Nurses and Midwives Vote Overwhelmingly for Strike Action
December 18, 2018 No Responses

Nurses and Midwives Vote Overwhelmingly for Strike Action

Members of the INMO have voted in favor of strike action by 95% over staff recruitment and retention. The executive will meet next month to decide when to go on strike. This would be only the second time in the...
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DUP Vows to Support May in No Confidence Vote
December 17, 2018 No Responses

DUP Vows to Support May in No Confidence Vote

The deputy leader of DUP, Nigel Dodds, says his party will support Theresa May after Jeremy Corbyn announced he planned to table a motion of no confidence in the Prime Minister. “We are focused entirely on this meaningful vote, getting...
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Threat from Paramilitaries Still Severe Says Bradley
December 17, 2018 No Responses

Threat from Paramilitaries Still Severe Says Bradley

Paramilitary gangs carried out on average more than one attack a week in the North this year, the UK Government has said. Most involved assaults but there were 16 casualties of shootings and one death, official figures showed. Republican and...
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New Polls Show Support For Coalition Has Fallen
December 15, 2018 No Responses

New Polls Show Support For Coalition Has Fallen

A new poll out this weekend shows satisfaction with the Government has fallen. The Sunday Independent Kantar Millward Brown opinion poll shows nearly half the people polled are unhappy with its performance. The Taoiseach’s popularity has also taken a hit...
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Dublin’s “Yellow Vests” Demonstrate Support for French
December 15, 2018 No Responses

Dublin’s “Yellow Vests” Demonstrate Support for French

Several hundred people have attended a protest in the center of Dublin in solidarity with the French yellow vest demonstrations. The protesters in Dublin wore yellow vests and some had hard hats, while others tied scarves over their faces. The...
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Taoiseach Refuses Help for May to Modify Backstop
December 14, 2018 No Responses

Taoiseach Refuses Help for May to Modify Backstop

The Taoiseach has dismissed one of Theresa May’s suggestions aimed at winning parliamentary support for her Brexit deal. Leo Varadkar said he could not give Britain a legal assurance around a start date for a post-Brexit trade deal. Such an...
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DUP Demands Refocus on Brexit After May Wins Tory No Confidence Vote
December 13, 2018 No Responses

DUP Demands Refocus on Brexit After May Wins Tory No Confidence Vote

Unionist parties in Northern Ireland have said that Theresa May must now focus on the task at hand after dramatically defeating a bid to oust her as Tory leader. DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds, speaking shortly after the 200-117 vote...
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New Calls for Paisley to Resign
December 12, 2018 No Responses

New Calls for Paisley to Resign

Ian Paisley is facing fresh calls to quit amid claims the DUP MP failed to declare another luxury holiday to the North’s parliamentary authorities. Political rivals have urged the North Antrim representative to resign after allegations he holidayed in th...
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Taoiseach Says No Changes Can be Made to Brexit Deal
December 12, 2018 No Responses

Taoiseach Says No Changes Can be Made to Brexit Deal

The substance of the Brexit withdrawal treaty cannot be changed, the Taoiseach has said. Leo Varadkar said while he and other EU leaders would work to provide assurances to the UK in terms of future relations, there could be no...
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Remove The Backstop Demands Foster
December 11, 2018 No Responses

Remove The Backstop Demands Foster

The backstop must be removed from the Withdrawal Agreement, Arlene Foster has insisted. The Democratic Unionist leader was speaking ahead of a planned meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday. A parliamentary vote on the deal planned for...
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