP are Backtracking on Irish Backstop
September 13, 2019 No Responses

Foster Denies DUP are Backtracking on Irish Backstop

The leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has dismissed a report it will offer Prime Minister Boris Johnson a lifeline to help him unlock a Brexit deal. A front page article in today’s Times newspaper said the DUP has...
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Taoiseach Says Border Checks May Be Needed in No-Deal Brexit
September 13, 2019 No Responses

Taoiseach Says Border Checks May Be Needed in No-Deal Brexit

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said some checks may have to be placed on the border in the event of a no-deal Brexit. He said while some checks could be required, the Government has not identified exactly where those checks will...
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Farrell Hails Ireland’s Overseas-Born Players at World Cup
September 13, 2019 No Responses

Farrell Hails Ireland’s Overseas-Born Players at World Cup

Chris Farrell has mounted a staunch defense of Ireland’s World Cup-bound project players, insisting Jean Kleyn has followed CJ Stander and Bundee Aki’s example in committing heavily to his adopted homeland. South Africa-born Kleyn earned his first Ireland ...
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Donohoe Says Any Budget Changes to Carbon Taxes Will Be ‘Gradual’
September 12, 2019 No Responses

Donohoe Says Any Budget Changes to Carbon Taxes Will Be ‘Gradual’

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has said any increases to carbon taxation in the Budget will be gradual. Mr Donohoe said the Government agreed to base Budget 2020 on the assumption that there will be a no-deal Brexit and ruled out...
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Referees’ Chief Riley Admits to VAR Errors in Premier League This Season
September 12, 2019 No Responses

Referees’ Chief Riley Admits to VAR Errors in Premier League This Season

Referees’ chief Mike Riley has admitted that four mistakes have been made by VAR in the Premier League so far this season. Riley, a former referee and the managing director of the officials body Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL)...
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Belfast High Court Rejects Brexit Challenge
September 12, 2019 No Responses

Belfast High Court Rejects Brexit Challenge

A legal challenge that argued the Government’s Brexit strategy will damage the Northern Ireland peace process has been dismissed. Lord Justice Bernard McCloskey delivered his ruling at Belfast’s High Court on Thursday morning on three joined cases against ...
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Foyle Port Chief Warns No-Deal Brexit Could Decimate Businesses
September 12, 2019 No Responses

Foyle Port Chief Warns No-Deal Brexit Could Decimate Businesses

The most westerly port in the UK and Northern Ireland could lose 40% of its business in the event of a no-deal Brexit, politicians have been warned. Foyle Port chief executive Brian McGrath said crashing out of the EU would...
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New Royal Navy Frigate Contract Gives Hope for Harland and Wolff
September 12, 2019 No Responses

New Royal Navy Frigate Contract Gives Hope for Harland and Wolff

The naming of a consortium as the preferred bidder for a £1.3 billion British Royal Navy contract has been welcomed by supporters of an under-threat shipyard in Belfast. The consortium, led by engineering giant Babcock and including the Harland and...
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Out&About
September 11, 2019 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy I just got back from my trip up to Waterford, just outside Albany – the Capitol of New York State – to see the Tugboat Rally. According to the organizers of the festival it was the biggest...
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Polls Find a Slight Majority for Reunification in The North
September 11, 2019 No Responses

Polls Find a Slight Majority for Reunification in The North

There is a slight majority for Irish unification among people in Northern Ireland, according to a new poll. The latest survey in Northern Ireland asked voters for their preference “in the event of a referendum on whether or not Northern...
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