Martin: Carbon Tax Increase Has ‘Little To Do With’ Rise In Cost Of Living
February 8, 2022 No Responses

Martin: Carbon Tax Increase Has ‘Little To Do With’ Rise In Cost Of Living

The Taoiseach has said the planned increase in carbon taxes has “very little to do with” the rise in the cost of living. Micheál Martin rejected calls to scrap the planned carbon tax hike, saying the Government will introduce different...
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British Northern Ireland Secretary Rules Out Early Election In The North
February 8, 2022 No Responses

British Northern Ireland Secretary Rules Out Early Election In The North

The Northern Ireland Secretary has appeared to rule out calling an early Assembly election. Brandon Lewis was speaking after calls by Sinn Féin and the DUP for the poll scheduled for May 5th to be brought forward. It follows the...
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Government To Announce Plans To Tackle Soaring Cost Of Living
February 6, 2022 No Responses

Government To Announce Plans To Tackle Soaring Cost Of Living

Government intends to announce new measures to tackle the soaring cost of living by the end of the week, the Taoiseach has said. Coalition party leaders are set to meet on Monday evening to discuss the proposals, but Micheál Martin...
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Benefits Of NI Protocol Not Being Recognized Says Taoiseach
February 6, 2022 No Responses

Benefits Of NI Protocol Not Being Recognized Says Taoiseach

The benefits of the Northern Ireland Protocol for the North are not getting the recognition they deserve, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said. It comes as the DUP have threatened to walk away from power-sharing if issues with the post-Brexit agreement...
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Martin: ‘No One Party Should Have A Veto’ On Stormont
February 4, 2022 No Responses

Martin: ‘No One Party Should Have A Veto’ On Stormont

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said “no one party should have a veto” over the future of Stormont. Mr Martin was responding to comments by DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson, who said his party would have difficulty reforming a Stormont executive after...
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McDonald Calls For Early Election After Givan Resigns As First Minister
February 3, 2022 No Responses

McDonald Calls For Early Election After Givan Resigns As First Minister

Sinn Féin president Mary-Lou McDonald has called for an early Stormont election, insisting her party will not facilitate Northern Ireland “staggering on” without a functioning Executive. She was speaking alongside ministers Michelle O’Neill and Conor Mu...
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North’s First Minister Paul Givan Resigns From Executive
February 3, 2022 No Responses

North’s First Minister Paul Givan Resigns From Executive

The North’s First Minister Paul Givan has announced his resignation from Stormont’s power-sharing Executive. The move by the Lagan Valley MLA is part of the DUP’s escalating protest strategy against Brexit’s Northern Ireland Protocol. It comes 24 h...
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Poots Orders Halt To Brexit Food Checks At Ports In The North
February 2, 2022 No Responses

Poots Orders Halt To Brexit Food Checks At Ports In The North

Stormont’s Minister for Agriculture has ordered a halt to Brexit agri-food checks at Northern Ireland ports. DUP Minister Edwin Poots, whose officials are responsible for carrying out Northern Ireland Protocol checks, said he had ordered his permanent secret...
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40% Of Irish Nursing Homes Experiencing Covid-19 Outbreaks
February 2, 2022 No Responses

40% Of Irish Nursing Homes Experiencing Covid-19 Outbreaks

There are still “high numbers” of Covid-19 outbreaks in nursing homes with 40 per cent of centers affected, the Dáil has heard. As of Wednesday there were 225 nursing homes experiencing an outbreak of the disease, the Minister for Older...
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Holohan To Warn Politicians That ‘The Pandemic Is Not Over’
February 1, 2022 No Responses

Holohan To Warn Politicians That ‘The Pandemic Is Not Over’

Dr Tony Holohan is set to advise politicians that there will be an “ongoing need” to retain Covid-19 measures such as mask wearing. The chief medical officer is set to appear before the Oireachtas health committee on Wednesday. In his...
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