Taoiseach Holds Bilateral Talks with King of Sweden
May 23, 2019 No Responses

Taoiseach Holds Bilateral Talks with King of Sweden

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar held a meeting with the king of Sweden as part of his State visit to Ireland. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia are on a three-day official visit to Ireland. The Taoiseach welcomed the king to...
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Varadkar Calls on Irish to Send Pro-European Message with Vote
May 23, 2019 No Responses

Varadkar Calls on Irish to Send Pro-European Message with Vote

Ireland needs to send out a message that it is pro-European and rejects Brexit, the Taoiseach has said. Leo Varadkar said voters needed to use their vote in the European elections to demonstrate that they want to stay at the...
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Voters Go To The Polls in The North
May 23, 2019 No Responses

Voters Go To The Polls in The North

Voters are going to the polls in Northern Ireland to select three MEPs. Polling stations opened this morning to allow the 1,278,951 people eligible to vote to do so. Eleven candidates are standing to serve in Brussels and Strasbourg. Two...
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Finucane Dismisses Loyalist Threats as He Starts First Day as Lord Mayor of Belfast
May 22, 2019 No Responses

Finucane Dismisses Loyalist Threats as He Starts First Day as Lord Mayor of Belfast

John Finucane has vowed not to be deterred by a loyalist threat, as he met the Prince of Wales on his first day as Belfast’s new mayor. The Sinn Féin councillor, whose solicitor father Pat was murdered by paramilitaries 30...
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Charles’s Visit to The North ‘A Challenge to Dissident Republicans’
May 22, 2019 No Responses

Charles’s Visit to The North ‘A Challenge to Dissident Republicans’

The Prince of Wales’s visit to Northern Ireland sends a clear message to dissident republicans that the North wants to move on, the head of the Catholic Church in Ireland said. Primate Eamon Martin joined Church of Ireland counterpart Richard...
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King and Queen of Sweden Begin State Visit to Ireland
May 22, 2019 No Responses

King and Queen of Sweden Begin State Visit to Ireland

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden have begun a three-day state visit to Ireland. The royals were welcomed by Irish President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina at Aras an Uachtarain in Dublin on Wednesday. The...
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Prince Charles Visits Botanical Gardens in Wicklow
May 21, 2019 No Responses

Prince Charles Visits Botanical Gardens in Wicklow

Britain’s Prince of Wales took a guided tour through the stunning scenery of a botanical garden as his tour of Ireland continued. Prince Charles strolled through the National Botanic Gardens in Kilmacurragh, County Wicklow, to see the important work that...
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Prince Charles Praises Anglo-Irish Links as He Begins Visit to Wicklow
May 20, 2019 No Responses

Prince Charles Praises Anglo-Irish Links as He Begins Visit to Wicklow

Britain’s Prince of Wales has made a positive assessment of future Irish-Anglo relations, saying the two nations need to maintain their close friendship. The heir to the British throne spoke of the vital links that exist between the Republic of...
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Coveney Says PowerSharing Talks To Intensify
May 20, 2019 No Responses

Coveney Says PowerSharing Talks To Intensify

Talks to restore power-sharing at Stormont are to intensify over the next two weeks, the Táiniste has said. Simon Coveney said cross-party working groups examining the disputes at the heart of the impasse would ramp up exchanges ahead of a...
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Speaking in Fermanagh, Barclay Blames Labour for Breakdown in Brexit Talks
May 19, 2019 No Responses

Speaking in Fermanagh, Barclay Blames Labour for Breakdown in Brexit Talks

Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay said a no-deal scenario could be “mitigated” and was preferable to giving up on the process of leaving the European Union. Mr Barclay stressed that he was committed to getting Theresa May’s deal and the Withdrawal...
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