Starmer To Meet President And Taoiseach With Brexit Topping The Agenda

Starmer To Meet President And Taoiseach With Brexit Topping The Agenda

Post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland are expected to dominate discussions when Sir Keir Starmer meets with political leaders in Dublin on Thursday. The UK Labour leader’s talks with President Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Micheál Martin follow discussions with the...
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Political Parties Meet With Civil Service Head Amid Executive Impasse

Political Parties Meet With Civil Service Head Amid Executive Impasse

The Stormont parties have met with the head of the Northern Ireland civil service Jayne Brady amid the continuing impasse over forming a new Executive. A future program for government and a budget were discussed by the parties, which are...
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Troubles Legacy Bill ‘Clearly In Breach Of The Human Rights Act’ Says North’s Human Rights Commissioner

Troubles Legacy Bill ‘Clearly In Breach Of The Human Rights Act’ Says North’s Human Rights Commissioner

A new Bill aimed at addressing the legacy of Northern Ireland’s troubled past “cannot be made compatible with human rights”, a Westminster committee has heard. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill envisages offering immunity fro...
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Taoiseach To Unveil Bust Of John Hume At European Parliament In Strasbourg

Taoiseach To Unveil Bust Of John Hume At European Parliament In Strasbourg

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is to unveil a bust of Nobel laureate John Hume at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Mr Martin is in the French city for a series of engagements in the Council of Europe, marking Ireland’s presidency of...
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‘Work From Home’ Guidance Ends In The North

‘Work From Home’ Guidance Ends In The North

Guidance which advised people to work from home where possible in response to the Covid-19 pandemic has been removed in the North. The decision follows an assessment of the current situation by the Covid-19 taskforce. In a statement an Executive...
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Long Calls For More To Be Done To End Sectarianism In The North

Long Calls For More To Be Done To End Sectarianism In The North

Northern Ireland’s justice minister has said politicians must reflect on what more can be done to stamp out and tackle sectarianism and misogyny in the North. Naomi Long said a video showing a group of people mocking the murder of...
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Taoiseach Backs A ‘Faster, More Accelerated’ Process For Ukraine To Join EU

Taoiseach Backs A ‘Faster, More Accelerated’ Process For Ukraine To Join EU

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has there will be challenges to offer support to Ukraine, as the war-torn country continues its bid for a speedy accession to the EU. Ukraine is currently in the early stages of applying for EU membership. The...
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Beacons To Be Lit Across The North To Celebrate Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Beacons To Be Lit Across The North To Celebrate Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Beacons will be lit at Northern Ireland’s highest peak and most westerly town later to mark Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee. The official four-day celebration of the 70th anniversary of the British queen’s coronation will include street parties, exhib...
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Sinn Féin Accuses Government Of Being ‘Painfully Out Of Touch’ On Rising Cost Of Living

Sinn Féin Accuses Government Of Being ‘Painfully Out Of Touch’ On Rising Cost Of Living

The Government is “painfully out of touch” on the mounting cost-of-living pressures facing families across Ireland generic levitra , Sinn Féin has claimed. Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty criticized Taoiseach Micheál Martin for failing to bring forward furt...
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Almost One-Third Believe Government Exaggerated Number Of Covid-19 Deaths

Almost One-Third Believe Government Exaggerated Number Of Covid-19 Deaths

Almost one in three Irish people believe the Government exaggerated Covid-19 deaths, according to new research from University College Dublin. The research, which surveyed over 12,000 people across six European countries to investigate public trust in expertis...
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