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EU Commissioner says UK should find ways to resolve protocol impasse

An EU Commissioner has said the UK should be finding ways to resolve the impasse over the Northern Ireland Protocol. European Commission executive vice-president Margrethe Vestager said the European Union has tabled “so many pragmatic solutions” to ...

30 Sept 2022 at 10:58

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Referendum to 'underpin' people's housing rights could be held next year - O'Brien

A referendum on inserting a right to housing into the Constitution could be held next year, the housing minister has said. Darragh O’Brien said that it is important to hold a referendum as it would “underpin” people’s housing rights. It comes as ...

01 Mar 2022 at 15:35

National News

Electoral reform promises 'modernisation' and easier registration for voters

...people to participate in our democratic processes. It will replace the existing model of establishing a separate REFERENDUM COMMISSION every time a referendum is held. The bill provides for rolling, or continuous registration, which will standardize and...

30 Mar 2022 at 14:17

National News

'Put the right to housing in our Constitution' – Views sought from public for housing referendum

Green Party spokesperson on Housing Francis Noel Duffy is calling on people across Ireland to participate in the public consultation seeking views on a Referendum on Housing in Ireland, which closes next Friday September 2. This is an important ...

24 Aug 2022 at 17:07

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Ireland’s 50 years of EU membership given stamp of approval

EU Commissioner Mairead McGuinness and Minister of State Peter Burke have launched a stamp to mark 50 years since Ireland joined the European Communities, the precursor to the EU. An Post’s first stamp of 2023 was unveiled by Mr Burke, who ...

06 Jan 2023 at 16:47

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Longford / Westmeath TD and European Affairs Minister gives stamp of approval to Ireland’s 50 years of EU membership

09 Jan 2023 at 07:00

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Number of Irish women and girls travelling to Great Britain for abortions rising

More than 200 women and girls travelled to Great Britain for abortions last year, an increase compared to 2020, the latest figures show. The figures show that 206 women and girls, with address in the Republic of Ireland, sought ...

21 Jun 2022 at 13:17

National News

Opposition TDs call for Irish neutrality referendum after damning Defence Forces report

Simon Coveney has been urged to set in motion a referendum on Irish state neutrality, as opposition TDs condemned the decline of the Defence Forces under his watch. During a debate in the Dáil today (Wednesday February 16), ...

16 Feb 2022 at 18:25

Northern Ireland

Mary Lou McDonald says Boris Johnson government was ‘not upfront’ with unionism

Mary Lou McDonald has said that Boris Johnson’s government had not been “upfront” with unionism, and had been determined to act “in a unilateral fashion”. The Sinn Fein president also said she had found Mr Johnson’s tenure ...

22 Mar 2023 at 23:16

National News

Taoiseach says two referenda needed for gender equality amendments

Two referenda will be required on proposed gender equality amendments to the constitution, Leo Varadkar has said. The Taoiseach has signalled in March that up to three referenda could be required but he said ministers ...

06 Sept 2023 at 17:43

Northern Ireland

Irish ‘liked to roll pitch in their favour’ in intergovernmental conferences

The Irish government liked to “roll the pitch in favour of their own team” in intergovernmental conferences with the UK, a senior Northern Ireland Office (NIO) official said in 1998. Declassified state papers reveal ...

24 Aug 2023 at 00:01

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Water strikes underway at eight local authorities across Ireland

Union members are striking at eight local authorities across Ireland today (August 2). The industrial action is taking place due to what Unite the Union calls "a lack of engagement" over member concerns regarding a ...

02 Aug 2023 at 10:26

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