Bradley Vows To Regain Trust of Victims Hurt by Her Comments
March 7, 2019 No Responses

Bradley Vows To Regain Trust of Victims Hurt by Her Comments

Karen Bradley has pledged to rebuild the trust of victims hurt by her comments on state killings in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Secretary made clear she would not be resigning over the gaffe, vowing to work to deliver for...
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Toaiseach Launches Plan to Promote Female Participation and Diversity in Education
March 7, 2019 No Responses

Toaiseach Launches Plan to Promote Female Participation and Diversity in Education

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has launched a new action plan for education, promoting female participation and diversity. The Empowering through Learning initiative sets out more than 280 actions for this year including a strategy for foreign languages, promoting Ste...
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Calls Grow for Bradley’s Resignation
March 6, 2019 No Responses

Calls Grow for Bradley’s Resignation

British Secretary for Northern Ireland Karen Bradley is facing calls for her to resign after she said killings by the British army and police during the Troubles were “not crimes”. There was palpable anger in Belfast and Dublin at her...
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Dáil Passes Legislation To Help Soften No-Deal Brexit
March 6, 2019 No Responses

Dáil Passes Legislation To Help Soften No-Deal Brexit

The Dáil has passed emergency legislation to limit the damage of a no-deal Brexit. The legislation passed without a vote as all TDs were in favor of it. It now proceeds to the Seanad next week ahead of schedule. Tánaiste...
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John Downey Given Permission to Appeal Extradition to The North
March 6, 2019 No Responses

John Downey Given Permission to Appeal Extradition to The North

John Downey has been granted leave to appeal against the decision to extradite him to Northern Ireland. The 67-year-old, whose trial for the IRA’s Hyde Park bombing collapsed in controversy five years ago, is wanted by prosecutors in Northern Ireland...
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Oireachtas Committee Told Ireland Respected for Syrian Refugee Relief
March 5, 2019 No Responses

Oireachtas Committee Told Ireland Respected for Syrian Refugee Relief

Ireland is respected globally for the work and aid provided to the Syrian refugee crisis, an Oireachtas committee has heard. The Foreign Affairs Committee discussed the humanitarian situation in Syria with representatives from charities Concern, Trocaire and G...
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Irish Have Most Positive Image of European Union Says New Survey
March 5, 2019 No Responses

Irish Have Most Positive Image of European Union Says New Survey

Irish people have the most positive image of the European Union, a survey of member states has found. The annual Eurobarometer also shows that people in Ireland are the most satisfied with how democracy works in the EU and are...
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Irish Support Year-Round Summer Time
March 5, 2019 No Responses

Irish Support Year-Round Summer Time

The European Union has taken another step towards abolishing the twice-yearly clock change which has been a rite of spring and autumn for decades. Irish people have taken part in a European public consultation that voted overwhelmingly to stop the...
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Group Calls for Protests on Border After Brexit
March 4, 2019 No Responses

Group Calls for Protests on Border After Brexit

A group of residents have called for mass demonstrations along the border the day after Brexit. Border Communities Against Brexit, supported by pro-Remain political parties, unveiled a new billboard at Stormont announcing the planned day of protest with just 2...
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Supreme Court Sits in Galway Today
March 4, 2019 No Responses

Supreme Court Sits in Galway Today

The Supreme Court is visiting Galway today, in what is its first time sitting outside the Four Courts in Dublin in over 80 years. This morning, Mr Justice Frank Clarke and the other judges of the Supreme Court arrived at...
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