British, Irish, and American political leaders of the past and present have paid tribute to David Trimble, a key figure in the peace process in Northern Ireland, who died on July 25 at the age of 77 following a short illness. The former first minister of Northern Ireland and former leader of the Ulster Unionist…
Tributes Pour in for David Trimble, Key Figure in Northern Ireland Peace Process
July 26, 2022
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Canadian and Irish Farmers Warn New Emission Restrictions Will Affect Food Production
Canada and Ireland are rolling out policies to force their farmers to cut carbon emissions to a point that the farmers say would affect food production. Despite the potential negative consequences, the policies would seem to only achieve minute results for the “decarbonization” agenda. Some Canadian provincial officials recently criticized their federal government for setting…
Irish Islamic Convert Lisa Smith Jailed for ISIS Membership
A former Irish soldier who travelled to Syria and became an ISIS bride was sentenced to 15 months in prison at a Dublin court on Friday. Lisa Smith, 40, from Dundalk, County Louth, was found guilty in May of her membership with the ISIS terrorist group between Oct. 28th, 2015, and Dec. 1st, 2019, after a nine-week trial…
Family of 1974 IRA Pub Attack in Birmingham to Sue Police and Alleged Bomber
The family of a woman who was killed in the bombing of a Birmingham pub by the Provisional IRA in 1974 has sued West Midlands Police and a man they claim was one of the bombers. Margaret Smith, whose 18-year-old daughter Maxine Hambleton was killed in the Tavern in the Town pub on Nov. 21,…
EU Drafting Legislation to Prepare for ‘Doomsday’ Brexit Protocol Legislation
The EU has drafted legislation that aims to strengthen the bloc’s hand in taking action against the UK over possible breaches of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement and EU-UK trade deal. It comes weeks after the UK government presented legislation to give ministers powers to override elements of the Northern Ireland Protocol, which was jointly agreed…
EU Launches New Legal Action Over UK Plan to Override Parts of Brexit Treaty
The European Union has announced fresh legal action against the UK in response to the British government’s move to unilaterally scrap parts of an agreement governing Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading arrangements. The Foreign Office said on Monday that the UK’s move is intended to “fix parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol—making the changes necessary to…
UK Labour Leader Says Boris Johnson Taking ‘Wrecking Ball’ to UK–Irish Relations
June 9, 2022
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UK Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of taking a “wrecking ball” to relations with Ireland and the EU with his plan to unilaterally scrap aspects of the Northern Ireland Protocol. The UK government announced last month that it would introduce new legislation overriding parts of the protocol, which…
Former Conservative Minister Draws Fire After Arguing UK Should Rejoin EU Single Market
A former British Conservative minister has sparked controversy after he argued the UK should “upgrade Brexit” by rejoining the European Union’s single market. Writing in The House magazine on Wednesday, Tobias Ellwood, the Tory MP for Bournemouth East, argued that his proposed Brexit “course corrections” would ease the cost of living crisis and make the…
Ireland Confirms 1st Monkeypox Case
One case of monkeypox has been identified in the Republic of Ireland, the country’s public health authorities confirmed on Saturday. It’s the second confirmed case on the island after neighbouring Northern Ireland confirmed its first case on Thursday. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) said it was notified on Friday night of the case in…
UK Minister Meets With US Delegate Amid Northern Ireland Tensions
British International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan met Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.) on Saturday amid tensions over the post-Brexit deal with Northern Ireland. The head of the powerful ways and means committee in the U.S. House of Representatives also spoke with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer on Saturday and was due to meet Foreign Secretary Liz Truss….
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