O”Callaghan Not Running For President
April 6, 2018 No Responses

O”Callaghan Not Running For President

Miriam O’Callaghan has stated that she will not be running as a candidate in the upcoming Presidential election. Responding to recent rumours that she would contest November’s election, Ms O’Callaghan published a number of tweets this evening in order to...
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An Post Issues King, Jr and Mandela Stamps
April 5, 2018 No Responses

An Post Issues King, Jr and Mandela Stamps

An Post has today issued two stamps in recognition of the life and achievements of Martin Luther King Jr and Nelson Mandela. Designed by Dublin-based design studio Aad, the stamps feature photographs of Martin Luther King, Jr. at the famous...
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Homeless Numbers Hit Record Last Week
April 3, 2018 No Responses

Homeless Numbers Hit Record Last Week

Last week saw the biggest homeless figures on record. The statistics show the numbers approaching 10,000 – including over 3,000 children. Mike Allen of Focus Ireland says the cause of the problem has shifted. “More than three-quarters of families w...
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Teachers Threaten To Shut Down Schools over ‘Pay Equality’ Issues
April 2, 2018 No Responses

Teachers Threaten To Shut Down Schools over ‘Pay Equality’ Issues

President of the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation John Boyle has said that teachers “will shut down schools” if there is no resolution to their pay dispute. Teachers will make the call for pay equality at the INTO’s Annual Congress...
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O’Neill Calls For Reunification Referendum Within Five Years
April 1, 2018 No Responses

O’Neill Calls For Reunification Referendum Within Five Years

Michelle O’Neill has called for an Irish unity referendum within five years. Addressing republicans at an Easter commemoration in Belfast’s Milltown cemetery, the Sinn Féin deputy leader said: “Ending partition has now taken on a new dynamic...
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Ceremonies Held To Remember 1916 Rising
April 1, 2018 No Responses

Ceremonies Held To Remember 1916 Rising

A number of commemoration services have been held today to remember those who died in the 1916 Easter Rising. A military ceremony was held outside the GPO on O’Connell street which was attended by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and President Michael...
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Northern Gang Responsible for Massive Marijuana Ring
March 31, 2018 No Responses

Northern Gang Responsible for Massive Marijuana Ring

An organised crime gang operating in the North was behind the importation of herbal cannabis worth £1.3 million, police have said. Three pensioners were among six people arrested after the haul was found on a shipping pallet inside an industrial...
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Irish Acceptance of Immigrants Among Lowest in Europe
March 29, 2018 No Responses

Irish Acceptance of Immigrants Among Lowest in Europe

Irish people’s level of support for immigrants is among the lowest in Europe. The ESRI have found 58% support white immigrants – but that drops to 41% for Muslims and 25% for Roma migrants. Those figures are lower than the...
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EPA Concerned At Air Pollution Levels
March 28, 2018 No Responses

EPA Concerned At Air Pollution Levels

The Environmental Protection Agency’s raised concerns about air pollution levels here. New EPA figures show emissions of three of the five main air pollutants increased in 2016. One of the chemicals – Ammonia – went above EU safety limits for...
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Ireland Expels Russian Diplomat
March 27, 2018 No Responses

Ireland Expels Russian Diplomat

The Government have today announced that a member of the Russian embassy staff with diplomatic status is to be expelled over the nerve agent attack in Britain. It comes as a host of EU member states as well as the...
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