Varadkar Says Unvaccinated Young People Can Travel This Summer
June 20, 2021 No Responses

Varadkar Says Unvaccinated Young People Can Travel This Summer

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said young people who are not fully vaccinated can travel abroad this summer, despite the chief medical officer’s advice to the contrary. People under the age of 30 are unlikely to have both vaccine doses until...
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DUP In Chaos After Edwin Poots Resigns As Party Leader
June 18, 2021 No Responses

DUP In Chaos After Edwin Poots Resigns As Party Leader

The DUP is looking for another new leader after Edwin Poots announced his intention to quit after a brief but tumultuous reign in the party’s top job. Mr Poots’ resignation, tendered only three weeks after he was ratified in the...
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Further Easing Of Lockdown In The North Delayed Until July Amid Delta Variant Spread
June 17, 2021 No Responses

Further Easing Of Lockdown In The North Delayed Until July Amid Delta Variant Spread

A planned easing of Covid-19 restrictions in Northern Ireland has been pushed back to July 5th amid concerns over the Delta variant. The Executive Office said the speed at which the variant, first identified in India, is spreading across the...
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Givan And O’Neill Nominated As First Minister And Deputy First Minister In The North
June 17, 2021 No Responses

Givan And O’Neill Nominated As First Minister And Deputy First Minister In The North

Paul Givan and Michelle O’Neill have accepted their nominations as First and Deputy First Ministers of Northern Ireland, despite significant opposition from senior DUP members over the process. DUP leader Edwin Poots formally nominated Lagan Valley MLA Mr Gi...
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SDLP Will Legislate Irish Language Law In UK Parliament If Stormont Fails To Act
June 15, 2021 No Responses

SDLP Will Legislate Irish Language Law In UK Parliament If Stormont Fails To Act

The SDLP has vowed to launch a bid to legislate on Irish language at Westminster if Sinn Féin and the DUP fail to move the law changes at Stormont. SDLP leader Colum Eastwood said his party would seek to amend...
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Kenny Throws Support Behind Mica Scandal Protestors Ahead Of Dublin Protest
June 15, 2021 No Responses

Kenny Throws Support Behind Mica Scandal Protestors Ahead Of Dublin Protest

Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny has thrown his support behind families affected by the Mica scandal. It comes ahead of a huge protest march planned to take place in Dublin on Tuesday, with thousands expected to march on Leinster...
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HSE Warns Of Possible Impact Of Delta Variant On Reopening Plans
June 14, 2021 No Responses

HSE Warns Of Possible Impact Of Delta Variant On Reopening Plans

Public health bosses have said they are “concerned” about the impact the Delta variant may have in the coming weeks. It comes after UK prime minister Boris Johnson was forced to delay reopening plans by four weeks until July 19th,...
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‘You Can’t Build Power-Sharing On Broken Promises,’ O’Neill Tells DUP
June 14, 2021 No Responses

‘You Can’t Build Power-Sharing On Broken Promises,’ O’Neill Tells DUP

Michelle O’Neill has fired a warning shot to the new leadership of the DUP, stating that powersharing in the North cannot be built on broken promises. Sinn Féin’s leader in Stormont said the Northern Ireland Executive must be grounded in...
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Foster Calls For MLAs To Be ‘Good Neighbors’ In Stormont Resignation Speech
June 14, 2021 No Responses

Foster Calls For MLAs To Be ‘Good Neighbors’ In Stormont Resignation Speech

Northern Ireland will only move forward when the region’s differing identities are respected by all, resigning First Minister Arlene Foster has said. Making her resignation speech to the Assembly chamber, the ousted DUP leader said her time as First Minister...
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Two Irish Vaccine Researchers To Be Honored By British Queen
June 12, 2021 No Responses

Two Irish Vaccine Researchers To Be Honored By British Queen

Covid-19 has been a “big, wake-up call”, a leading scientist to be recognized by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth said. Dublin-born Professor Adrian Hill, co-director of the Oxford Martin Program on Vaccines, is to receive an honorary knighthood for his wor...
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