TRIBUTES have been paid across Ireland following the death of Mary “May” McGee, the woman whose courage and determination helped overturn the country’s decades-long ban on contraception. McGee, a mother of four from County Dublin, died peacefully in hospital this week. Her landmark Supreme Court victory in 1973 became one of the most influential legal decisions in modern … [Read more...] about Tributes pour in for Mary McGee, the woman who transformed reproductive rights in Ireland
‘Soldier F’ legal costs of £4.3m an ‘insult’ to Bloody Sunday victims
THE British Government paid legal costs of £4.3m to defend Soldier F in a trial which came to a close last month, it has been revealed. The former paratrooper, whose identity is protected by a court order, was accused of murdering James Wray and William McKinney when members of the Parachute Regiment shot dead 13 civil rights protesters on the streets of Derry on January 30, … [Read more...] about ‘Soldier F’ legal costs of £4.3m an ‘insult’ to Bloody Sunday victims
First ever walking Gaelic football sessions held in Britian
WALKING Gaelic football sessions have been held in Britain for the first time. Facilitated by the Irish in Britain (IIB) organisation under their Healthy Ageing Project, the initiative was run in partnership with Britain GAA and Hertfordshire GAA. The three-week pilot welcomed men and women to learn the basics of the game as well as developing the key Gaelic football … [Read more...] about First ever walking Gaelic football sessions held in Britian
Man charged with murder after pensioner John Burke dies following ‘aggravated burglary’
A MAN has been charged with murder after a pensioner died following a burglary at his home. John Burke’s home on Fountayne Road in London’s Hackney was targeted at around 10am on Monday, September 29. Police were called to reports of an aggravated burglary at the property, and the 86-year-old, who was at home at the time of the incident, was taken to hospital for treatment. He … [Read more...] about Man charged with murder after pensioner John Burke dies following ‘aggravated burglary’
HMRC apologises for wrongly suspending Northern Irish parents’ child benefits payments
NEARLY two hundred parents in Northern Ireland who had their child benefit payments wrongly suspended when they left the country and returned via the south have now had them reinstated. The HMRC issued an apology this week after it came to light that hundreds of parents living in the North of Ireland who left the country and travelled home via southern Ireland had seen their … [Read more...] about HMRC apologises for wrongly suspending Northern Irish parents’ child benefits payments