British and Irish Governments committed to Powersharing Deal
February 20, 2018 No Responses

British and Irish Governments committed to Powersharing Deal

The Irish and British governments have insisted they are fully committed to the Good Friday Agreement. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and British Prime Minister Theresa May spoke by phone after the Democratic Unionists and Sinn Féin clashed over the prospect of...
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UK Parliament could allow same-sex marriage in North
February 20, 2018 No Responses

UK Parliament could allow same-sex marriage in North

Northern Ireland Secretary of State Karen Bradley said while it should be a matter for the Stormont Assembly, if the matter was to be raised at Westminster it is the Government’s policy to allow a free vote on matters of...
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MacDonald and O’Neill to Meet with Taoiseach Today
February 19, 2018 No Responses

MacDonald and O’Neill to Meet with Taoiseach Today

Sinn Féin’s new leaders will meet with the Taoiseach and Tánaiste in Dublin later today. Leo Varadkar says he wants to hear Sinn Féin’s assessment of the events of last week, and the collapse of power-sharing talks at Stormont. DUP...
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Martin Slams Government over National Development Program Launch
February 19, 2018 No Responses

Martin Slams Government over National Development Program Launch

The Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has described the launch of the National Development Plan as a “cynical measure”. It will see €116bn spent on capital projects such as hospitals and roads over the next decade. It was unveiled in...
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Fine Gael Support on the Rise
February 18, 2018 No Responses

Fine Gael Support on the Rise

Two new opinion polls show Fine Gael have opened up a gap as the most popular party in the country. They have an eight to 11-point lead over Fianna Fáil. There are two new polls this morning – a Behaviour...
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Sinn Féin Call on DUP to Get Back to the Table
February 17, 2018 No Responses

Sinn Féin Call on DUP to Get Back to the Table

Sinn Féin has made a last ditch appeal for their powersharing partners to get back into government in Northern Ireland. Mary Lou McDonald urged the Democractic Unionists (DUP) to reconsider its position on proposals to end the 13 month political...
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Powersharing Talks Collapse at Stormont
February 15, 2018 No Responses

Powersharing Talks Collapse at Stormont

Democratic Unionist leader Arlene Foster has urged the UK Government to set a budget and make policy decisions in the absence of a devolved executive at Stormont. The talks collapsed after the parties failed to clinch agreement on touchstone issues...
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Sinn Féin Calls for Bankers to be Prosecuted for Lying to Central Bank
February 14, 2018 No Responses

Sinn Féin Calls for Bankers to be Prosecuted for Lying to Central Bank

Bankers could be jailed for lying to the Central Bank under a new bill from . It would see the law changed to allow prosecution of individual bankers, with a possible jail term of up to 5 years. At the...
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Martin Confronts Taoiseach over “Rent Crisis”
February 13, 2018 No Responses

Martin Confronts Taoiseach over “Rent Crisis”

Opposition leader Micheál Martin has said a new report on housing rents makes for “very dismal and depressing reading.” He said that over a number of years the rental increase in Dublin has been “shocking” and warned it is having...
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Mary Lou McDonald Elected as Sinn Féin President
February 11, 2018 No Responses

Mary Lou McDonald Elected as Sinn Féin President

Mary Lou McDonald was officially ratified as the new Sinn Féin leader at a special Ard Fheis in the RDS in Dublin this afternoon. Around 2,000 delegates gathered at the conference for the historic handing over of the presidency. In...
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