Arlene Foster Rules Out Running for Westminster Seat in Snap Election
September 6, 2019 No Responses

Arlene Foster Rules Out Running for Westminster Seat in Snap Election

Arlene Foster has ruled out standing as a candidate if a UK general election is called. The DUP leader is currently a Stormont MLA. Her parliamentary constituency of Fermanagh and South Tyrone has seen a battle between unionism and nationalism...
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Thousands Protest at Stormont Against Liberalization of Abortion Laws
September 6, 2019 No Responses

Thousands Protest at Stormont Against Liberalization of Abortion Laws

Thousands of people have staged a silent demonstration at Stormont over the planned liberalization of abortion laws in Northern Ireland. Protesters gathered at the front gates of the estate before walking up Prince of Wales Avenue to Parliament Buildings. They...
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Legal. Challenge to No-Deal Brexit to be Heard in Belfast on Friday
September 5, 2019 No Responses

Legal. Challenge to No-Deal Brexit to be Heard in Belfast on Friday

An attempt to delay the fast tracking of a legal challenge to a no-deal Brexit in Northern Ireland has failed. Victims’ campaigner Raymond McCord is challenging the prorogation of the British Parliament and a potential no-deal Brexit. The case is...
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James T. Callahan Announced as 2020 NYC St Patrick’s Day Parade Grand Marshal
September 5, 2019 No Responses

James T. Callahan Announced as 2020 NYC St Patrick’s Day Parade Grand Marshal

The St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Inc. Board of Directors is pleased to announce they have selected James T. Callahan, General President of the International Union of Operating Engineers as the Grand Marshal of the 2020 New York City St Patrick’s...
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Tánaiste Says Ireland Will Back Brexit Extention if UK Makes “Persuasive Case”
September 4, 2019 No Responses

Tánaiste Says Ireland Will Back Brexit Extention if UK Makes “Persuasive Case”

Tánaiste Simon Coveney has said the country would back an extension to Article 50 if the British prime minister can make a persuasive case for how it can be used to get a Brexit deal. Mr Coveney said Ireland would...
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UK Citizens Protest Brexit Outside British Embassy in Dublin
September 3, 2019 No Responses

UK Citizens Protest Brexit Outside British Embassy in Dublin

A protest has taken place outside the British Embassy in Dublin over the proroguing of the UK Parliament. UK citizens who have made their home in the Republic of Ireland took part in the Brits Not Out demonstration this evening....
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US Coast Guard Boat Washes Up on Clare Coast
September 3, 2019 No Responses

US Coast Guard Boat Washes Up on Clare Coast

An American coast guard boat has washed up off the coast of Co Clare. It was spotted yesterday by a local cruise company, and after attracting some local interest it was towed back to shore, where it was discovered to...
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Judge Told That Courts Should Put ‘Shoulders to the Wheel’ in Brexit Challenge
September 3, 2019 No Responses

Judge Told That Courts Should Put ‘Shoulders to the Wheel’ in Brexit Challenge

Courts in Northern Ireland should be prepared to sit during the night and on weekends to ensure a challenge against a no-deal Brexit is heard, a judge was told. A barrister for victims’ campaigner Raymond McCord said it was vital...
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Vice President Pence Meets President Higgins in Dublin
September 3, 2019 No Responses

Vice President Pence Meets President Higgins in Dublin

Mike Pence began the second day of his first official visit to Ireland by meeting the President Michael D Higgins. The US vice president was accompanied by his wife Karen, his mother Nancy Pence-Fritsch and his sister Ann Poynter as...
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Thomas Kavanagh Jailed in UK for 10,000-Volt Stun Gun Disguised as Torch
September 2, 2019 No Responses

Thomas Kavanagh Jailed in UK for 10,000-Volt Stun Gun Disguised as Torch

Senior Kinahan figure Thomas Kavanagh has been jailed for three years in the UK for having an illegal 10,000-volt stun gun disguised as a torch among an arsenal of weaponry in his “highly fortified” mansion home. Kavanagh, originally from Dublin...
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