Tag: Ireland

• Monday, February 10th 2020 - 08:34 UTC

  Ex political wing of IRA shocks Irish elections and political system

  

  Left-wing Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein on Sunday demanded to be part of the next Irish government after tallies indicated it secured the most votes in an election that leader Mary Lou McDonald described as a ballot box “revolution”.

• Friday, October 11th 2019 - 09:21 UTC

  Barnier/Barclay breakfast in Brussels to unlock Brexit following understanding between Johnson and Varadkar

  

  Britain and Europe's top Brexit negotiators sit down together on Friday to test what British and Irish leaders say might be a “pathway” to a deal. Technical talks on an agreement to govern Britain's EU divorce are stalled, just days before what had been billed as a last chance European summit.

• Friday, October 11th 2019 - 09:02 UTC

  No one party veto over a possible agreement on the Irish border, and a Brexit deal

  

  No single party in Northern Ireland will be given a veto in any Brexit deal that is now “a distinct possibility” following a positive meeting between the Irish and British leaders on Thursday, Britain’s Northern Ireland minister said.

• Thursday, October 3rd 2019 - 09:35 UTC

  Cool reception from Brussels to UK's new Brexit plan: “a lot of work needs to be done”

  

  Britain's new Brexit plan got a cool reception on Wednesday in Brussels, where European officials highlighted problems and their chief negotiator warned it left “a lot of work” to be done.

• Saturday, September 28th 2019 - 09:00 UTC

  Despite talks with UK envoy, EU and Ireland feel chances of a negotiated Brexit deal are fading

  

  Hopes for a negotiated Brexit deal were fading on Friday as EU negotiator Michel Barnier separately met senior British and Irish ministers for another round of inconclusive talks. Britain is due to leave the European Union in less than five weeks.

• Saturday, August 24th 2019 - 09:53 UTC

  Ireland will not sign EU/Mercosur deal unless Brazil takes action to protect the Amazon rainforest

  

  As wildfires rage through the Brazilian Amazon, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has said Dublin will vote against a trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur unless Brazil takes action to protect the rainforest.

• Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 08:50 UTC

  From Scotland, PM May will call for the strengthening unity and bonds of UK

  

  Prime Minister Theresa May will urge her successor on Thursday to strengthen the bonds between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, in a veiled criticism of those in her party who are widely thought to prefer Brexit to the union.

• Monday, June 24th 2019 - 12:37 UTC

  Irish farmers protest Mercosur negotiations before EC offices in Dublin

  

  A protest by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is taking place at the European Commission offices in Dublin over the “double standards of the commission” in their reckless pursuit of a sell-out trade deal” with the Mercosur trade bloc.

• Friday, May 3rd 2019 - 08:29 UTC

  Bombardier selling its Northern Ireland operations: 3.600 jobs on the line

  

  The aerospace firm, Bombardier, is putting its Northern Ireland operation up for sale as part of a reorganization of the business. The Canadian aircraft manufacturer employs about 3,600 people across several locations in Northern Ireland.

• Saturday, April 27th 2019 - 10:23 UTC

  Resumption of political talk process in Northern Ireland to begin May 7

  

  Prime Minister Theresa May and Taoiseach (Irish PM) Leo Varadkar have issued a joint statement setting up a new talks process aimed at restoring devolution in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley confirmed fresh talks would begin on 7 May. Earlier this week, the two premiers attended the funeral of Lyra McKee.