Over Two Million Covid-19 Vaccines Administered In The North
June 27, 2021 No Responses

Over Two Million Covid-19 Vaccines Administered In The North

The North’s Covid vaccination drive has passed the landmark of two million jabs. The total includes all first and second doses administered in the region. Around 80 per cent of the adult population have now received their first jab and...
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Jeffrey Donaldson Officially Installed As New DUP Leader
June 26, 2021 No Responses

Jeffrey Donaldson Officially Installed As New DUP Leader

DUP MPs and Assembly members have formally endorsed Jeffrey Donaldson as their new leader. Mr Donaldson received 32 votes of the party’s 36-strong electoral college as it met at a Co Antrim hotel to rubber stamp the Lagan Valley MP’s...
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Just Under Half Of Prisoners Released In 2018 Reoffended Within One Year
June 25, 2021 No Responses

Just Under Half Of Prisoners Released In 2018 Reoffended Within One Year

Almost half of criminals released from a prison in 2018 re-offended within one year, research from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows. The number of offenders who go on to reoffend dropped from 54 per cent in 2011 to 48...
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Coveney: ‘We Are Trying To Work Through The Issues Where There Are Solutions’
June 24, 2021 No Responses

Coveney: ‘We Are Trying To Work Through The Issues Where There Are Solutions’

Ireland is listening to those who have real concerns about the Northern Ireland Protocol, and “making the case strongly at an EU level for flexibility and pragmatism”, Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said. He added he hopes progress...
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Vaccine Passport Scheme To Be Introduced In The North
June 24, 2021 No Responses

Vaccine Passport Scheme To Be Introduced In The North

A Covid vaccine passport scheme is to be introduced for people in Northern Ireland, according to the North’s Department of Health. The vaccine international certification scheme, which could make travel abroad easier for people who are fully vaccinated, ...
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McDonald Calls For DUP To Commit To ‘Real Power-Sharing’ At Stormont
June 23, 2021 No Responses

McDonald Calls For DUP To Commit To ‘Real Power-Sharing’ At Stormont

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has urged the DUP to commit to “real power-sharing” with her party at Stormont. The republican leader claimed that a DUP “failure to accept rights and equality” was a contributory factor in the “political...
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Musicians Call On Irish Government To Detail Plans For Return Of Live Music
June 23, 2021 No Responses

Musicians Call On Irish Government To Detail Plans For Return Of Live Music

Musicians and artists have called for the Government to publish a plan to reopen the live entertainment industry in Ireland. Up to 100 demonstrators took part in a protest outside the Dáil, which is sitting in the Convention Center in...
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McDonald To Meet New DUP Leader Donaldson Next Week
June 22, 2021 No Responses

McDonald To Meet New DUP Leader Donaldson Next Week

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said she will meet incoming DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson next week. In a post on Twitter, Ms McDonald said she had spoken this evening with the incoming leader. “We will meet early next...
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Tributes Paid To Former MLA Gordon Dunne After His Passing Over The Weekend
June 21, 2021 No Responses

Tributes Paid To Former MLA Gordon Dunne After His Passing Over The Weekend

Outgoing DUP leader Edwin Poots has described the death of party colleague and former MLA Gordon Dunne as a “huge shock”. Mr Dunne, 62, who had recently stood down from his position as an MLA for North Down, died at...
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Donaldson Expected To Make Another Run For DUP Leader Post
June 21, 2021 No Responses

Donaldson Expected To Make Another Run For DUP Leader Post

Jeffrey Donaldson is set to announce a fresh bid to become the next leader of the DUP in Northern Ireland. The Lagan Valley MP is not expected to be opposed following a bruising party leadership contest last month. Nominations opened...
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