“It was ‘Brits out’, everything would be solved”. Ireland’s Taoiseach Micheál Martin has revealed that as a child he had a “Brits out” view of The Troubles, before a trip to Belfast changed his perspective. Speaking on RTE show Claire Byrne Live on Monday night, the Taoiseach said: “I grew up as a child listening […]

5 years ago

“What we could potentially do is ban the sale of all alcohol after a certain point of time in the day” Ireland may soon face a curfew on buying alcohol, with its government in talks to make a few changes around the sale of drink over lockdown. Tanaiste Leo Varadkar said on Irish radio station […]

5 years ago

EU leaders are holding talks in Sharm El-Sheikh with the Brexit deadline just over a month away Theresa May has been told to “wake up” and solve the deadlock in Brexit negotiations by Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte. There remains less than five weeks for the European Union and UK government to find a withdrawal agreement […]

7 years ago

The full quote referred to ‘those who promoted Brexit without even a sketch of a plan of how to carry it out safely’ The BBC has come under fire after headlining an article as Donald Tusk saying that there’s a “special place in hell for Brexiteers”, when a fuller version of the quote clarified that he […]

7 years ago

Some friendly advice from a man who knows what he’s talking about. President of the European Council Donald Tusk set the cat amongst the pigeons on Wednesday morning when he told reporters: “I’ve been wondering what that special place in hell looks like, for those who promoted Brexit, without even a sketch of a plan […]

7 years ago

There will be no bilateral talks between the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, who will only negotiate as part of the EU27 bloc As Theresa May seeks to carve out a seemingly impossible pathway for her Brexit withdrawal agreement to pass through parliament, any hope of her amending the deal via direct talks with […]

7 years ago