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November 25, 2019 No Responses

Varadkar Visits Wexford to Support Under-Fire Verona Murphy in By-Election

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is steadfastly backing his party’s by-election candidate Verona Murphy as he plans to head to Wexford to drum up support. Controversial Fine Gael candidate Ms Murphy made comments to the Irish Times that so-called Islamic State is...

November 25, 2019 No Responses

Long Defends Decision Not to Stand Aside Alliance Candidates to Help Pro-Remain Parties

Alliance leader Naomi Long has defended her party’s decision not to stand aside for other pro Remain election candidates. The cross-community party has refused to take part in the election co-operation efforts between Sinn Féin, the SDLP and Greens in...

November 24, 2019 No Responses

Cross-Border March Calls For United Ireland That ‘Cherishes All Of Its Children Equally’

A march has taken place across the border calling for the unification of the island. Participants gathered in the Co. Donegal town of Lifford before walking across a bridge into the nearby Co. Tyrone town of Strabane in the North....

November 24, 2019 No Responses

Tributes Paid to Northern Irish Businessman Norman Lynas

Tributes have been paid to prominent Northern Ireland businessman Norman Lynas, who has died aged 77. Mr Lynas, who was awarded an OBE for services to business, the community and charity, died on Saturday following a short illness. He began...

November 22, 2019 No Responses

Another Man from The North Arrested By Police in Britain Over Essex Container Deaths

A man from Northern Ireland has been arrested by police in England investigating the deaths of 39 migrants whose bodies were found in a refrigerated lorry container in Essex. The man, 23, was held on suspicion of conspiracy to traffic...

November 21, 2019 No Responses

Headstones Erected At Three Unmarked Graves of 1920 Bloody Sunday Victims

Headstones have been unveiled at the last three unmarked graves of those killed in the 1920 Bloody Sunday shootings at Croke Park. The GAA organized the commemorative stones in Glasnevin Cemetery on the 99th anniversary of the killings. Eight of...

November 21, 2019 No Responses

Google Bans Ads Targeting Political Affiliation

Google will no longer allow voters to be targeted by advertisers based on their political affiliation, the company has announced. Election audience advertisements will now be limited to the general categories of age, gender and general location. The tech giant...

November 20, 2019 No Responses

Martin Slams Broadband Plan Launch as ‘Nakedly Political’ Stunt

Micheál Martin has accused the Government of turning the signing of a major broadband contract into a “nakedly political” by-election PR stunt. The Fianna Fáil leader said the launch event for the National Broadband Plan at a school in Co...

November 20, 2019 No Responses

Donaldson Believes DUP Will Still ‘Have Leverage’ Over Tories After UK Election

A senior DUP politician has said he believes his party will continue to “have leverage” over the Conservative Party following the UK election. Lagan Valley candidate Jeffrey Donaldson said he is “not convinced” that Boris Johnson’s Tories will be ret...

November 20, 2019 No Responses

Survey Finds Just One in Three Irish Are Of Normal Weight

Just over a third of Irish adults are of normal weight, according to official statistics. While the proportion of men who were overweight and obese dropped slightly since 2017 (from 70% to 66%), overall figures show that 60% of those...

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