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UK Cabinet minister meets with top Democrat amid Northern Ireland tensions

The UK International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan met top Democrat Richard Neal amid tensions over the post-Brexit deal with Northern Ireland. The head of the powerful ways and means committee in the US House of Representatives also spoke ...

21 May 2022 at 18:34

National News

Taoiseach hears DUP not interested in 'tinkering around the edges' approach to NI Protocol

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said he has told the Taoiseach Micheál Martin that he is not interested in a “sticking plaster” approach to solving problems with the Northern Ireland Protocol. The Taoiseach is in Belfast meeting with party ...

20 May 2022 at 15:59

Liz Truss to meet with top US Democrat as Northern Ireland Protocol row heats up

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Liz Truss to meet with top Democrat as Northern Ireland Protocol row heats up

The UK Foreign Secretary is set to meet with a top Democrat on Saturday as tensions mount over the UK’s controversial plans to overwrite parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol. Liz Truss and International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie ...

21 May 2022 at 10:28

National News

Truss and US politicians discuss ‘cast-iron commitment’ to Good Friday Agreement

The Foreign Secretary said she discussed the UK’s “cast-iron commitment” to the Good Friday Agreement during a meeting with US politicians. Liz Truss said it was “great” welcoming a bipartisan US congressional delegation led by ...

22 May 2022 at 11:23

Northern Ireland

Senior leader says trade unions must engage in debate about future of NI

The trade union movement in Northern Ireland must be prepared to engage in a debate about the constitutional future of the region, a senior leader has said. Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) general secretary Owen Reidy ...

22 Nov 2022 at 13:50

National News

Top of the crops! Ireland all set to host World Potato Congress later this month

Ireland may have a long association with the potato but it will only have the honour of hosting the World Potato Congress for the first time later this month. The Irish Potato Federation (IPF) has announced the details for ...

16 May 2022 at 16:21

National News

Other people’s body odour can help treat social anxiety, study finds

Odours from other people’s sweat may be able to help treat social anxiety, new research suggests. The study found that social anxiety was reduced when people underwent mindfulness therapy while exposed to what is commonly ...

26 Mar 2023 at 18:38

Northern Ireland

Industrial action to continue until public sector pay addressed – ICTU

Industrial action is to continue until an acceptable offer on public sector pay is made, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has said. Public sector workers, including nurses, teachers, police staff and civil ...

05 Feb 2024 at 16:29

Northern Ireland

Heaton-Harris to brief US Congress members on Stormont return

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has travelled to Washington to update US Congress members on the restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Mr Heaton-Harris will also use the trip to update US ...

06 Feb 2024 at 00:01

Local News

Rally for cost of living pay rises

Derry workers have been urged to join an Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) march and rally demanding cost of living pay rises. The event is taking place in Stormont on Saturday (June 25). Speaking to Derry ...

21 Jun 2022 at 17:07

Northern Ireland

Legacy plan is not a blanket amnesty, Heaton-Harris tells US Congress members

A controversial Government Bill on the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles is “not a blanket amnesty”, Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris has insisted. Mr Heaton-Harris has written to US Congress ...

13 Jun 2023 at 17:44

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Derry Nurse receives National Rising Star Award for her work in Dermatology

Derry native, Lorraine McCauley, who now resides in Jersey, has been appointed a Rising Star Award by the British Dermatological Nursing Group (BDNG) for her work in Dermatology. The Staff Nurse at ...

02 Dec 2022 at 19:00

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