DUP Insist Any Power-Sharing Agreement Must Be Sustainable
January 2, 2020 No Responses

DUP Insist Any Power-Sharing Agreement Must Be Sustainable

Agreement to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland can be reached in the short term, Sinn Féin has insisted, but the DUP has cautioned against “quick fix solutions”. On the first day of talks this year, political parties continued to work...
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Northern Parties Resume Talks to Restore Power-Sharing
January 2, 2020 No Responses

Northern Parties Resume Talks to Restore Power-Sharing

Talks to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland will resume on Thursday morning. The latest process, which was initiated in the wake of the general election, was paused over the festive period after a pre-Christmas deal failed to materialize. Three years...
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Daly Says Funding Loyalist Communities ‘Will Help Avert Violence During Reunification’
January 2, 2020 No Responses

Daly Says Funding Loyalist Communities ‘Will Help Avert Violence During Reunification’

Funding for disadvantaged loyalist communities in Northern Ireland will help avert violence during Irish reunification, a Senator has said. Fianna Fáil’s Mark Daly, who has compiled a number of research reports on preparing for a united Ireland, says in...
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Coveney Calls for Parties to Show Leadership When Power-Sharing Talks Resume
January 1, 2020 No Responses

Coveney Calls for Parties to Show Leadership When Power-Sharing Talks Resume

The Tánaiste has urged Stormont’s rowing parties to show leadership and generosity when talks to restore power-sharing resume. Simon Coveney said the new year offered a chance for a new beginning and urged all sides not to disappoint the public...
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Public Redeems Over €800,000 of Irish Punts in 2019
December 31, 2019 No Responses

Public Redeems Over €800,000 of Irish Punts in 2019

Members of the public redeemed more than €800,000 worth of old Irish punts this year. Irish punt banknotes and coins were withdrawn in February 2002 but it is still possible for them to be exchanged for euro at the Central...
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Here’s Comes 2020 — Get Ready!
December 30, 2019 No Responses

Here’s Comes 2020 — Get Ready!

As the famous New Year’s Eve Ball descends atop One Times Square, an estimated one million people in Times Square, millions nationwide and over a billion watching throughout the world are united in bidding collective farewell to the departing year...
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Defense Forces Deployed More Than 2,500 for Visits of Trump and Pence Last Year
December 30, 2019 No Responses

Defense Forces Deployed More Than 2,500 for Visits of Trump and Pence Last Year

More than 2,500 Defense Forces personnel were deployed during US president Donald Trump and vice president Mike Pence’s visits to Ireland this year. The end-of-year summary of defense and security operations in 2019 from Irish Defense Forces details deployme...
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Taoiseach Defends Fine Gael’s Record on Housing
December 29, 2019 No Responses

Taoiseach Defends Fine Gael’s Record on Housing

The Taoiseach has defended Fine Gael’s record on housing as he insisted there cannot be a return to “boom-bust” policies. Leo Varadkar said Fine Gael is committed to delivering all types of housing, both private and social, and he defended...
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Expert Group to Review Support for Asylum Seekers in Ireland
December 28, 2019 No Responses

Expert Group to Review Support for Asylum Seekers in Ireland

A new expert group on support for asylum seekers is to review how to improve community engagement in Ireland. It will be chaired by former secretary general of the European Commission Catherine Day and is expected to report back by...
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Ireland Plans Revolution in Offshore Wind Energy Says Varadkar
December 28, 2019 No Responses

Ireland Plans Revolution in Offshore Wind Energy Says Varadkar

Ireland is planning a revolution in its use of offshore wind energy, the Taoiseach said. The proportion of electricity generated from renewable sources has to increase dramatically over the next decade. Leo Varadkar said changes to the planning regime are...
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