Taoiseach and Prime Minister will ‘harness potential’ of partnership at first UK-Ireland Summit

TAOISEACH Micheál Martin and Prime Minister Keir Starmer have pledged to “harness the potential” of their partnership as the first ever UK-Ireland Summit gets underway in Liverpool. The Taoiseach travelled to Britain yesterday to attend the two-day event, which will establish a programme for “strategic cooperation” between the two nations in the years up to 2030. Taoiseach … [Read more...] about Taoiseach and Prime Minister will ‘harness potential’ of partnership at first UK-Ireland Summit

THE annual All Britain Fleadh will be staged in Coventry this year the organisers have confirmed. In a statement issued this week, the Provincial Council and Midland Region of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann said they were “delighted” to announce that the festival of Irish music, song and dance, will held be held at Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School from June 27 to 29, 2025. A … [Read more...] about ‘Delight’ as Coventry confirmed as host city for All Britain Fleadh

IRISH actor Pierce Brosnan is set to hit screens later this month in Guy Ritchie's new crime series, MobLand. The show stars the Co. Louth native as Conrad Harrigan, the head of an Irish organised crime family based in London, fighting for power within a global crime syndicate. "The name's Conrad Harrigan, family man," broods Brosnan in the trailer, "and if you cross my family, … [Read more...] about Check out Pierce Brosnan in trailer for new Guy Ritchie crime series, MobLand

A MAN being sought by police in England in connection with a number of sex offences is believed to have connections to Northern Ireland. Derek Johnson, 58, is thought to have committed offences in Gloucestershire, Kent and potentially elsewhere in the UK, befriending vulnerable victims online before meeting them in person. Johnson was arrested by Hertfordshire Constabulary last … [Read more...] about Man sought by police over sex offences has links to Northern Ireland

THE TAOISEACH has promised further reform of bail laws after Sinn Féin said the number of suspects out on bail made for 'very shocking reading'. Figures from the Department of Justice obtained by Sinn Féin TD Matt Carthy revealed that suspects for 40,348 crimes carried out in 2024 were out on bail. That number is almost 5,000 more than the 35,394 suspects who were on bail in … [Read more...] about Taoiseach promises further reform of bail laws after Sinn Féin raises ‘shocking’ figures in Dáil