Citizenship Campaigner Welcomes Decision To Allow People In North To Be Considered EU Citizens
May 14, 2020 No Responses

Citizenship Campaigner Welcomes Decision To Allow People In North To Be Considered EU Citizens

A citizenship campaigner has welcomed a move to allow people in Northern Ireland to be treated as European citizens under immigration laws. Emma DeSouza has been involved in a long legal battle with Britain’s Home Office over whether being born...
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Mary Coughlan – A True Superstar!
May 14, 2020 No Responses

Mary Coughlan – A True Superstar!

Each week we will highlight one artist from Paddy McCarthy’s regular Music And Entertainment Guide for your reading pleasure. To read the full weekly guide, visit our ePaper. Mary Coughlan is one of the most underrated folk singers that has...
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Stormont Announces ‘Baby Steps’ To Ease Lockdown
May 14, 2020 No Responses

Stormont Announces ‘Baby Steps’ To Ease Lockdown

Stormont’s leaders have announced some minor relaxations of Northern Ireland’s coronavirus lockdown measures. Garden centers and household recycling centers will be able to reopen on Monday. Marriage ceremonies involving someone who is suffering from a ter...
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Martin Calls For Review Of Government Deal With Private Hospitals
May 14, 2020 No Responses

Martin Calls For Review Of Government Deal With Private Hospitals

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has said the Government deal with private hospitals has to be reviewed because millions of euro are being spent on capacity that is not being used. Private hospitals became part of the public health system...
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Out&About
May 13, 2020 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy I am starting my out and about with some sad news of a very nice lady Virginia Byrne (Ginny, as she was known) who has passed away, RIP. She played a big part in the promotion of the...
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Irish Government To Issue Guidance About Face Masks This Week
May 13, 2020 No Responses

Irish Government To Issue Guidance About Face Masks This Week

The Government will issue guidance in the next few days about making and wearing face coverings to prevent the spread of Covid-19. It comes as chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan said on Tuesday that there is no plan to...
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Many Independent Music Festivals May Never Recover From Lockdown
May 13, 2020 No Responses

Many Independent Music Festivals May Never Recover From Lockdown

Independent music festivals might never recover from lockdown unless urgent action is taken by the UK Government, the sector has warned. The UK could face a festival “wasteland” in 2021 and beyond, according to its trade body, which says festivals...
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Foster Hopeful That Lockdowns Will Be Fully Removed By December
May 13, 2020 No Responses

Foster Hopeful That Lockdowns Will Be Fully Removed By December

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Arlene Foster said she hopes to be “long past” the final step of the Executive’s plan for easing lockdown by December. Frustration was expressed by some in the Northern Ireland business community when the five-step pla...
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Pichot Resigns From WRC After Losing Election To Bill Beaumont
May 13, 2020 No Responses

Pichot Resigns From WRC After Losing Election To Bill Beaumont

Agustin Pichot has announced his resignation from the World Rugby Council in the wake of his defeat to Bill Beaumont in the election for World Rugby chairman earlier this month. The 45-year-old Pichot, who had served as Beaumont’s vice-chairman for...
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Supreme Court Overturns Adams’ Convictions For Prison Escape Attempts
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Supreme Court Overturns Adams’ Convictions For Prison Escape Attempts

Gerry Adams’ historic convictions for attempting to escape from the Maze Prison in the 1970s have been overturned by the UK’s highest court after it ruled that his detention was unlawful. The former Sinn Féin leader claimed his two 1975...
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