Judge Rules That Stormont Has Legal Duty To Pay Troubles Pensions
February 9, 2021 No Responses

Judge Rules That Stormont Has Legal Duty To Pay Troubles Pensions

Northern Ireland’s highest court has said Stormont ministers have a legal duty to fund a pension for badly-injured conflict victims. Administrations in London and Belfast are in dispute over who will pay the estimated £800 million (€911.8 million) cost of...
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Ireland’s Health Service Will Be Stretched To The ‘Absolute Limit’ By Missed Care Tsunami
February 9, 2021 No Responses

Ireland’s Health Service Will Be Stretched To The ‘Absolute Limit’ By Missed Care Tsunami

Ireland’s healthcare system is facing a “tsunami of missed care” due to non-Covid care being put on hold during the pandemic, an Oireachtas health committee has said. Professor Robert Landers of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) warned th...
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Garda Border Checkpoints Turning People Away Who Don’t Have Essential Travel Reasons
February 8, 2021 No Responses

Garda Border Checkpoints Turning People Away Who Don’t Have Essential Travel Reasons

People travelling from the North into the Republic are being turned back at the Border if they do not have an essential reason for travel. A number of Garda checkpoints were operating along the border on Monday to enforce the...
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McDonald: Britain Should Share Spare Vaccine Doses With Ireland
February 7, 2021 No Responses

McDonald: Britain Should Share Spare Vaccine Doses With Ireland

The UK should share any spare coronavirus vaccinations with Ireland, the Sinn Féin president has said. Mary Lou McDonald said a spirit of “generosity and solidarity” on vaccine sharing should extend globally. She was asked on Sky News if she...
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PSNI Chief Resists Calls For Resignation Over Memorial Event Arrest
February 7, 2021 No Responses

PSNI Chief Resists Calls For Resignation Over Memorial Event Arrest

Northern Ireland’s chief constable vowed not to quit after apologizing for a police operation that saw a Troubles survivor arrested at a memorial event. PSNI chief constable Simon Byrne announced on Saturday night that one officer had been suspended and...
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390 New Cases Of Covid-19 Reported In The North As Over 300,000 Are Vaccinated
February 6, 2021 No Responses

390 New Cases Of Covid-19 Reported In The North As Over 300,000 Are Vaccinated

A further seven people with Covid-19 have died in Northern Ireland, while another 390 positive cases of the virus were notified by the Department of Health on Saturday. There are 602 Covid-positive inpatients in hospital, 67 of whom are in...
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Ireland Suppressing Third Wave Infections Faster Than Any Other European Country
February 6, 2021 No Responses

Ireland Suppressing Third Wave Infections Faster Than Any Other European Country

Ireland is suppressing the third wave of Covid-19 infection faster than any other country in Europe, the chief medical officer has said. Dr Tony Holohan said the country was now in a “strong position” in a fight against the virus...
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Police Under Investigation For Arrest Of Troubles’ Victim At Memorial Event
February 6, 2021 No Responses

Police Under Investigation For Arrest Of Troubles’ Victim At Memorial Event

A police watchdog has launched an investigation after the victim of a Troubles shooting was arrested at an anniversary event. Mark Sykes was detained in the Ormeau Road area of Belfast after officers intervened at the memorial marking the 29th...
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Police To Issue Fines To People Who Cross Border Without Reasonable Excuse
February 6, 2021 No Responses

Police To Issue Fines To People Who Cross Border Without Reasonable Excuse

People living in Northern Ireland who cross the Border without a reasonable excuse will face a fine of €100 from next week, gardaí have said. The new measures will apply to anyone who is “not ordinarily resident” in the Republic....
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Tributes Paid To David Byrne On Fifth Anniversary Of The Regency Hotel Shooting
February 5, 2021 No Responses

Tributes Paid To David Byrne On Fifth Anniversary Of The Regency Hotel Shooting

Tributes have been paid to Kinahan cartel associate David Byrne on the fifth anniversary of his death in the Regency Hotel shooting. Flowers, balloons, photographs and handwritten notes were left by family members and friends outside the north Dublin hotel,...
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