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  • Labour leader Brendan Howlin slams Donald Trump, advocates for a united Ireland

    Labour leader Brendan Howlin slams Donald Trump, advocates for a united Ireland

    Speaking at the Labour Party conference in his native Wexford today, the party’s leader Brendan Howlin advocated for a united Ireland and pulled no punches when it came to Donald Trump. Howlin lambasted a “do-nothing government” and spoke at length about the issues that young people in Ireland are facing in 2017. “For many generations, […]

    9 years ago

  • Northern Ireland edges towards direct rule from London after power-sharing talks collapse

    Northern Ireland edges towards direct rule from London after power-sharing talks collapse

    Last-minute talks to save the power-sharing assembly in Northern Ireland have collapsed, precipitating a very uncertain future for the north. Sinn Féin announced that they wouldn’t be naming a new executive at Stormont in a statement on Sunday, after the DUP refused to play any role in today’s negotiations — citing their religious belief that […]

    9 years ago

  • Gerry Adams slams DUP for ignoring Stormont talks to save power-sharing

    Gerry Adams slams DUP for ignoring Stormont talks to save power-sharing

    Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has criticised the DUP for “creating an impasse” in the talks restore the power-sharing assembly in the north of Ireland. “Unionism is at a crossroads,” Gerry Adams said in a statement blasting the DUP. “The DUP needs to decide whether and when it will rise to the challenges of this […]

    9 years ago

  • John O’Shea has spoken out about Gareth Bale’s high tackle on him

    John O’Shea has spoken out about Gareth Bale’s high tackle on him

    Ireland’s nil-all draw with Wales on Friday will be remembered for little else besides Neil Taylor’s calamitous tackle on Ireland captain Seamus Coleman. The Everton full-back suffered a leg break in two places and now faces a long road to recovery, with some predicting that he’ll be out of action until 2018. Just seconds before […]

    9 years ago

  • Eamon Ryan has slammed Enda Kenny’s lauded St. Patrick’s Day speech

    Eamon Ryan has slammed Enda Kenny’s lauded St. Patrick’s Day speech

    Taoiseach Enda Kenny won many international fans when he went viral for a speech in front of Donald Trump that seemed to slap down the President’s anti-immigration rhetoric and policies. Kenny had reminded Mr. Trump that St. Patrick himself was an immigrant, and referring to past Irish immigrants as “the wretched refuse on the teeming […]

    9 years ago

  • Here’s how long we’ve got in the sun before the rain comes back

    Here’s how long we’ve got in the sun before the rain comes back

    Every so often Ireland sees a short spell of good weather, but we know that it’s never to last. Saturday has been a lovely day across the country, and Sunday will be much the same, with Met Éireann describing: “A cool start with mist and fog clearing to give a dry day with good sunshine. […]

    9 years ago

  • Enda Kenny has spoken out about Neil Taylor’s horror tackle on Seamus Coleman

    Enda Kenny has spoken out about Neil Taylor’s horror tackle on Seamus Coleman

    It’s not often that events on a football field will draw commentary from Ireland’s Taoiseach Enda Kenny, but Seamus Coleman’s horrific leg-break last night against Wales is a rare exception. Neil Taylor’s reckless challenge on the Ireland captain sent the entire country into distress, and Enda Kenny took time out of the EU summit on […]

    9 years ago

  • Major health concerns raised over the health and safety of Ibrahim Halawa

    Major health concerns raised over the health and safety of Ibrahim Halawa

    Ibrahim Halawa, an Irish citizen who has been incarcerated in Egypt since he was 17 years old, is now being kept alive by glucose injections. Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has drawn attention to Halawa’s plight once more — appealing for “very direction intervention” from the Irish government in order to save Halawa’s life. Boylan […]

    10 years ago

  • Two hospitalised following rescue mission off coast of Sligo after boat capsizes

    Two hospitalised following rescue mission off coast of Sligo after boat capsizes

    Reports have emerged that a boat has capsized off the coast of Sligo on Sunday. The Irish Mirror has reported that eight people have been rescued after the Royal National Lifeboat Institution launched a rescue mission at around 11am. Launched from Sligo Bay, Sligo about half an hour ago – https://t.co/HSxWABF6YI — RNLI: Out On […]

    10 years ago

  • Music legend Chuck Berry passes away, age 90

    Music legend Chuck Berry passes away, age 90

    Reports have emerged that Chuck Berry, a pioneer of rock and roll music, has died at the age of 90. The St. Louis native was responsible for such hit songs as ‘Johnny B. Goode’, ‘Sweet Little Sixteen’ and ‘Roll Over Beethoven’. Berry passed away in his home state of Missouri on Saturday afternoon, and was […]

    10 years ago

  • Twitter reacts to first-half of Ireland vs England

    Twitter reacts to first-half of Ireland vs England

    It’s all over bar the shouting when it comes to the 2017 Six Nations after Ireland’s disappointment last week against Wales… But there are still few things more satisfying than standing in the way of an English Grand Slam the day after St. Paddy’s Day, and that’s the mission for Joe Schmidt’s men this afternoon. […]

    10 years ago

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