Adi Roche Calls for Nobel Peace Prize for Chernobyl First Responders
April 26, 2019 No Responses

Adi Roche Calls for Nobel Peace Prize for Chernobyl First Responders

Ireland’s Chernobyl Children International is at the center of a UN commemoration ceremony in New York tonight. A message from President Michael D Higgins has been read and a minute’s silence held, to remember the victims of the 1986 Chernobyl...
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New Talks to Restore Power-Sharing to Begin on May 7
April 26, 2019 No Responses

New Talks to Restore Power-Sharing to Begin on May 7

Talks on the restoration of the power-sharing institutions in Northern Ireland are to resume on May 7, Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley has said. In a joint press conference in Belfast with the Tánaiste Simon Coveney, Ms Bradley announced that...
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Superquinn Founder Feargal Quinn Dies, aged 82
April 25, 2019 No Responses

Superquinn Founder Feargal Quinn Dies, aged 82

Superquinn founder and politician Feargal Quinn has died, aged 82. He passed away peacefully at his home in Howth, Co Dublin, after a short illness. Mr Quinn established the Superquinn chain of supermarkets in 1960 and served as a Senator...
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Calls for UK Government to Address Abortion Laws in The North
April 25, 2019 No Responses

Calls for UK Government to Address Abortion Laws in The North

The UK government must respond to a court ruling that Northern Ireland’s abortion laws are in breach of human rights laws, the Women and Equalities Committee has said. The Commons committee called for the government to set out its timetable...
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Mourners Told That Lyra McKee Broke Down Barriers in The North
April 24, 2019 No Responses

Mourners Told That Lyra McKee Broke Down Barriers in The North

Lyra McKee’s legacy should be a society where labels become “meaningless”, her sister has said. The reporter, 29, who was shot dead by dissident republicans on Thursday in Derry, was gay and non-sectarian. She broke down barriers in a divided...
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Hundreds Attend Lyra McKee Vigil at Dublin’s Garden of Remembrance
April 23, 2019 No Responses

Hundreds Attend Lyra McKee Vigil at Dublin’s Garden of Remembrance

Hundreds of people turned out to Dublin’s Garden of Remembrance for a vigil organised by a leading union to celebrate the life of a journalist killed last week. Lyra McKee, 29, was fatally shot in Derry on Thursday during a...
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Reduce Sales Tax on Sunscreen Says Irish Cancer Society
April 23, 2019 No Responses

Reduce Sales Tax on Sunscreen Says Irish Cancer Society

The Irish Cancer Society is calling for the VAT on sunscreen to be reduced. Concerns have been raised by the charity about a 23% tax rate on a product that protects against skin cancer. Policy and public affairs manager Paul...
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New IRA Admits Responsibility, Apologizes for Lyra McKee Murder
April 23, 2019 No Responses

New IRA Admits Responsibility, Apologizes for Lyra McKee Murder

The New IRA has claimed responsibility for the killing of Lyra McKee. The 29-year-old journalist was shot dead while covering riots in Derry on Thursday night. In a statement given to the Irish News using a recognized code word, the...
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Union to Ballot Members on Hospital Strike Action
April 22, 2019 No Responses

Union to Ballot Members on Hospital Strike Action

Up to 17,000 hospital support workers are being balloted from today on strike action. The dispute centers on the implementation of a job evaluation scheme. Health Care Assistants, chefs and other support grades will vote on industrial action over the...
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President Higgins Leads Easter Rising Commemorations
April 21, 2019 No Responses

President Higgins Leads Easter Rising Commemorations

President Michael D Higgins has led a commemoration to mark the 103rd anniversary of the Easter Rising in Dublin. President Higgins was joined by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and defense minister Paul Kehoe at the state ceremony outside the GPO on...
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