Ministers have accused the EU of stoking the row over the Northern Ireland protocol because they are jealous of the UK’s vaccine rollout. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng linked the increasingly bitter row over the Brexit divorce terms to the contrasting performance on jabs. He suggested that European politicians were ‘playing politics’ to distract attention from … Read more
Bank of Ireland is set to shut down over a third of its bank branches in the Republic and more than half in Northern Ireland as it announced the closure of a total of 103 branches. Some 88 branches in the Republic of Ireland will start closing down in September, reducing the network to 169, … Read more
Arlene Foster holds talks with loyalist paramilitary representatives over Northern Ireland protocol as Tories demand it is scrapped and warn it has had a ‘profound and negative effect’ amid wrangling with the EU DUP leader Arlene Foster met representative group for loyalist paramilitaries Loyalists are angry over new post-Brexit checks on goods arriving at NI … Read more
Rules don’t say you can meet a friend to exorcise! Irish nuns ‘breached Covid rules as they attended service in a park to expel demons from Dublin Parliament’ Mother Irene Gibson & Sister Anne Marie allegedly traveled from Cork to Dublin They attended the exorcism before taking part in a traditional Latin Mass At the … Read more
The Miss Ireland competition has come under fire from former winners and contestants who have blasted the rules banning mothers from entering. Blue Scannell, 19, who was waiting to find out if she would represent Dublin in the Miss Ireland competition, took to Instagram to explain she had decided to withdraw because of the contest’s ‘outdated’ restrictions – … Read more
Unionists are launching legal challenges to overturn the Brexit protocol for Northern Ireland claiming it breaches the Good Friday Agreement and 1800 Act of Union. DUP leader Arlene Foster is spearheading a judicial review bid as she ramps up pressure for trade arrangements that do not create barriers between the province and the British mainland. … Read more
Man in his 20s is left fighting for his life after being shot in Northern Ireland Victim was taken to hospital and in a critical condition after being shot last night Police were called to report of shooting in the Hopewell Crescent area of Belfast Officers attended the scene along with the Northern Ireland Ambulance … Read more
Natwest to quit Ireland after more than 100 years in second major shake-up under Alison Rose By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:52 GMT, 18 February 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 18 February 2021 Natwest is preparing to pull out of the Republic of Ireland after more than 100 years in the country … Read more
The number of vulnerable children attending school in Northern Ireland has risen to around 3,000, a Stormont committee has heard. The Department of Health’s director of family and children’s policy, Eilis McDaniel, said data has been collected since the beginning of the pandemic following a fall in the number of referrals to children’s social services. Ms McDaniel said … Read more
The number of vulnerable children attending school in Northern Ireland has risen to around 3,000, a Stormont committee has heard. The Department of Health’s director of family and children’s policy, Eilis McDaniel, said data has been collected since the beginning of the pandemic following a fall in the number of referrals to children’s social services. Ms McDaniel said … Read more