Fresh from their Christmas break, TDs and Ministers knuckled down in the Dáil for nearly 2½ months. They must be delighted now to be embarking on a two-week Easter break. The Taoiseach is exhausted from all the foreign travel. The Tánaiste is exhausted from the effort it takes to maintain a low profile. The leader … Read more
Gerry Adams has a story and he’s sticking to it, even under close questioning. He was never a member of the IRA. Not in 1971, when he was photographed in a black beret, marching in a guard of honour at the funeral of a Provisional IRA man. Not in 1972, when he was flown to … Read more
Northern Ireland to become first part of UK or Ireland to offer paid leave after miscarriage The Journal NI to become first part of UK or Ireland to offer paid leave after miscarriage BreakingNews.ie Paid leave for miscarriage to come into effect in Northern Ireland EVOKE Paid miscarriage leave to be introduced in Northern Ireland her.ie Northern Ireland to … Read more
The price of diesel and petrol is set to be cut by the Government from midnight on Tuesday in response to the energy crisis caused by the war in the Middle East. Minister for Finance Simon Harris will bring forward proposals at Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting to cut excise duty on diesel by 20 cent and … Read more
The price of diesel and petrol is set to be cut by the Government from midnight on Tuesday in response to the energy crisis caused by the war in the Middle East. Minister for Finance Simon Harris will bring forward proposals at Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting to cut excise duty on diesel by 20 cent and … Read more
A woman was “punched in the face” as she campaigned alongside Sinn Féin’s leader for President Catherine Connolly, it has been alleged. Daniel Soave (39), appeared again at Dublin District Court on Monday, with his case scheduled for directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). He is accused of assault causing harm to a … Read more
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Relief will be temporary, with measures expected to be in place for just one month Price of fuel surges close to €2.30 a litre – with further pain predicted at the pumps The Government is likely to cut excise duty by up to one-quarter at forecourt pumps next week, which could result in a reduction … Read more
Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has welcomed the decision by three IRA bombing victims to drop their civil action in the high court in London against him. The case was taken in May 2022 by Barry Laycock, injured in the Manchester Arndale bomb in 1996; Jonathan Ganesh, injured in Canary Wharf that year, and John … Read more
Gerry Adams in London court to reject allegations and assert ‘legitimacy of the republican cause’ The Journal Adams’ lawyer queries victims’ delay in taking civil case RTE.ie Judgment in Gerry Adams case will take some time but there was no new ‘smoking gun’ The Irish Times Gerry Adams tells high court he was stunned by 1996 Docklands bombing The … Read more