Small Number of Medical Procedures Postponed in Belfast
March 11, 2020 No Responses

Small Number of Medical Procedures Postponed in Belfast

A small number of medical procedures are not going ahead in Belfast in preparation for Covid-19. Space is being set aside in the Mater Hospital in the north of the city as health chiefs brace themselves for an increase in...
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Mother of Lyra McKee Dies One Month Before Anniversary of Her Shooting
March 11, 2020 No Responses

Mother of Lyra McKee Dies One Month Before Anniversary of Her Shooting

The mother of murdered journalist Lyra McKee has died a month before the anniversary of her shooting. The writer and author, 29, was killed by the New IRA last April as she observed rioting in the Creggan estate in Derry....
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Northern Leaders Cancel St Patrick’s Trip to Washington, DC
March 10, 2020 No Responses

Northern Leaders Cancel St Patrick’s Trip to Washington, DC

Stormont leaders have cancelled a St Patrick’s trip to Washington DC amid the coronavirus outbreak. First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill are to remain in Northern Ireland to focus on efforts to contain the spread of...
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Northern Leaders Seek Advice on US St Patrick’s Day Visit
March 9, 2020 No Responses

Northern Leaders Seek Advice on US St Patrick’s Day Visit

Stormont leaders are to review advice on whether they should go ahead with their St Patrick’s trip to Washington DC amid the coronavirus outbreak. The North’s First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill have already cancel...
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Health Minister Warns Coronavirus Outbreak in Ireland Could Become ‘Very Serious’
March 9, 2020 No Responses

Health Minister Warns Coronavirus Outbreak in Ireland Could Become ‘Very Serious’

The Minister for Health has said the coronavirus outbreak in the country will become “very serious”, adding there is a moderate to high risk it could follow in similar ways as experienced in other European nations. Simon Harris said it...
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McDonald Calls for Meeting of Party Leaders to Counter Coronavirus Threat
March 8, 2020 No Responses

McDonald Calls for Meeting of Party Leaders to Counter Coronavirus Threat

Mary Lou McDonald has called for a meeting of party leaders to discuss the threat posed by coronavirus. As the number of cases of Covid-19 in Ireland reached 19, the Sinn Féin leader said on Twitter that she has contacted...
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Protesters Call for Radical Change and a Left-Wing Government
March 7, 2020 No Responses

Protesters Call for Radical Change and a Left-Wing Government

Several hundred people have taken part in a protest in Dublin to “kick” Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael out while calling for a left-wing government. The demonstrators are opposing a government involving Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil. Organized by Solidarity-Peopl...
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Two Irish Men Charged in Connection with Human Trafficking in England
March 7, 2020 No Responses

Two Irish Men Charged in Connection with Human Trafficking in England

Two Irish men have been charged in the UK as part of an investigation into alleged human trafficking. Wayne Sherlock, 39, and Eoin Nowlan, 48, were arrested in Dover, Kent, England, following the discovery of 10 migrants in a lorry...
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Belfast Man Found Guilty of Murdering Prison Officer in The North
March 6, 2020 No Responses

Belfast Man Found Guilty of Murdering Prison Officer in The North

A Belfast man has been found guilty of the murder of a Northern Ireland prison officer. Christopher Robinson, 49, was convicted of fatally injuring Adrian Ismay – a man he once volunteered alongside with the St John Ambulance – in...
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Man Accused of Lyra McKee Murder Refused Bail in Belfast
March 6, 2020 No Responses

Man Accused of Lyra McKee Murder Refused Bail in Belfast

Prosecutors in Northern Ireland have won their appeal against a decision to grant bail to a man accused of murdering journalist Lyra McKee. Paul McIntyre, 52, will now remain in custody in Maghaberry high security prison as legal proceedings in...
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