Ireland plans to send asylum seekers back to UK under emergency law | Ireland
Ireland plans to return asylum seekers to the UK under new emergency legislation to prevent them from entering the country via Northern Ireland. Taoist Chancellor Simon Harris has said the proposals will be tabled to Cabinet next week amid concerns that Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan could reroute asylum seekers from the UK. I hope. Mr […]
Ban smacking children in England and Northern Ireland, say doctors | Child rights
Parents in Great Britain and Northern Ireland have told ministers that hitting their children is unfair, dangerous and harmful and should be banned. It was a “scandal” that Scotland and Wales had banned slapping while two other countries did not, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health said on Wednesday. It added that hitting […]
Kingsmill massacre an ‘overtly sectarian attack by IRA’, coroner rules | Northern Ireland
The shooting of 10 Protestant workers in Northern Ireland’s Kingsmill in 1976 was an “blatant sectarian attack by the IRA”, a coroner has ruled. Almost eight years after the inquest began, Brian Sherrard announced his findings into the Co. Armagh Troubles murders in Belfast on Friday. The inquest heard that the workers’ minibus was ambushed […]
Simon Harris to become Ireland’s youngest leader – Europe live | Ireland
‘Always in a hurry’: The rapid rise of Ireland’s ‘TikTok taoiseach’ Simon Harris Rory Carroll Ireland boss Mr Dáil is expected to confirm today. Simon HarrisThe 37-year-old has been appointed as the successor to Leo Varadkar, who shocked the nation last month by announcing his resignation as First Minister and Fine Gael leader. The Minister […]
Woman fatally stabbed in NYC bar was ‘sweet innocent’ worker from Ireland whose beau killed her: police sources
The bar worker stabbed to death at an Irish pub in Queens over the weekend was a “kind, innocent girl” from Ireland whose boyfriend attacked her, law enforcement officials and witnesses told The Post on Sunday. Ta. Police sources said Sarah McNally, 41, of Glendale, was left bleeding from a stab wound to her neck […]
Simon Harris to become Ireland’s youngest prime minister | Ireland
Simon Harris will become Ireland’s youngest prime minister after the leadership race for his Fine Gael party ended with no other candidates coming forward. The leadership position was left vacant last week after leader Leo Varadkar abruptly announced his resignation “for personal and political reasons”. Harris, 37, was the only candidate for higher education minister […]
‘Other Dublin’ campaign in Ohio city draws people from Ireland
It was the wrong Dublin, but the right deal. An Ohio city with the same name as Ireland’s capital lured visitors from across the pond for a St. Patrick’s Day prank by offering free beer and Midwestern hospitality. Ten Irish nationals traveled internationally from a European country to an American city of 50,000 people in […]
Biden says ‘bonds’ between US, Ireland ‘run deep’ during St. Patrick’s Day celebration
President Biden on Sunday touted what he called the “strong” friendship between the United States and Ireland while celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at the White House with Prime Minister Leo Varadkar. “Today we celebrate the bonds of friendship that connect millions of Irish Americans and the American people. We celebrate the friendship between our two […]
Ireland ready themselves for South Africa as Scotland rue near misses | Ireland rugby union team
IAlthough it wasn’t the result the Irish had dreamed of after collecting the most points in the first three rounds, back-to-back wins put the Irish team in the elite ranks of Six Nations champions. They become the sixth team to achieve this feat and, interestingly, the third team to win the title after a Grand […]
Ireland v Scotland: Six Nations 2024 – live | Six Nations 2024
important events Show only major events Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 4 minutes They started methodically on both flanks, each making a few carry-ups before sending the ball out with the boots of their scrum-halfs. Rinse and repeat. There is a slight change as Ireland spins to Lowe and his kick is […]