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NANCY PELOSI paid tribute to the ‘emerald thread in American history’ while on a trip to Ireland this week. The former speaker of the US House of Representatives received several awards and took time to meet with President Higgins during her brief visit to the Emerald Isle this week. Former US speaker Nancy Pelosi receives the Fulbright Ireland Public Service Award On Sunday, … [Read more...] about Nancy Pelosi celebrates ‘emerald thread in American history’ during visit to Ireland

MORE than 300 alleged stalkers have been arrested in Northern Ireland over the past two years, according to new figures. The statistics have been released as part of National Stalking Awareness Week, which runs until April 26. New legislation which criminalised stalking for the first time was introduced to the North in April 2022. Since then, the PSNI has arrested 312 alleged … [Read more...] about ‘Stalking can take many forms’ police warns as 300 arrests made in two years

A ‘CLEAR LINK’ has been found between homelessness and human trafficking in Ireland. Research, commissioned by London-based homeless charity The Passage, reveals that homelessness organisations in Dublin are “coming into contact with potential victims of trafficking” similar to that being experienced in England. In 2017, The Passage was commissioned by the UK’s first … [Read more...] about ‘Clear link’ between human trafficking and homelessness in Ireland

A MAN has been arrested after cannabis worth an estimated €184k was found in luggage on a flight which arrived in Dublin from Spain. Revenue officers seized 9.2kgs of herbal cannabis at Dublin Airport yesterday afternoon. The drugs were found when officers stopped and searched the baggage of a passenger who had disembarked a flight from Barcelona. The drugs were found in a … [Read more...] about Drugs worth €184k found in suitcase on flight from Spain to Dublin

IRELAND’S President Michael D Higgins will be conferred with an honorary doctorate from the University of Manchester today. Later this evening, President Higgins will be conferred with the Degree of Doctor of Letters honoris causa by the Chancellor of the University of Manchester, Nazir Afzal. The honour is in recognition of “his extensive and significant contributions to … [Read more...] about President of Ireland to receive honorary doctorate from University of Manchester