Political and sporting figures have called for the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) to boycott scheduled soccer fixtures against Israel in the Nations League, with Uefa criticised for putting Ireland in a difficult position by refusing to suspend the Israel Football Association. The FAI confirmed on Thursday after the Nations League draw’s conclusion that it … Read more
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The Government should follow international best practice including that of the UK in dealing with scrambler and quad bike misuse because “communities want to see people being prosecuted” and their bikes seized, the Dáil has heard. Sinn Féin TD Dessie Ellis said British police have been using a DNA spray which tags riders and bikes. … Read more
Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly (Liam McBurney/PA) Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly’s appearance before the Executive Office scrutiny committee descended into heated exchanges and name-calling on Wednesday afternoon. At one stage the First Minister hit out at the TUV’s Timothy Gaston’s “nonsense” that led to him being suspended … Read more
President Catherine Connolly began three days of engagements in Northern Ireland with a visit to Stormont Castle in Belfast on Wednesday morning. The engagements this week are Connolly’s first official visit to the North during her presidency. On arriving at Stormont Castle, she was welcomed by First Minister Michelle O’Neill and Deputy First Minister Emma … Read more
The mother of Harvey Morrison Sherratt, a nine-year-old boy who died after waiting a number of years for spinal surgery, could be selected by Sinn Féin to run in the Dublin Central byelection. Gillian Sherratt is among potential candidates whose names may go forward to contest an upcoming Sinn Féin selection convention in the constituency … Read more
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill. Photo: Brian Lawless/PA A Canadian paediatric surgeon is to chair an expert panel to examine records of children who had hip dysplasia surgery in two hospitals in Dublin to assess if operations were unnecessary. Dr Kishore Mulpuri is head of the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of British … Read more
This is a worrying time in the world of people more used to worrying about the worries of different people in another part of the world. But the old order is changing. Danger is knocking on their doorsteps now. On an afternoon when they held their breath and waited to hear what class of bonkers … Read more
Some retired public service staff are living in State-owned accommodation in Dublin at rents as low as €12 per week, the Dáil Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has been told. The Office of Public Works (OPW) told the committee in correspondence that there were “occasions where the properties remain occupied by retired staff and widowed spouses … Read more
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