No Glass Ceiling Remains For Women in Garda, Anniversary Event Told
July 10, 2019 No Responses

No Glass Ceiling Remains For Women in Garda, Anniversary Event Told

The 60th anniversary celebration of women joining An Garda Siochana has heard there is no longer a glass ceiling within the force. Five of the 12 first ever female recruits to the Garda, known as the Class of 1959, were...
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Same-Sex Marriage in The North is a Step Closer After UK Vote
July 9, 2019 No Responses

Same-Sex Marriage in The North is a Step Closer After UK Vote

Same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland has taken a step closer after MPs in England voted to legalize it if a new Stormont Executive is not formed by October. The UK’s House of Commons decided by a majority of 310 –...
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Sinn Féin Urges Government to Prepare for Border Poll
July 9, 2019 No Responses

Sinn Féin Urges Government to Prepare for Border Poll

The Sinn Féin president has urged the Government to start preparing for a border poll now as the risk of a disorderly Brexit increases. Mary Lou McDonald said a referendum on Irish unity could happen “very quickly” if the UK...
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Climate Activists Protest During Environment Minister’s Speech
July 8, 2019 No Responses

Climate Activists Protest During Environment Minister’s Speech

Climate activists have protested during a speech on forestry by the Minister for the Environment. As Richard Bruton took to the podium to speak, a man and woman from environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion appeared behind the panel and unraveled...
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Domestic Abuse Among Teenagers ‘Rampant’, Says Campaigner
July 7, 2019 No Responses

Domestic Abuse Among Teenagers ‘Rampant’, Says Campaigner

A campaigner has said domestic abuse is rampant among young teenagers and more should be done to tackle it. Ainie Grainger, 21, from Dublin, suffered mental, physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her father from an early age....
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Government Introduces Performance-Related Initiatives for Rural Grants
July 7, 2019 No Responses

Government Introduces Performance-Related Initiatives for Rural Grants

The Government has had to introduce performance-related incentives to encourage idle community groups who “need to perform better” to spend €220 million in rural grants. The 10 best performing local action groups across the country, which are responsible...
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Plaque Unveiled in Dublin to Honor Spanish Civil War Veteran
July 6, 2019 No Responses

Plaque Unveiled in Dublin to Honor Spanish Civil War Veteran

A plaque has been unveiled to honor a Spanish Civil War veteran in Dublin. Bob Doyle, who died in 2009 aged 92, was born on North King Street in Smithfield – where a plaque has been erected in his memory....
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Hundreds March in Dublin to Support Trans Pride
July 6, 2019 No Responses

Hundreds March in Dublin to Support Trans Pride

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of Dublin to support Trans Pride. The second annual protest for the rights and needs of the trans community saw participants gather at the Garden of Remembrance and march to Merrion Square...
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Dublin Crypt to Reopen on Tuesday For First Time Since Theft of Mummified Head
July 5, 2019 No Responses

Dublin Crypt to Reopen on Tuesday For First Time Since Theft of Mummified Head

A crypt at a historic Dublin church is to re-open next week for the first time since the theft of its mummified remains. The head of an 800-year-old mummy known as The Crusader was stolen, along with another skull, from...
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British Minister Refuses to Rule Out Statute of Limitations for NI Veterans
July 5, 2019 No Responses

British Minister Refuses to Rule Out Statute of Limitations for NI Veterans

Cabinet Officer Minister David Lidington has declined to rule out a statute of limitations for veterans who served in Northern Ireland. Mr Lidington said ministers would have to think “very carefully” about the amnesty issue, following the widespread rejec...
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