Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Leo Varadkar admits mistakes with Brexit

Varadkar

Mr. Varadkar was elected prime minister for a second time. The protocol keeps Northern Ireland compliant with some EU trade laws. Since the Northern Ireland agreement went into effect at the beginning of 2021, tension has been present. Leo Varadkar, the prime minister of Ireland, has claimed that everyone involved in the Brexit negotiations made … Read more

Tories have lost my vote over treatment of NHS, says nurse

Tories

East Yorkshire nurse Clint, 53, won’t abandon his patients. He says the NHS is in the worst shape he’s ever seen. His coworkers have gone on strike over salary and working conditions. Tories ‘don’t deserve to be resuscitated by the NHS’, a nurse expressed her dissatisfaction. Not only paramedics but also other healthcare workers have … Read more

Union chief asks Rishi Sunak to listen or risk further nurses’ strikes

rishi sunak

RCN will walk out today in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Health Secretary Steve Barclay will undertake crisis discussions with ambulance worker unions on emergency strike cover. Tens of thousands of nurses staged their first mass walkout in a century. Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) will walk out today in England, Wales, … Read more

Woman earns Rs 90 lakh after boss slaps her behind at work

Woman earns Rs 90 lakh

Woman earns Rs 90 lakh after boss slaps her behind at work settlement. During a staff meeting, the woman from Northern Ireland was instructed to stand up and turn around.

“I’m sorry, I had to,” the manager explained.

“Is that allowed?” the woman inquired of the other male manager.

Both men laughed it off and notified other colleagues who later came to the meeting.

The woman stated that she was originally “humiliated and embarrassed” and did not notify her boyfriend or mother. When she later told them, they encouraged her to report the event to HR and higher management, according to the report.

She then informed her bosses that she would not be returning to work until the problem was resolved.

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Northern Ireland politicians misses election cancellation deadline

Northern Ireland politicians misses election cancellation deadline.

The Northern Ireland Protocol, according to unionist leaders, weakens Northern Ireland’s standing within the UK. The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is preventing the resumption of power-sharing. If no executive is in place by Friday, the NI secretary is prepared to call a vote. Politicians in Northern Ireland have failed in their last-ditch attempts to reinstate … Read more

Kate Middleton was nice even after insults from Irish crowd

Kate Middleton

Kate Middleton displayed her maturity and composure instead. The mother-of-three is spending the day in Northern Ireland with her husband Prince William. She ignored the woman and carried on talking to royal admirers. When a woman told the Princess that “Ireland belongs to the Irish,” Kate Middleton, who is spending the day in Northern Ireland … Read more

Catholics now outnumber Protestants in Northern Ireland

Catholics Northern Ireland

Census results show Northern Ireland now has more Catholics than Protestants for the first time. Change comes a century after Northern Ireland was established with the goal of maintaining a pro-British, Protestant majority. Census data from 2021 census shows 45.7% of respondents identify as Catholic or were raised Catholic, compared to 43.5% who identify as … Read more

Northern Ireland welcomes King Charles III

King Charles in Northern Ireland

Charles III arrives in Northern Ireland. He will meet with political and religious leaders in Belfast. Charles III arrived in on Tuesday for the first time as king. After replacing his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, Charles III arrived in Northern Ireland on Tuesday for the first time as king. The four countries that make up … Read more

MP criticizes Belfast and Derry’s “casual sectarianism”

MP criticizes Belfast

An MP has said Northern Ireland has not done enough to foster reconciliation and unity. Stephen Farry of the Alliance Party was speaking following the weekend’s events. Larne FC suspended midfielder John Herron after photographs emerged of him wearing a t-shirt with a pro-IRA message.   Recent incidences of “casual sectarianism,” according to one MP, … Read more

Pierce Brosnan Is Unrecognizable After Transformation for New Movie

Pierce Brosnan

The actor is playing an 89-year-old World War II veteran in Northern Ireland. It stars Pierce, Louis Gossett Jr. and Jürgen Prochnow. Pierce Brosnan was recently seen in full costume for the new film “The Last Rifleman,” which is directed by Terry Loane and stars Louis Gossett Jr., Jürgen Prochnow, and himself as an 89-year-old … Read more

Londonderry and Strabane rescue six during heavy rain

Londonderry and Strabane

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Northern Ireland. Six people have been saved from floods in the Londonderry and Strabane areas. One person was saved from a car that was submerged in water, and five people were stuck in flooded homes. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said that six … Read more

EU launches new legal moves against United Kingdom over N. Ireland

United Kingdom

The European Commission has launched four new legal proceedings against the UK. The EU is challenging the British government’s bid to scrap parts of post-Brexit trade arrangements. The new proceedings target a series of violations including failure to implement the EU’s custom rules. The European Commission launched four new legal proceedings against the United Kingdom … Read more

Northern Ireland unionists march amid political crisis

Northern Ireland
  • Northern Ireland is in its third month without a functioning government following May elections.
  • The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland estimates half a million people will take part in events.
  • About 2,500 police officers will be on duty for Independence Day celebrations in Northern Ireland.

“Orange Order” members began to parade through Belfast under tight security on Tuesday marking the 1690 victory of Protestant King William III over his Catholic rival.

Almost immediately crowds of spectators clutching union flags gave way to a heavy police presence — armoured white cars and officers in dark green uniforms — as the pro-UK marchers passed a nationalist, pro-Ireland neighbourhood, a reminder of the sectarian divisions which come to the fore as during unionists celebrate “The Twelfth”.

The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland estimates half a million people will take part in events at 18 locations across Northern Ireland to celebrate the culmination of the “marching season”.

