Tánaiste in South Africa as Ireland invited to attend G20 for the first time

TÁNAISTE Simon Harris is in South Africa today as Ireland takes part in the G20 summit for the first time. Mr Harris will join fellow foreign ministers from countries across the world at the two-day summit. The G20, or Group of 20, is an intergovernmental forum comprising the world’s leading economies to discuss international economic and financial stability. Ireland has been … [Read more...] about Tánaiste in South Africa as Ireland invited to attend G20 for the first time

WORK is set to begin on a new children’s hospital in Belfast. The long-awaited development has been given the go-ahead this week by the Northern Ireland Executive. With construction work due to begin “within a matter of days” the overall cost of the project has been confirmed as £671m. When first proposed in 2020 the project was estimated to cost £223m. The 10-floor facility, … [Read more...] about Construction set to begin on Belfast’s new children’s hospital after ‘significant delays’

CATHOLICS in Northern Ireland remain fearful of joining the Police Service of Northern Ireland due to the threat posed by dissident republicans a leading police figure has claimed. Liam Kelly, who is Chair of the Police Federation for Northern Ireland, believes the ongoing struggle to recruit Catholics to the force is because they have to make “greater sacrifices” than their … [Read more...] about Catholics still ‘put off’ joining PSNI due to ‘threat from dissident republicans’

SEVEN police officers were injured in separate incidents which happened across Derry in one day. One female police officer was left bloody and battered after being kicked multiple times in the head during the incidents, the PSNI has confirmed. The officers were injured in two attacks which took place in the city in the early hours of February 17. The injuries sustained by a … [Read more...] about Seven police officers injured in separate incidents

THREE teenagers have been arrested in connection with a fire which took hold at a stud in Co. Kildare this month. Officers were called to the blaze at Rathasker Stud in Naas at around 5.30pm on Friday, February 7. The incident saw three sheds and 600 bales of hay and straw burnt, although no people or animals were injured. Gardaí have confirmed they have made three arrests in … [Read more...] about Teenagers arrested in connection with fire at stud in Co. Kildare