Planning Permission Granted for New Kylemore Monastery
January 26, 2018 No Responses

Planning Permission Granted for New Kylemore Monastery

The Benedictine Community and the Kylemore Trust has been granted planning permission for the new monastery. The new two and three story monastery building will be located near the existing community church and other structures on the lake. The nuns...
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McGrath Describes Removal of 8th Amendment as ’a Step too Far’
January 26, 2018 No Responses

McGrath Describes Removal of 8th Amendment as ’a Step too Far’

Fianna Fáil’s finance spokesperson Michael McGrath says he would not be able to support the removal of the 8th Amendment with access to abortion up to 12 weeks, describing it as “a step too far.” Michael McGrath told told Richard...
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Negotiations Resume to Restore Powersharing in The North
January 24, 2018 No Responses

Negotiations Resume to Restore Powersharing in The North

Last-ditch negotiations to save powersharing in Northern Ireland began at Stormont on Wednesday. More than a year since the institutions imploded, and with financial pressures mounting on the North’s rudderless public services, the UK Government has charac...
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Dissident Republican Group Oglaigh Na hEireann Announces Ceasefire
January 23, 2018 No Responses

Dissident Republican Group Oglaigh Na hEireann Announces Ceasefire

A dissident republican group behind dozens of gun and bomb attacks on security forces in Northern Ireland has declared a ceasefire. Oglaigh na hEireann (ONH), which at one point tried to blow up the Co Down-based headquarters of MI5, has...
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Mary Lou McDonald Confirmed as Sinn Féin President-Elect at Party Meeting
January 20, 2018 No Responses

Mary Lou McDonald Confirmed as Sinn Féin President-Elect at Party Meeting

Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald has been nominated to replace Gerry Adams as party leader. The Dublin Central TD was confirmed as the sole nominee for the position following a party meeting on Saturday. “If you wanted this job, you’re...
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Fifteen cyclists died on Irish roads in 2017 – five more than 2016
January 18, 2018 No Responses

Fifteen cyclists died on Irish roads in 2017 – five more than 2016

Fifteen cyclists died on Irish roads in 2017, that is five more than in 2016 and six more than in 2015. Three TD’s Ciaran Cannon, Regina Doherty and Robert Tory are backing a campaign to introduce a new law to...
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Taoiseach called on to clarify roll-out of national broadband plan
January 18, 2018 No Responses

Taoiseach called on to clarify roll-out of national broadband plan

There are calls for ’straight-talking’ from the Taoiseach over the roll-out of the national broadband plan. Over half a million people around the country are thought to be waiting for high-speed connections. Fianna Fail TD Timmy Dooley says it is...
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Public face of SVP, John Monaghan, dies aged 73
January 18, 2018 No Responses

Public face of SVP, John Monaghan, dies aged 73

Social policy activist Professor John Monaghan has died aged 73. Prof Monaghan was a longstanding member the Society of St Vincent de Paul and the public face of the charity for 15 years. He is survived by his wife Catherine,...
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Study shows half of Irish families are happy
January 18, 2018 No Responses

Study shows half of Irish families are happy

According to a recent survey just over half of Irish families say they are happy with their lives. The research for Celtic Pure Water shows only 4% feel unhappy. The survey was carried out across 679 Irish families with children...
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President Higgins presents Liam Neeson with Distinguished Service Award
January 18, 2018 No Responses

President Higgins presents Liam Neeson with Distinguished Service Award

Actor Liam Neeson received the Presidential Distinguished Service Award from President Michael D. Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin on Friday morning to honor his contribution to the country and his humanitarian work. The awards were originally presented last ...
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