Tag Archives: Ireland

Ireland edges closer to limited, legal abortions

By Ed Jacobs | Published: May 1, 2013

Ireland has begun to tread the path towards legalising abortions in certain strict circumstances. The decision, reached last night by the Irish cabinet, follows the death last year of Savita Halappanavar.

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How far back should retrospective government apologies go?

By Claudia Tomlinson | Published: February 21, 2013

Now that Enda Kenny has apologised to the victims of the Magdalene laundries scandal in Ireland, Claudia Tomlinson asks how far back retrospective government apologies should go.

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Business leaders warn Cameron over EU renegotiations

By Dan Holden | Published: January 9, 2013

David Cameron has seen his stance over the EU come under fire yet again, this time by business leaders. A letter in the Financial Times, which includes such signatories as Sir Richard Branson (chairman of the Virgin Group) and Chris Gibson-Smith (London Stock Exchange chairman), has been sent ahead of Cameron’s speech in the Netherlands [...]

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Comment: Finucane, state-enabled terror and Britain’s ‘colonial blind spot’

By Guest | Published: December 13, 2012

Conn Mac Gabhann looks at contemporary British colonialism in the light of the review of the murder of Northern Ireland solicitor Pat Finucane.

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Fianna Fáil chief attacks Sinn Fein’s failure “to be open about their past or apologise for it”

By Ed Jacobs | Published: October 23, 2012

The leader of Fianna Fáil, Micheál Martin TD, has attacked Sinn Fein’s failure “to be open about their past or apologise for it”.

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“Healing the wounds of the past is a slow process, but Her Majesty has played an important part in it”

By Shamik Das | Published: June 27, 2012

History was made today in Northern Ireland as the Queen shook hands with Martin McGuinness, reports Shamik Das.

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Sinn Féin’s twin aims: Winning friends in the north and finding some southern comfort

By Kevin Meagher | Published: May 28, 2012

A rejection of the European Union treaty in the upcoming Irish referendum would be seen as a success for Sinn Féin and inject hope into the party.

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Bertie Ahern, “the most cunning of them all”, jumps before he’s pushed

By Kevin Meagher | Published: March 26, 2012

Kevin Meagher reports on the downfall of former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, a man so dodgy he makes David ‘Cash for Access’ Cameron look positively incorruptible.

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“She calls her town a ‘s***hole’”: Irish newspaper smears Polish migrants

By Alex Hern | Published: February 1, 2012

Alex Hern covers the ballsy attempt by the Irish Independent to smear a pair of Polish migrants by mistranslating an article that was freely available for all to check

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Irish budget day 2 – opposition attacks “socially regressive” VAT increases

By Ed Jacobs | Published: December 7, 2011

Ed Jacobs reports on the latest developments from Ireland over the budget brought on by the eurozone crisis.

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