O’Neill Hopes Powersharing Talks Will Conclude This Week
February 11, 2018 No Responses

O’Neill Hopes Powersharing Talks Will Conclude This Week

Crisis talks aimed at restoring the powersharing government at Stormont are likely to draw to a close next week, Sinn Féin’s Northern Ireland leader Michelle O’Neill has said. Speaking at a special Ard Fheis in Dublin on Saturday, where she...
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Brexit increases desire for Irish unity – Gerry Adams
February 9, 2018 No Responses

Brexit increases desire for Irish unity – Gerry Adams

The idea of Irish unity has become more prevalent since Britain decided to leave the European Union, Gerry Adams has said. Mr Adams said that since Brexit people on the island of Ireland have been reminded of the benefits of...
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Speculation Mounts that Pope Could Visit Mountjoy Prison
February 7, 2018 No Responses

Speculation Mounts that Pope Could Visit Mountjoy Prison

There is speculation that Pope Francis could visit Mountjoy Prison in Dublin when he comes to Ireland this year. The Irish Prison Service has said that no formal application has been made, but it stands ready to assist if required....
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Talks Resume to end Power Sharing Deadlock
February 5, 2018 No Responses

Talks Resume to end Power Sharing Deadlock

The first round-table talks between all Northern Ireland’s major parties begin today. The British and Irish governments should end their “hands off” approach and forcefully drive negotiations to a conclusion, the nationalist SDLP said. Politi...
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Gerry Adams Talks of Brexit, War and the IRA
February 4, 2018 No Responses

Gerry Adams Talks of Brexit, War and the IRA

Outgoing Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has given a wide ranging interview to the BBC’s Andrew Marr. In the wide ranging interview which was filmed in Dundalk and shown this morning, Mr Adams described Brexit as a disaster and disastrous...
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Government Signs Up for New Counter-Terror Rules Covering Passenger Information on Irish Flights
February 3, 2018 No Responses

Government Signs Up for New Counter-Terror Rules Covering Passenger Information on Irish Flights

New counter-terrorism proposals have been approved covering passenger information on flights to and from Ireland. It is proposed, a Passenger Information Unit be established, to collect, process and transfer data in Ireland and other EU member states. Justice ...
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Government Denies Plans to Remove State Pension
February 2, 2018 No Responses

Government Denies Plans to Remove State Pension

The Government has categorically ruled out any prospect of abolishing the state pension. It is in response to media coverage of a new report in which a member of the Pensions Authority raised the prospect of the State Pension being...
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PSNI Chief Warns of Brexit Dangers
February 1, 2018 No Responses

PSNI Chief Warns of Brexit Dangers

No visible progress has been made on replacing critical EU policing frameworks that enable close cross-border co-operation between officers in Ireland, Northern Ireland’s chief constable has warned. George Hamilton said there would be “very real op...
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Seanad Vote on Settlements Goods from Israel Postponed; Israel Summons Irish Ambassador
January 30, 2018 No Responses

Seanad Vote on Settlements Goods from Israel Postponed; Israel Summons Irish Ambassador

On Tuesday night the Seanad postponed a vote on a bill that proposed a ban on the import and sale of products from Israeli settlements as well as the services originating from the occupied territories. Tánaiste, Simon Coveney, who attended the...
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Government Meeting to Discuss Plans for Abortion Referendum
January 29, 2018 No Responses

Government Meeting to Discuss Plans for Abortion Referendum

The Government is to meet to hammer out final details on an anticipated referendum on the country’s abortion laws. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is expected to outline the Government’s approach after the specially convened cabinet meeting in Government Bu...
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