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November 6, 2018 No Responses

Deal on Backstop is Not Close Says Barnier

A deal on the Irish border to break the Brexit deadlock is not close, the EU’s chief negotiator has said. Michel Barnier was speaking as UK Prime Minister Theresa May briefed her Cabinet on her plans to achieve a breakthrough...

November 5, 2018 No Responses

Sinn Féin Urges Taoiseach to Stand Firm on Brexit Backstop

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has urged the Taoiseach to stand firm over a proposed backstop plan to prevent a hard border in Ireland after Brexit. Ms McDonald was speaking to the media after it emerged that Leo Varadkar...

November 4, 2018 No Responses

Labour Party Considering Running Candidates in Northern Local Elections

Labour leader, Brendan Howlin, has said the party is considering running candidates in local elections in Northern Ireland. Mr Howlin said he had written to SDLP leader Colum Eastwood last week seeking clarification about a possible merger between Fianna Fáil...

November 4, 2018 No Responses

Sculpture to be Unveiled in Dublin to Commemorate End of WW1

A sculpture created from scrap metal depicting a weary soldier is set to be unveiled in Dublin to commemorate the centenary of the ending of World War I. Culture Minister Josepha Madigan will launch the art installation at a special...

November 3, 2018 No Responses

Taoiseach Warns That Brexit is Harming Anglo-Irish Relations

The Taoiseach has said Brexit has undermined the Good Friday Agreement and is fraying relations between Ireland and Britain. Speaking on RTÉ’s Marian Finucane program, Leo Varadkar said anything that pulls the two communities apart undermines the Good F...

November 2, 2018 No Responses

Bradley Slams Northern Political Parties for ‘Grandstanding’

Karen Bradley has called on Northern Ireland’s political parties to “stop grandstanding” and take ownership of seeing devolved government return to Stormont. The UK Secretary of State for Northern Ireland said: “We need to have dialogue, we need constr...

November 2, 2018 No Responses

Crack Cocaine Overtakes Heroine as Ireland’s Most Commonly Abused Drug

Crack cocaine has overtaken heroin as the most commonly abused drug in Ireland. Drug support organization, Coolmine, says 33% of all admissions cited crack cocaine as their main drug of choice – while 31% said heroin. David Marsh from Coolmine...

November 1, 2018 No Responses

Reports Emerge That EU Has Offered New Brexit Plan to the UK

European Union negotiators have put forward a tentative Brexit plan to avoid a hard border and to give Britain stronger guarantees that a customs border would not be needed along the Irish Sea, according to the Financial Times. With just...

November 1, 2018 No Responses

Sinn Féin politician Peadar Toibin Suspended for Voting Against Abortion Legislation

Sinn Féin politician Peadar Toibin has been suspended from the party for voting against the liberalization of Ireland’s abortion laws. The Meath West TD breached party policy in the Dail last month when he decided to vote No to Government...

October 31, 2018 No Responses

Bradley Considering External Mediator for Power Sharing Talks

Karen Bradley is “actively considering” how and when an external mediator could play a “constructive” role in attempts to re-establish formal power sharing talks in Northern Ireland. She told MPs the idea will be raised with the various parties, with.....

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