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January 28, 2020 No Responses

Report: North Should Have Same Salary Threshold for Migrants as Rest of UK

Northern Ireland should not have a separate salary threshold for migrants, a report by experts has said. The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) recommended the Government should cut the pay requirement for skilled workers from £30,000 (€35,435) to £25,600 (€30,238)for those...

January 27, 2020 No Responses

Northern Leaders Pay Tribute to Seamus Mallon in Stormont

Northern Ireland needs to adopt Seamus Mallon’s legacy of building a shared future, Stormont’s First Minister said. Arlene Foster paid tribute to a man who has been described as stubborn and straight-talking and who could be awkward but was also...

January 27, 2020 No Responses

Scrapping Primary School Homework is Idea That Needs ‘Analysis’, Says McHugh

The Education Minister has pledged to continue to reduce the pupil teacher ratio in small schools and said the idea of scrapping homework for primary school students needs “analysis”. Joe McHugh said the party will also abolish the charge for...

January 26, 2020 No Responses

Extinction Rebellion’s ‘Climate Canvassers’ Go Door-to-Door in Dublin

Environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion is taking its message to the doors during the General Election campaign. The “climate canvassers” went door-to-door on Sunday, highlighting to the public “the urgency of the climate crisis and the need to...

January 26, 2020 No Responses

Varadkar Continues to Rule Out Coalition with Sinn Féin

Fine Gael has continued to rule out working with Sinn Féin in a coalition ahead of the General Election. The party said long-held differences with Mary Lou McDonald’s party prevents it from relying on support in any coalition government. Leo...

January 26, 2020 No Responses

Irish Domestic Violence Campaigner to Address Major UK Conference

An Irish domestic violence campaigner who was emotionally and physically abused from the age of eight is to make an address at a major conference on the issue in the UK. Ainie Grainger, 21, will be part of a panel...

January 26, 2020 No Responses

Fianna Fáil Maintains Lead in Latest Election Polling

A new poll shows that Fianna Fáil remains in the lead to be the majority partner in the next government. The RED C poll, paid for by the Business Post newspaper, shows Michéal Martin’s party on 26% (+2), while Fine...

January 25, 2020 No Responses

Greens Plan for “Decade of Change” in Election Manifesto

The Green Party has launched its General Election manifesto, proposing to “make Ireland a better, fairer place to live”. The manifesto – entitled Towards 2030, A Decade Of Change – concentrates heavily on the climate, public transport and young people....

January 25, 2020 No Responses

Thousands Attend Anti-Violence Protest in Drogheda

Thousands of people have taken part in a rally in Drogheda to voice opposition to drug-related violence in the town. The demonstration was organised in the wake of the murder of 17-year-old Keane Mulready-Woods earlier in January. The teenager was...

January 24, 2020 No Responses

Good Friday Agreement Architect Seamus Mallon Dies Aged 83

Former Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Seamus Mallon, one of the architects of the 1998 Good Friday peace agreement, died on Friday aged 83, drawing tributes from across a political divide he helped to bridge. Mallon was a major political...

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