Angry Scenes At Public Meeting Discussing Planned Kilkenny Mosque

Angry Scenes At Public Meeting Discussing Planned Kilkenny Mosque

Angry scenes marred a public information meeting on a planned mosque which took place in Kilkenny yesterday. The meeting was requested by public representatives, John and Andrew McGuinness, in response to queries from local residents. Approximately 200 people attended the...
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Coveney Welcomes German Support on Brexit Border Issue

Coveney Welcomes German Support on Brexit Border Issue

Ireland’s insistence that the Brexit treaty includes a backstop to preserve the island’s open border enjoys the full support of Germany, the country’s foreign minister has said. Germany’s new federal foreign minister, Heiko Maas, made t...
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Former President Bill Clinton And Senator George Mitchell Honored With Freedom Of Belfast

Former President Bill Clinton And Senator George Mitchell Honored With Freedom Of Belfast

A ceremony was held on Tuesday evening in the historic setting of the Ulster Hall to confer the Freedom of the City of Belfast on President Bill Clinton and Senator George J. Mitchell. The two American politicians were in Belfast...
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Good Friday Architects Gather in Belfast

Good Friday Architects Gather in Belfast

The architects of the Good Friday Agreement gathered in Belfast on Tuesday. Former US president Bill Clinton, ex-British Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern were among those marking the 20th anniversary of the landmark deal at...
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Ahern Warns Ireland May Have to ‘Play Hard’ Ball Over Brexit

Ahern Warns Ireland May Have to ‘Play Hard’ Ball Over Brexit

Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said Dublin could have to “play hard ball” with Britain over Brexit. Mr Ahern, who was one of the key figures behind the Good Friday Agreement, said Ireland should insist the UK stays closely aligned...
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Martin Calls for Stronger Protections for Media Independence

Martin Calls for Stronger Protections for Media Independence

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has called for the Government and opposition parties to take action to ensure media outlets are not pressured by “overbearing influences” in response to the Independent News and Media (INM) data breach controversy. Mr Ma...
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Bill Clinton to Receive Freedom of Belfast

Bill Clinton to Receive Freedom of Belfast

This week marks the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. It comes at a time when Brexit places a question mark over the border – and power-sharing grinds to a halt. The landmark 35-page deal brought...
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Mitchell Warns UK and Ireland What is at Stake in Brexit Negotiations

Mitchell Warns UK and Ireland What is at Stake in Brexit Negotiations

One of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement has issued a fresh warning about the potential impact of Brexit on the peace process. George Mitchell, the US special envoy to Northern Ireland who chaired the negotiations for the 1998...
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SDLP Calls for Border Solution by Summer

SDLP Calls for Border Solution by Summer

The Irish border question must be clarified by this summer, the SDLP leader has said. Any hardening of the frontier will be a deliberate violation of Northern Ireland’s political process by the British Government, Colum Eastwood added. He addressed party...
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McGregor Released on $50,000 Bail

McGregor Released on $50,000 Bail

Conor McGregor has been released on $50,000 bail and order to appear in court again in New York on June 14th. He appeared in court today charged with three counts of assault and one count of criminal mischief following an...
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