Long a flashpoint for sectarian tensions, the July 12 marches and lighting of massive bonfires commemorate William of Orange’s rout of the deposed Catholic king James II at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, and comes as the restive province wrestles with political crisis.

Northern Ireland is in its third month without a functioning government following May elections.

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Northern Ireland Londonderry is rediscovered by drought

Northern Ireland 

An old man-made island that was big enough for a king or queen has been discovered. It is near Lough Neagh, which is the largest lake in the British Isles. Archaeologists think it is an important find due to the fact that it is made of stone. A long drought in Northern Ireland made it … Read more

Women’s Euro 2022 organisers defend ‘right balance’ on venues

Euro 2022

Manchester City’s Academy Stadium and Leigh Sports Village will host under 10,000 capacity matches. English Football Association chief admits clubs had to be persuaded to host matches. Clubs had to be cajoled into hosting the tournament by England’s Football Association and the Football Association. Euro 2022 oganisers have hit back at suggestions of a lack … Read more

EU preparing to sue the UK over post-Brexit trade

EU

The EU is expected to take legal action against the UK government on Wednesday to cancel some post-Brexit trade deals. Ministers called for an end to current controls on goods shipped from the UK to Northern Ireland so as not to jeopardize the peace process. On Monday, they passed a parliamentary bill aimed at repealing part of the 2020 agreement with the EU. However, Brussels considers that a return to the pact violates international law. The Northern Ireland Protocol is part of the Brexit Agreement that maintains Northern … Read more

Britain published plans to override some post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland

Britain

the United Kingdom unveiled plans to bypass some post-Brexit trade restrictions for Northern Ireland by eliminating checks and questioning the authority of the European Union’s court in a new spat with Brussels. Despite Ireland calling the move a “new low” and Brussels warning of lost trust, Britain went ahead with “quite minor” reforms to promote … Read more

The European Union is preparing for a trade war that no one wants

war

He talks with the British ambassador to Germany about the possibility of a post-Brexit trade war. And he asks what EU leaders are planning for if the UK makes unilateral changes to the Northern Ireland deal. Lately, I have been hearing a great deal – both openly and secretly – from EU pioneers, and from … Read more

UK sets up EU battle with N.Ireland changes

UK

UK government introduces legislation to repeal Northern Ireland trading rules. The protocol requires customs checks on goods arriving from England. the bill proposes overriding the EU withdrawal treaty signed by the UK. The UK government introduced legislation on Monday to repeal post-Brexit trading rules for Northern Ireland, Despite the risk of sparking a trade war … Read more

Sinn Fein defends N.Ireland protocol in Brussels visit

Sinn Fein

Sinn Fein leaders accused British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday of being “reckless” with Northern Ireland peace as they travelled to Brussels to defend the EU-UK Brexit deal on the UK province. Mary Lou McDonald, the leader of the Irish nationalist party, said at a press conference that Johnson’s government’s plan to unilaterally withdraw … Read more

Irish PM urges UK to abide by post-Brexit trade deal

Irish

Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin urged the UK government to honour its post-Brexit trade obligations in Northern Ireland on Friday, as Washington cautioned London that its brinkmanship with Europe was endangering peace. Martin was in Belfast in response to outrage on both sides of the Atlantic over the United Kingdom’s vow to change the so-called … Read more

EU warns UK against ‘not acceptable’ N. Ireland deal changes

EU Ireland

The EU said Tuesday it “will need to respond with all measures at its disposal” if Britain goes ahead with unilateral changes to the part of the Brexit deal on Northern Ireland. The announcement, made by British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, “raises significant concerns,” European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic said in a statement. “The … Read more

UK to unilaterally alter N. Ireland post-Brexit trade deal

UK

The UK will draught a new post-Brexit trade protocol with Northern Ireland “in coming weeks”, but prefers a negotiated solution with the European Union, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Tuesday. “Our preference remains a negotiated solution with the EU, and in parallel with the legislation being introduced, we remain open to further talks,” Truss … Read more

‘No blanket amnesty’ for N.Ireland crimes: UK PM

Boris Johnson

Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated in a newspaper piece Monday that the UK government has abandoned ambitions to stop all prosecutions related to the Northern Ireland conflict, instead giving immunity to those who cooperate. The government in July last year announced a plan to end prosecutions related to the conflict, which left 3,500 people dead over three … Read more

UK urges N. Ireland parties to form a new government

Ireland

After historic elections and amid unresolved Brexit disputes, UK Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis called on all parties in the province to establish a new power-sharing government in Belfast on Monday. On their first day back on the work since Sinn Fein won the election on Thursday, the five major political parties were scheduled to … Read more

Sinn Fein hails ‘new era’ for N.Ireland after historic poll win

election

Michelle O’Neill, the head of Sinn Fein, declared a “new era” for Northern Ireland on Saturday, after her Irish nationalist party lost a historic election to pro-UK unionists who had held power for decades. Once the political wing of the paramilitary IRA, Sinn Fein won enough seats in the devolved legislature to nominate O’Neill as … Read more

As the finish line approaches, Sinn Féin is overjoyed

The assembly election in Northern Ireland is nearing conclusion, with the republican party Sinn Féin expected to gain the most seats for the first time. It is competing with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), which has seen its vote share fall, for the right to designate the next prime minister. The unionist party has been … Read more

Sinn Fein leader vows ‘new era’ for Northern Ireland

Ireland

Sinn Fein leader Michelle O’Neill said on Saturday that Northern Ireland was entering a “new era” as her nationalist party prepared for a historic election triumph, encouraging a “healthy debate” about abolishing UK sovereignty. “Today marks the beginning of a new age. It’s a watershed moment in our politics and for our people “As full … Read more