A new bill in the Dáil could see parents share maternity leave
Fianna Fáil is supporting the bill. A new law which would allow parents to share the mother’s 26-weeks of paid maternity leave has been proposed as of Thursday afternoon. Fianna Fáil introduced The Shared Maternity Leave and Benefit Bill to the Dáil, which is set to be debated in the autumn. It’s understood that the bill has […]
8 years ago
Ryanair to cancel up to 30 Irish flights this Thursday
Some flights between Ireland and the UK are set to be affected. Following a lengthy battle between Ryanair, the Irish Air Line Pilots Association (IALPA) and Irish trade union FÓRSA, the budget airline has confirmed that a 30 out of their 290 scheduled flights will not go ahead this Thursday, 12 July. Ryanair released a statement […]
8 years ago
Manchester United extend invite to 12 boys and coach following successful rescue from cave in Thailand
The operation to rescue the group trapped underground for 18 days was completed in northern Thailand on Tuesday morning. Shortly after 12.30pm GMT on Tuesday, Thai Navy Seals confirmed that all 12 boys – aged between 11 and 16 – and their coach had been rescued from Thai cave Tham Luang in Thailand. The young soccer […]
8 years ago
Labour Party rolls out initiative to remove religious influences in Irish schools
This follows the proposed abolishment of the ‘Baptism barrier’, which would remove the obligation of parents to baptise their children in order to secure school places. The decades-old link between Church and State will be discussed by the Dáil over the summer as they’ve been asked to support a referendum furthering separating the two and […]
8 years ago
Drink-driving bill passed by the Dáil despite Danny Healy-Rae’s opposition
“This is a sad day for rural Ireland.” Shane Ross’s Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017 – a controversial piece of legislation which has been delayed for a number of months – has passed the Dáil. The bill looks set to provide automatic disqualification from driving in the case of a person paying a fixed charge in […]
8 years ago