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www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
France news

209 Irish citizens and dependents evacuated from Sudan in total

A further 89 Irish citizens and their dependents have been evacuated from Sudan, bringing the total Irish evacuees to 209, the Department of Foreign Affairs has said.The majority of Irish citizens evacuated by air in recent days have been carried on UK flights into Cyprus, the department said.The UK Government said a flight departed from Wadi Saeedna airfield late on Saturday night.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

209 Irish citizens and dependents evacuated from Sudan in total

A further 89 Irish citizens and their dependents have been evacuated from Sudan, bringing the total Irish evacuees to 209, the Department of Foreign Affairs has said.The majority of Irish citizens evacuated by air in recent days have been carried on UK flights into Cyprus, the department said.The UK Government had said its final flight departed from Wadi Saeedna airfield late on Saturday night.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Micheal Martin: UK Government inconsistent on Northern Ireland's past

Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin has described the approach of the UK Government to Northern Ireland's troubled past as somewhat inconsistent.He was speaking after a public inquiry was announced into the Omagh bomb at the same time as a Bill progresses through Parliament which would end new court processes pertaining to Troubles offences.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

EU and UK negotiators must be given space' to reach NI Protocol deal

UK and EU negotiators must be given space to find a resolution to the Northern Ireland Protocol impasse, Ireland's deputy premier has said.Micheal Martin, who is also Ireland's foreign affairs minister, stressed that the UK Government and European Commission still had to overcome challenges if a deal was to be struck.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Irish premier hopeful of early meeting with new UK prime minister

Ireland's premier expressed hope of an early meeting with the incoming UK prime minister as he signalled a desire to strengthen British Irish relations amid the ongoing impasse over the Northern Ireland Protocol.
The Independent
2 years ago
UK news

Micheal Martin: Protocol issues unlikely to be fixed before Stormont elections

Issues around the Northern Ireland Protocol are "unlikely to be resolved" before the Stormont elections, the Taoiseach has said.
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www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

All main Stormont parties want to maintain single market access, says Tanaiste

Stormont leaders must grasp the opportunity to restore devolution if a deal emerges from EU/UK talks on the Northern Ireland Protocol, Ireland's deputy premier has said.Micheal Martin said all the main parties, including the DUP, wanted to maintain one of the protocol's key elements Northern Ireland's access to the EU single market.
The Independent
2 years ago
UK news

Omagh families say they will return to court if fresh investigation is not ordered

The families of Omagh bomb victims will return to court if the UK Government does not commit to a fresh investigation into the Real IRA atrocity, a campaigner has said.
The Independent
2 years ago
UK news

Ireland will not be 'found wanting' on Ukraine - Irish premier

Ireland will not be "found wanting" on support for Ukraine, the Irish premier has said.
The Independent
2 years ago
UK news

Ireland will back 'strongest possible' sanctions against Russia

Ireland will back the "strongest possible and most comprehensive" package of sanctions against Russia to punish the country for its invasion of Ukraine, the Taoiseach has said.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Exclusion of party leaders from NI protocol meetings must end McDonald

The idea of excluding party leaders from meetings over the Northern Ireland Protocol needs to be knocked on the head now, Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has insisted.She was speaking after Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris defended a decision not to invite her this week to roundtable talks with Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, which also discussed the Stormont powersharing crisis.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Mountain to climb to resolve NI Protocol issues, says Irish deputy PM

Ireland's deputy premier has urged patience with the negotiations to resolve the Northern Ireland Protocol dispute, insisting a mountain has to be climbed.Micheal Martin said the UK and EU negotiators still needed to overcome formidable challenges if they were to find an agreed solution to cutting red tape on trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Varadkar insists security concerns will not stop him visiting Northern Ireland

Irish premier Leo Varadkar has insisted any personal concerns over his safety will not deter him from visiting Northern Ireland.Mr Varadkar, who became Taoiseach for a second time last week, has become deeply unpopular within some sections of unionism and loyalism who claim he was an instrumental figure in the creation of Brexit's contentious Northern Ireland Protocol.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Ireland knows what it means to struggle for right to exist', says von der Leyen

Ireland knows what it means to struggle for the right to exist, the European Commission president has said.Ursula von der Leyen added that Ireland had gone above and beyond in its support for Ukraine.She made her comments during an address to a joint sitting of the Houses of the Oireachtas in Dublin to mark Ireland's 50-year membership of the European Union.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

EU chief thanks Irish people for outstanding' welcome for Ukrainian refugees

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has thanked the Irish people for their outstanding support welcoming Ukrainian refugees.Ms von der Leyen is on a two-day trip to Dublin, where she is meeting Irish premier Micheal Martin.The two leaders will discuss the war on Ukraine, the energy crisis, green transition and the Northern Ireland Protocol during her visit.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Martin urges DUP to restore powersharing at Stormont ahead of election deadline

