Sinn Fein’s leader in Northern Ireland, Michelle O’Neill, has called for an “honest debate” on Irish reunification, after her party emerged from elections the largest party in Northern Ireland, a first in the history of the British-ruled territory. However, consensus is required, and may be difficult to obtain. Sinn Fein …
Read More »US offers $5 million bounty for Irish criminal family
The US State Department on Tuesday announced a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrests of Christy Kinahan and his sons Daniel Kinahan and Christopher Kinahan Jr. The trio are accused of conspiring to participate in “transnational organized crime,” including drug and arms trafficking, murder, and money laundering. …
Read More »Russia replies to Irish fishermen
The Russian Embassy in Dublin has confirmed that Moscow has decided to move naval drills, scheduled for next week, following a request from the Irish government. In a statement, issued on Saturday evening, Ambassador Yury Filatov said the planned military exercise will now take place outside of Ireland’s Exclusive Economic …
Read More »Sinead O’Connor blames ‘evil’ Irish state for teenage son’s death
Sinead O’Connor has demanded to know why her teenage son Shane was allowed to leave a Dublin hospital after several suicide attempts. He was found dead two days after slipping out of the facility. Shane O’Connor, 17, was found dead in the early hours of Saturday morning, after he was …
Read More »Irish literary prodigy Sally Rooney, who supports the ‘BDS’ boycott of Israel, is blasted for ‘refusing to publish book in Hebrew’
Rooney is considered one of the premiere millennial authors. She is also a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which is meant to put economic and moral pressure on Israel to change its policies toward Palestinians. A model for the BDS is the movement targeting apartheid South …
Read More »Irish boxing gold medalist Harrington hailed for ‘true Olympic spirit’ as she invites rivals onto podium during medal ceremony
Dublin’s Harrington became just the third Irish boxer to win gold at the Olympics when she outpointed the reigning world champion, Brazil’s Beatriz Ferreira, in the early hours of Sunday morning in Tokyo. In doing so, Harrington equals the achievement of both Katie Taylor and Michael Carruth, who have also won …
Read More »NO, Minister. A majority of Irish women have NOT been sexually assaulted
It was a watershed moment in Irish politics when a senior female politician found the courage to stand up in parliament and become the first-ever sitting government minister to reveal they had been sexually assaulted. Many commentators even hyped it up it as being Ireland’s first proper #MeToo moment, seeing …
Read More »Hackers provide decryption tool to unlock IT systems of Irish health services after ransomware cyberattack
The move by the hackers was “an encouraging development,” the government said in a statement on Thursday. The country’s National Cyber Security Centre as well as private contractors were examining the provided tool to make sure it “would support restoration of our systems and rather than cause further harm,” the …
Read More »‘No place in society’: Irish club issues statement after claims youth player involved in horrific train station incident (VIDEO)
CCTV footage went viral in Ireland in recent days stemming from an incident last month at a north Dublin train station in which a gang of male youths were engaged in repeated anti-social behavior, leading to at least two women being attacked – one of whom was tripped and fell …
Read More »Irish president sparks bitter Twitter war after lowering flag in honour of British Prince Philip
As Philip was laid to rest in Windsor on Saturday, Irish President Michael D. Higgins ordered the Irish tricolour lowered to half-mast above his offices at Áras an Uachtaráin in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Higgins was the first Irish president to host a visit from a British monarch since independence, welcoming …
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