Climate Protestors Call on Government to End Over-Fishing
December 9, 2019 No Responses

Climate Protestors Call on Government to End Over-Fishing

Activists from the Extinction Rebellion group have called on ministers to end the practice of over-fishing in Irish waters. About 50 demonstrators gathered outside Leinster House on Monday. The protest is the latest in a series of “direct action” demonstrations...
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Two Men Arrested After Digger Used to Steal Double ATM in Antrim
December 7, 2019 No Responses

Two Men Arrested After Digger Used to Steal Double ATM in Antrim

Two men have been arrested after thieves used a digger to steal a double ATM from a supermarket in Antrim. The men, aged 26 and 43, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to steal by detectives investigating the theft at...
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Johnson and Corbyn Clash on The North in Televised Head-to-Head Debate
December 6, 2019 No Responses

Johnson and Corbyn Clash on The North in Televised Head-to-Head Debate

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn have clashed over their rival visions for Brexit in the final head-to-head TV debate of the General Election campaign. With less than a week to polling day, the Labour leader warned of “chaos” and “huge...
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Tributes Paid To ‘Quiet But Powerful’ Widow of Disappeared Victim
December 6, 2019 No Responses

Tributes Paid To ‘Quiet But Powerful’ Widow of Disappeared Victim

Tributes have been paid to the “quiet but powerful” widow of one of Northern Ireland’s Disappeared, who has died aged 90. Kathleen Armstrong’s husband Charlie was one of the 16 people who were murdered and secretly buried by republicans during...
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Date Set For Trial of Ex-Soldier Over Troubles Death
December 6, 2019 No Responses

Date Set For Trial of Ex-Soldier Over Troubles Death

The trial of a former soldier over the killing of a man in 1974 will go ahead in March, Belfast Crown Court has heard. Dennis Hutchings, 78, has pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder of a man with learning...
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Foster Eyes Opportunity for ‘Significant Influence’ at Westminster After Election
December 6, 2019 No Responses

Foster Eyes Opportunity for ‘Significant Influence’ at Westminster After Election

Arlene Foster said she believes there will be opportunity for “significant influence” at Westminster after the UK General Election. Her Democratic Unionist Party’s 10 MPs helped prop-up the Tory Government in the last Parliament. Mrs Foster said they sco...
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Micheál Martin Joins Eastwood on the Campaign Trail in Derry
December 5, 2019 No Responses

Micheál Martin Joins Eastwood on the Campaign Trail in Derry

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has joined SDLP leader Colum Eastwood on the campaign trail in Derry. The Foyle constituency is expected to be one of the tightest races at next week’s General Election, as Mr Eastwood challenges incumbent Elisha...
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Travel Chaos Expected in France as Industrial Action Begins to Bite
December 5, 2019 No Responses

Travel Chaos Expected in France as Industrial Action Begins to Bite

Travel to and from France will be severely disrupted from this morning owing to large-scale strikes across the country in protest at plans to overhaul its retirement system. The walkout is expected to hit transport the hardest as flights, trains...
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Adams Asks Irish Government to Adopt Northern Woman’s Citizenship Battle
December 4, 2019 No Responses

Adams Asks Irish Government to Adopt Northern Woman’s Citizenship Battle

Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has urged the Irish government to adopt a legal case being taken by a Northern Ireland woman challenging a ruling that she is British and not Irish. The Co Louth TD made the appeal...
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Eastwood Sees Opportunity to Punish Sinn Féin’s Abstentionism
December 4, 2019 No Responses

Eastwood Sees Opportunity to Punish Sinn Féin’s Abstentionism

The General Election is an opportunity to punish Sinn Féin for failing to take seats at Stormont and Westminster, the SDLP leader said. Colum Eastwood claimed the poll would be potentially decisive in a country divided over Brexit and facing...
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