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Public Inquiry call for defective concerete blocks scandal

There have been renewed calls for a public inquiry into defective concrete and defective concrete blocks manufactured in the Republic of Ireland and sold into the Northern Ireland market. An online petition demanding a public inquiry was launched on ...

17 Nov 2022 at 13:58

Northern Ireland

Mistakes were made on all sides in handling of Brexit, says Varadkar

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said mistakes were made on all sides in the handling of Brexit, but vowed to be “flexible and reasonable” when attempting to solve issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol. He conceded that the post-Brexit protocol is ...

03 Jan 2023 at 14:56

National News

MLAs set to return to Stormont in doomed bid to pass organ donation law

The Stormont Assembly will be recalled later in a doomed bid to pass a new law on organ donation in Northern Ireland. Rival parties are attempting to ramp up the pressure on the DUP to end its boycott of devolution, but the unionist party has ...

14 Feb 2023 at 09:58

National News

DUP will not be ‘bullied or cajoled’ into restoring Stormont, minister hears

Unionists will not be “bullied or cajoled” into returning to powersharing, DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has told the Northern Ireland Secretary. In a letter sent to Chris Heaton-Harris, seen by the PA news agency, Sir Jeffrey said the UK ...

11 Dec 2022 at 14:16

Northern Ireland

Varadkar ‘quietly confident’ that protocol deal can be reached within weeks

Irish premier Leo Varadkar has said “we’re not there yet” on a Northern Ireland protocol deal but added that he was “quietly confident” there could be an agreement within a fortnight. The Taoiseach said that such an agreement would be a ...

17 Feb 2023 at 16:08

National News

DUP leader sets up panel to inform deliberations on Windsor Framework deal

The DUP has established a consultation panel to inform its deliberations on the new deal on post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland. Former DUP leaders and first ministers Peter Robinson and Baroness Arlene Foster are ...

06 Mar 2023 at 16:14

National News

Cross-border trade continues to soar, figures show

Cross-border trade has continued to soar in both directions after the Northern Ireland Protocol was introduced, new figures show. According to the Central Statistics Office (CSO), imports from Northern Ireland for January to May ...

18 Jul 2022 at 15:50

National News

Sunak and European Commission president to hold face-to-face talks on protocol

Rishi Sunak will hold face-to-face talks in the UK with the European Commission president as he looks to finalise a deal to fix issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol. In a joint statement on Sunday from Downing Street and ...

26 Feb 2023 at 19:04

National News

The Windsor Framework – how egg sandwiches and late nights fuelled the deal

Hours before Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen met on Monday, UK and EU officials were still making last-minute checks and adjustments to the final deal. There was no single eureka moment as the two sides spent many late ...

28 Feb 2023 at 15:53

National News

Effort to restore Stormont powersharing fails as DUP brands Assembly recall 'a stunt'

The latest attempt to restore the powersharing institutions at Stormont has failed, after the DUP branded a recall of the Assembly a “stunt”. The party had been urged by Sinn Féin to drop its executive boycott to help ...

07 Dec 2022 at 18:01

Northern Ireland

‘Sad day’ for people of Northern Ireland as they face another election – Ahern

Bertie Ahern said it is a “sad day” for the people of Northern Ireland as they face into another election, which he said will solve and do nothing. The former Taoiseach and architect of the Good Friday Agreement said ...

28 Oct 2022 at 13:03

National News

EU wants ‘constructive’ relationship with Truss to resolve NI Protocol stand-off

The EU has urged Liz Truss to fully respect the Brexit deal as it stressed the need for a constructive relationship between London and Brussels. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and vice president ...

05 Sept 2022 at 16:05

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