Boris in blistering attack on Remainer MPs at Tory election launch 'Can't go on like this'

Irish Standard Time — Tuesday, November 12, 2019

... one on Brexit and one on Scotland's independence “because he has done a ... Brexit Party leader Mr Farage told supporters in Cumbria the idea of ...

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Northern Ireland hospital waiting lists rise again

Irish Standard Time — Monday, November 28, 2016

Northern Ireland hospital waiting lists rise again - New figures indicate that in the past year there has been a 5.4% rise in the number of people in NI waiting to see a health specialist for the first time.

Sinn Féin leaders to meet EU's Michel Barnier

Irish Standard Time — Tuesday, April 02, 2019

Sinn Féin leaders to meet EU's Michel Barnier - Speaking on Saturday at one of a number of protests held along the Irish border against Brexit , Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill said a a no-deal Brexit was ...

Is donating blood the soundest thing you can do?

Irish Standard Time — Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Is donating blood the soundest thing you can do? - In the last 5 years, blood donation in Ireland has fallen by 21%; young people are not showing up. The reasons for this are not known. Perhaps we're ...

Ireland's only centre for juveniles battling addiction faces prospect of closure

Irish Standard Time — Monday, September 26, 2016

Ireland's only centre for juveniles battling addiction faces prospect of closure - IRELAND'S only residential detoxification centre for juveniles battling addiction ... “They can literally change young people's futures as well as helping ...

Elton John Reveals What Vladimir Putin Really Said To Him During LGBT Phone Call

Irish Standard Time — Friday, November 06, 2015

Elton John Reveals What Vladimir Putin Really Said To Him During LGBT Phone Call - Speaking about the fact that Northern Ireland is yet to catch up with the rest of the UK in terms of gay rights, Sir Elton told the Today programme: "The ...

London Brexit decision seen as bad for Ireland

Irish Standard Time — Friday, January 13, 2017

London Brexit decision seen as bad for Ireland - However, the costs that a hard Brexit entails to the Irish economy as a whole, and in particular to trade in agriculture and food products, would be substantial. And Ireland would still face competition from large continental centres, including Paris and Frankfurt, for the UK financial firms which do decide to shift their bases. UK-based banks, insurers and asset managers have now concluded there is no realistic chance of maintaining full passporting rights after Brexit that would allow them to sell all their services across the EU.

North must seek post-Brexit EU status - Martin McGuinness

Irish Standard Time — Monday, October 17, 2016

North must seek post-Brexit EU status - Martin McGuinness - Northern Ireland should push the EU to grant it associate or even membership status to avoid the devastating consequences of Brexit for Irish people , ...

Going to the dogs: We pay €16m a year to brutalise animals. Why?

Irish Standard Time — Wednesday, July 03, 2019

This is the story of a little Irish company. We, the people of Ireland, own it. It's a commercial, semi-State company. But it defies the definition of ... View article...

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