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January 2, 2021 No Responses

Former IRA Leader Michael McKevitt Dies, Aged 71

Former Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt has died following a battle with cancer. McKevitt, who was one of four men found liable for the Omagh bomb, had been diagnosed with terminal cancer a number of years ago. He was released...

January 2, 2021 No Responses

The North Reports Over 3,500 New Coronavirus Cases In 48 Hours

Northern Ireland has recorded a further 3,576 coronavirus cases within the last 48 hours. Another 26 people have died with Covid-19, the region’s Department of Health said. Figures also show there are 483 patients in hospital with Covid-19, with 35...

January 2, 2021 No Responses

Taoiseach: Legal Ban On Reporting Identities Of Murdered Children Must Be Changed

A legal ban on reporting the identity of murdered children in Ireland must be changed to ensure transparency, the Taoiseach has said. Micheál Martin said Minister for Justice Helen McEntee and Attorney General Paul Gallagher were working on measures to...

January 1, 2021 No Responses

Archbishop Martin Criticizes RTÉ Over ‘Offensive And Blasphemous’ Clip

Archbishop Eamon Martin has criticized state broadcaster RTÉ over a “deeply offensive and blasphemous” clip that ran as part of the station’s NYE Countdown show. The program, broadcast on RTÉ One on New Year’s Eve, featured a sketch by satirical...

January 1, 2021 No Responses

Taoiseach Describes UN Security Council Seat As “Enormous Responsibility And Honor”

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has described Ireland’s place on the United Nations Security Council as an “enormous responsibility and honor”. Ireland officially takes its seat on the Security Council on January 1st for a two-year period. This will be Ireland...

January 1, 2021 No Responses

First Post-Brexit Ferry Arrives At Dublin Port

The first ferry has arrived at Dublin Port under new trade rules following the end of the Brexit transition period. Irish Ferries’ ship Ulysses docked at 5.55am with about a dozen trucks on board, having travelled from Holyhead in Wales....

December 31, 2020 No Responses

Planned Ambulance Cover In Belfast Reduced By 50% On New Year’s Eve

Planned ambulance cover in Belfast on New Year’s Eve has been reduced by 50 per cent. Some frontline staff are isolating due to Covid-19 symptoms or close contact with positive cases. The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) normally has seven...

December 31, 2020 No Responses

School Reopenings Delayed By A Week In The North

Schools in Northern Ireland will deliver remote learning in the first week of the new term after a return to classrooms was delayed due to spiraling Covid-19 infection rates. The announcement by Education Minister Peter Weir will affect both primary...

December 30, 2020 No Responses

Universities Need To Do More To Tackle Sexual Harassment Says Harris

Higher Education Minister Simon Harris has said there cannot be a repeat of a sexual harassment case like academic Aoibhinn Ni Shuilleabhain’s if universities are to receive increased funding. Mr Harris said Irish institutions needed to do more to tackle...

December 29, 2020 No Responses

Archbishop Of Dublin Diarmuid Martin Retires

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, who worked to rebuild the Roman Catholic Church’s credibility in Ireland after it was shattered by decades of clerical sexual abuse and cover-up. Archbishop Martin turned 75 earl...

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