Ireland's premier has called on the DUP to honour the mandate of the people of Northern Ireland by contributing to the restoration of the Stormont institutions as the election deadline looms.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Everyone has obligation in respect of NI legacy, including Sinn Fein' Martin

The onus is on Sinn Fein as well as the Irish and British governments to reflect on how victims of Northern Ireland's troubled past have been treated, the Irish foreign minister has said.Micheal Martin was responding to a call by Sinn Fein president Mary-Lou McDonald that the two governments should call an urgent summit on dealing with legacy issues.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Varadkar and Starmer head to Belfast as attempts to resolve protocol row ramp up

Irish premier Leo Varadkar and UK Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer are to travel to Belfast on Thursday as efforts to resolve the dispute over the protocol ramp up.The Taoiseach and Sir Keir are to meet with the main Stormont parties to discuss the deadlock over the post-Brexit protocol, which the DUP party has cited as its reason for boycotting Northern Ireland's devolved institutions since May.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Data sharing progress between EU and UK hailed as significant building block'

Progress between the EU and the UK on post-Brexit data sharing has been hailed as a significant building block to resolve the ongoing row, according to the deputy Irish premier.Micheal Martin said that while a lot of work remains over the issues, he believes they can be addressed through negotiation between both sides.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Sinn Fein says it is time for a general election, not a switch of taoiseach

Sinn Fein's leader said Ireland needed a general election, not a government rotation of taoiseach, as she led opposition criticism of Leo Varadkar's nomination.Mary Lou McDonald said the coalition could try to delay real change in the country, but said they could not halt it.As polls continue to show Sinn Fein as the most popular party, its party president launched a scathing criticism of the Government during the special Dail sitting to elect Mr Varadkar as taoiseach for a second time.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Micheal Martin resigns as taoiseach ahead of power handover to Leo Varadkar

Micheal Martin has formally resigned as Ireland's premier, paving the way for Leo Varadkar to succeed him in a planned handover of power.Mr Varadkar will later be confirmed as taoiseach for the second time following a special sitting of the Dail parliament in Dublin.The Fine Gael leader is replacing Fianna Fail leader Mr Martin at the head of government under the terms of a coalition deal struck in 2020.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Hundreds of mourners attend first funerals for Donegal explosion victims

Hundreds of mourners have attended the first funerals of those killed in an explosion at a service station in Ireland.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Europe politics

Ireland's Call: Navigating Brexit by Stephen Collins review how Dublin got Brussels on side

When I finished Stephen Collins' book on how Ireland responded to Britain's decision to leave the EU, a tale of shrewd politicking and diplomacy in Dublin, an image came to mind: a mouse whispering to an elephant, which then calmly sits on and squashes a chest-beating gorilla.No prizes for guessing which one was the UK.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Creeslough blast victim remembered at funeral for her love' and kindness'

A fashion designer killed in an explosion at a service station in Ireland has been remembered at her funeral for her love, affection, kindness and warmth.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

UK Government willing to have serious dialogue' over NI Protocol Coveney

There is now a willingness in the British Government to have a serious dialogue about solving problems caused by the Northern Ireland Protocol, Irish Foreign Affairs minister Simon Coveney has said.
www.aljazeera.com
2 years ago
Europe news

Ukrainian journalist, Fox News cameraman both killed outside Kyiv

The death of Oleksandra Kurshynova and Pierre Zakrzewski bring the death toll among journalists in the war to five.
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

Heightened nuclear risks from Russian aggression 'unprecedented', says Irish PM

The heightened nuclear risks from Russia's aggression against Ukraine are unprecedented, the Irish premier has warned the United Nations.
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

Irish premier backs EU ban on coal and oil imports from Russia

The Irish premier said he would back an EU ban on coal and oil imports from Russia over its war in Ukraine.
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

Irish Government pushes for tougher sanctions against Russia

The Irish Government is pushing for tougher international sanctions against Russia, as the Irish premier condemned "in the strongest possible terms" the atrocities and civilian deaths in Ukraine.
The Independent
2 years ago
UK news

Citizens' assembly may be needed to discuss neutrality - Taoiseach

A citizens' assembly could be established to discuss Ireland's policy of military neutrality, the Taoiseach has suggested.
The Independent
2 years ago
UK news

Ireland may be required to take in well over 20,000 Ukrainian refugees

The Irish premier has indicated that the country may be required to take in well over the 20,000 Ukrainian refugees speculated in recent days.
The Independent
2 years ago
UK news

Putin committing war crimes in 'unprovoked and unjustifiable war' - Taoiseach

The Taoiseach has accused the Russian president of committing war crimes after unleashing an "unprovoked and unjustifiable war" on Ukraine.
The Independent
2 years ago
UK news

Taoiseach warns of energy price impact amid crisis in Ukraine

The Irish premier has said he still hopes war can be avoided in Europe, as the crisis in Ukraine continues to escalate.
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