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January 13, 2019 No Responses

Fianna Fáil Planning A Bill To Protect National Anthem

Fianna Fáil is planning to reintroduce a Bill to the Seanad which aims to protect and give official recognition to the National Anthem. The Protection of Copyright and Related Rights Amendment Bill was first introduced in 2016 but lapsed with...

January 13, 2019 No Responses

‘Yellow Vest’ Protestors Call For Taoiseach’s Resignation

Yellow Vest protesters say they will not stop until the Taoiseach has resigned and a general election is called. The movement, which has held demonstrations in Dublin every Saturday for the past five weeks, has this weekend staged additional protests...

January 12, 2019 No Responses

Irish Language Activists Turn City Hall Red

Belfast City Hall has been illuminated in red in a show of support for those campaigning for greater protections for Irish language speakers in Northern Ireland. Around 200 activists gathered for a colorful and noisy demonstration as the landmark building...

January 12, 2019 No Responses

‘Yellow Vest’ Protests Take Place in Dublin and Belfast

About 200 left-wing activists have staged a “yellow vest” protest in Belfast city center. The campaigners gathered outside City Hall to demand an end to austerity policies and action on a range of social issues in Northern Ireland. A numbers...

January 12, 2019 No Responses

Strength of Irish Cannabis Has Doubled in Last Ten Years

The strength of Irish cannabis has more than doubled over a ten year period. A survey of European seizures of cannabis resin shows its potency has increased significantly in the decade from 2006 to 2016. In Ireland, the strength of...

January 10, 2019 No Responses

Over One Million People Visited Dublin Zoo in 2018

Dublin Zoo’s annual visitor numbers have exceeded one million for the eighth year in a row. New figures reveal that 1,230,145 people visited the Phoenix Park attraction over the course of 2018. November to January saw 210,235 of those visit...

January 10, 2019 No Responses

Doctors Call for ‘National Coordinator’ to Manage Implementation of New Abortion Services

The HSE should have a national coordinator who is responsible for the introduction and implementation of new abortion services says that Chair of the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Dr Cliona Murphy. She was commenting following an emergency gen...

January 9, 2019 No Responses

Teachers Union Calls for Major Review of Northern Education System

A teachers’ union official has called for a major review of the education system in Northern Ireland. Representatives from three unions gave evidence to a Northern Ireland Affairs Committee inquiry into the funding of education in the region. As Northern...

January 9, 2019 No Responses

President Higgins Delivers Keynote Speech at BT Young Scientists Exhibition

President Michael D Higgins delivered a rousing call to action, asking Irish school children to tackle climate change and create a better world. “If we are to achieve that transformation that is now urgent, we need the involvement of young...

January 8, 2019 No Responses

Varadkar Says EU Happy to Give Fresh Assurances on Brexit Backstop

The European Union is “happy to give” the UK fresh assurances over the Northern Irish backstop, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has reportedly said. Ahead of a vote on Theresa May’s Withdrawal Agreement in Parliament next week, the Taoiseach told the Irish...

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