OECD Report Shows Ireland has Lowest Number of Consultants in EU
July 5, 2019 No Responses

OECD Report Shows Ireland has Lowest Number of Consultants in EU

Ireland has the lowest number of consultant specialists in the EU, a new global report shows. The European average is 2.45 consultants per 1,000 head of population, but Ireland’s rate is the lowest in the EU at 1.44 per 1,000,...
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Discussions Underway for Pence Visit to Ireland This Year
July 5, 2019 No Responses

Discussions Underway for Pence Visit to Ireland This Year

US Vice President Mike Pence is expected to visit Ireland this year. It is reported dates in early September are being looked by Irish and US officials. The Department of Foreign Affairs said Mr Pence has indicated his wish to...
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Remains of Irish Shipwreck Victims Laid to Rest in Canada
July 4, 2019 No Responses

Remains of Irish Shipwreck Victims Laid to Rest in Canada

The remains of 21 Irish shipwreck victims which washed up on a beach in Canada have been laid to rest. Human bones were found on a beach at Cap-des-Rosiers, Quebec, between 2011 and 2016. It was confirmed earlier this year...
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British Government Moves to Delay Stormont Election Deadline
July 4, 2019 No Responses

British Government Moves to Delay Stormont Election Deadline

The British government has moved to again delay the legal requirement to call an Assembly election in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley is seeking to push back the end of August deadline amid the ongoing impasse between the...
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Sinn Féin’s Conor Murphy Says Power-Sharing Talks in ‘Go-Slow’ Mode
July 3, 2019 No Responses

Sinn Féin’s Conor Murphy Says Power-Sharing Talks in ‘Go-Slow’ Mode

A Sinn Féin MLA has hit out at the pace of political talks to revive Stormont, claiming they have gone into “go-slow” mode. Secretary of State Karen Bradley earlier told the House of Commons that she intends to return to...
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Boris Johnson Accuses EU of ‘Moral Blackmail’ Over Backstop
July 2, 2019 No Responses

Boris Johnson Accuses EU of ‘Moral Blackmail’ Over Backstop

Boris Johnson has accused the European Union of “moral blackmail” over the backstop as he insisted he would never allow the return of a hard border between the North and the Republic of Ireland. In the latest Tory leadership hustings...
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Victims Campaigner Remembered as ‘True Ulsterman’ at Funeral
July 1, 2019 No Responses

Victims Campaigner Remembered as ‘True Ulsterman’ at Funeral

The funeral has taken place for prominent victims’ campaigner William Frazer. DUP leader Arlene Foster, UUP leader Robin Swann and TUV leader Jim Allister – and loyalist blogger Jamie Bryson – were among the mourners who attended the service at...
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New US Ambassador to Ireland Meets President Higgins
July 1, 2019 No Responses

New US Ambassador to Ireland Meets President Higgins

Edward Crawford has begun his term as the US ambassador to Ireland. Mr Crawford presented his credentials to President Michael D Higgins at a ceremony today, officially assuming the office of United States ambassador to Ireland. “I am deeply honored...
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Karen Bradley Refuses To Comment On Her Future
July 1, 2019 No Responses

Karen Bradley Refuses To Comment On Her Future

The Northern Ireland Secretary has refused to be drawn on speculation around her own future as she insisted she remained focused on talks to restore power-sharing. Karen Bradley also declined to indicate whether the all-party process of engagement, now enterin...
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Wreckage of WW2 P-38 Lightning Excavated in Monaghan
June 30, 2019 No Responses

Wreckage of WW2 P-38 Lightning Excavated in Monaghan

The first-ever licensed excavation of a Second World War US fighter plane in Ireland has taken place in a Co Monaghan field. A team including a Second World War aviation historian, Queen’s University Belfast surveyors and pupils from Foyle College...
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