Taoiseach Criticizes British Government Over Powersharing Talks
May 8, 2018 No Responses

Taoiseach Criticizes British Government Over Powersharing Talks

The UK government is continuing to rebuff an Irish government plan to break the powersharing deadlock in the North, the Taoiseach has said. Leo Varadkar said his proposal for the two governments to undertake a joint initiative to push for...
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Expert Claims Social Media is Like a ‘Crack’ Addiction
May 7, 2018 No Responses

Expert Claims Social Media is Like a ‘Crack’ Addiction

Social media addiction is the “new crack cocaine” of the digital age, a leading digital expert has warned. Director of Digital Education at SMART NI Naomh McElhatton said that human relationships are under threat from excessive social media use and...
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Calls for HSE Director to Resign Now
May 6, 2018 No Responses

Calls for HSE Director to Resign Now

A decision by the under-pressure chief of the Health Service Executive (HSE) to leave his post a month early has not dampened calls for his immediate resignation. The Government has confirmed that HSE director Tony O’Brien is to retire at...
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Foster Calls on Sinn Fein to Back Military Covenant
May 6, 2018 No Responses

Foster Calls on Sinn Fein to Back Military Covenant

Sinn Fein backing the introduction of the UK’s military covenant in Northern Ireland would show the republican party’s commitment to a shared future extends beyond just gestures, Arlene Foster has said. The DUP leader called for tangible actions as she...
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Former TD Aine Collins Will Not Run in Next Election
May 4, 2018 No Responses

Former TD Aine Collins Will Not Run in Next Election

Former TD Aine Collins has ruled out contesting the next general election for Fine Gael saying she did not want to divide the party locally in Cork-even though research showed she was well positioned to win a seat. The businesswoman...
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Seán Canney Leaves Independent Alliance
May 4, 2018 No Responses

Seán Canney Leaves Independent Alliance

Seán Canney is leaving the Independent Alliance. It follows a recent row which had left his future in the group unclear. He was unhappy at not getting back his job as a Junior Minister after swapping roles with Kevin Boxer...
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Driverless Cars Coming to Ireland Within a Decade
May 3, 2018 No Responses

Driverless Cars Coming to Ireland Within a Decade

Driverless cars will be hitting Irish roads within a decade and will save lives on Irish roads according to the Road Safety Authority. The RSA is holding a conference in Dublin Castle today to look at what needs to be...
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Irish Independence Footage Now Available Online
May 3, 2018 No Responses

Irish Independence Footage Now Available Online

Footage of the architects of Irish independence unseen for a century has been made available online. Easter Rising 1916 leaders Michael Collins and Eamon de Valera were among those featured in an Irish Independence Film Collection which repatriates and digital...
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Twenty One Years Later, Moriarty Tribunal Costs Rise to €61m
May 3, 2018 No Responses

Twenty One Years Later, Moriarty Tribunal Costs Rise to €61m

The Moriarty Tribunal has cost the State more than €61m so far, the Public Accounts Committee has heard. The investigation into the financial affairs of former Taoiseach Charles Haughey and former Fine Gael communications minister Michael Lowry is expected t...
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Northern Attorney General Slams Court of Appeal over ‘Gay Cake’ Case
May 2, 2018 No Responses

Northern Attorney General Slams Court of Appeal over ‘Gay Cake’ Case

Northern Ireland’s attorney general has said the Court of Appeal was wrong in its treatment of the couple at the center of the “gay cake” case. The Christian owners of Ashers Bakery were found to have discriminated by refusing in...
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