Flanagan Apologizes to Majella Moynihan
June 16, 2019 No Responses

Flanagan Apologizes to Majella Moynihan

The Justice Minister has apologized to a former garda who faced dismissal in the 1980s after having a child while unmarried. Charlie Flanagan said what happened to Majella Moynihan was “clearly wrong” on every level. He added: “As a young...
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Fianna Fail’s Riding High With Five Point Lead in The Polls
June 16, 2019 No Responses

Fianna Fail’s Riding High With Five Point Lead in The Polls

There is a blow for Fine Gael in the latest Sunday Times/ Behaviour & Attitudes June Poll. It shows the popularity of the party has dropped by five points to 23%. Fianna Fail’s riding high with no change on 28%,...
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Veteran Republican ‘Unrepentant’, Mourners Told At His Funeral
June 15, 2019 No Responses

Veteran Republican ‘Unrepentant’, Mourners Told At His Funeral

A veteran republican who opposed the peace process died “unrepentant”, hundreds of mourners in West Belfast were told. Billy McKee, who died on Tuesday aged 97, was a founding member of the Provisional IRA. His funeral was held on Saturday...
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New Study Says Fifth of People in The North Are Prejudiced Against Transgender Community
June 14, 2019 No Responses

New Study Says Fifth of People in The North Are Prejudiced Against Transgender Community

More than a fifth of people in Northern Ireland are prejudiced against the transgender community, an academic survey has found. The study by Ark, a joint initiative between Queen’s University Belfast and Ulster University, revealed that 21% of those question...
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Over 1,000 Women from The North Traveled to England or Wales for Abortion Last Year
June 13, 2019 No Responses

Over 1,000 Women from The North Traveled to England or Wales for Abortion Last Year

More than 1,000 women from Northern Ireland traveled to England or Wales for abortions last year. The NHS does not charge patients from the region for the procedure because it is largely unavailable at home. Northern Ireland has the strictest...
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Billy McKee, One of the Founding Members of the Provisional IRA Dies
June 12, 2019 No Responses

Billy McKee, One of the Founding Members of the Provisional IRA Dies

One of the founding members of the Provisional IRA has died aged in his late nineties. Billy McKee led the organisation in Belfast at one stage. He split from Sinn Féin decades ago and condemned the signing of the 1998...
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King and Queen of The Netherlands Begin State Visit to Ireland
June 12, 2019 No Responses

King and Queen of The Netherlands Begin State Visit to Ireland

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands have begun their three-day State visit to Ireland. The royal couple were welcomed by President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina to Aras an Uachtarain for their first official engagement. The...
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Salary, Housing and Lack of Permanent Positions Driving Irish Teachers Abroad
June 12, 2019 No Responses

Salary, Housing and Lack of Permanent Positions Driving Irish Teachers Abroad

Salary, pay inequality, housing and lack of permanent positions are some of the main reasons teachers leave Ireland to find work abroad, a survey has found. The Embassy of Ireland in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) carried out the survey...
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Coroner Rules Out State Collusion in Murder of Daniel Carson During The Troubles
June 11, 2019 No Responses

Coroner Rules Out State Collusion in Murder of Daniel Carson During The Troubles

A coroner has ruled out state collusion in the shooting dead of a Belfast warehouse worker early in the Troubles. A “flawed and inadequate” investigation was held into the brazen and sectarian loyalist murder of Daniel Carson in the Shankill...
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Over 500 Plant Species Have Vanished in Last 250 Years
June 11, 2019 No Responses

Over 500 Plant Species Have Vanished in Last 250 Years

More than 500 species of plants have disappeared in the past 250 years – more than twice the number of birds, mammals and amphibians recorded as extinct, according to a new study. Scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and...
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