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POLL RESULTS: Does Kildare think pubs should open on Good Friday?

We asked you if Kildare pubs should open on Good Friday. It's still the one day of the year when punters are forced to go to extreme lengths to get a pint - by heading on booze cruises, drinking at train stations or simply stockpiling a slab at the ...

14 Apr 2017 at 18:40

Features

One Kildare man's horror tale of surviving yet another dry Good Friday

Last Thursday, I woke up some time after 7am, as per normal, and after the usual things like having a shower and breakfast I drove into work in Naas. I had lunch that day in the Moat and grabbed a bite in Swans on the Green later that evening ...

17 Apr 2017 at 12:13

National News

Clintons to join Blair and Ahern at Good Friday Agreement conference

Former US president Bill Clinton will join other political leaders from Northern Ireland’s peace process era at a major conference commemorating the Good Friday Agreement. Ex-prime minister Sir Tony Blair and former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern ...

17 Apr 2023 at 02:45

National News

Northern Ireland Secretary to meet with US leaders ahead of 25th GFA anniversary

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris will meet political and business stakeholders during a visit to the US. Mr Heaton-Harris is leaving on Sunday for the five-day trip to Washington, Boston and New York during which he will ...

22 Jan 2023 at 10:20

Politicians urged to step up efforts to break impasse in tribute to Lord Trimble

National News

‘David Trimble funeral should provide inspiration to break political impasse’

Mourners at the funeral of Lord Trimble have heard an appeal for Northern Ireland’s political leaders to redouble their efforts to break the Stormont impasse as a tribute to the peace process architect. Prime Minister Boris Johnson ...

01 Aug 2022 at 19:44

National News

British prime minister's plan to tear up Northern Ireland Protocol backed by Tories

Boris Johnson’s bid to effectively tear up parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol has cleared its first Commons hurdle, with no Tory MPs voting against it despite warnings the plans are illegal. MPs voted 295 to 221, majority 74, ...

28 Jun 2022 at 11:13

National News

Ahern: New British government may be needed to reach protocol deal

Former Irish premier Bertie Ahern has said that if an agreement on the Northern Ireland Protocol is not struck soon, it will probably not happen until there is a new British government. “If it’s not sorted in the next few weeks, ...

23 Feb 2023 at 12:37

Events being held in Northern Ireland to reflect on Good Friday Agreement

National News

Events to be held in Northern Ireland to reflect on Good Friday Agreement

Several events are taking place in Northern Ireland as people reflect 25 years on from the Good Friday Agreement. While the 25th anniversary of the signing of the accord is April 10, the holy day of Good Friday will always be ...

07 Apr 2023 at 10:19

Northern Ireland

Hundreds of officers will be brought in to police Biden visit – Byrne

Hundreds of specialist police officers from England and Wales will be needed in Northern Ireland as part of a massive security operation during a visit by US President Joe Biden, PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne has said. Mr ...

16 Mar 2023 at 11:23

Northern Ireland

Simon Harris and Hilary Benn have ‘warm and engaging’ conversation

Ireland’s new deputy premier has said he had a “warm and engaging” conversation with Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn. On his first full day as Tanaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Harris said the pair ...

24 Jan 2025 at 16:05

Northern Ireland

Biden says visit is to ‘keep the peace’ ahead of Belfast arrival

Joe Biden has said he will use his visit to the island of Ireland to “keep the peace”, as he left the US for his four-day trip. The US president invoked the importance of the Good Friday Agreement and the recently ...

11 Apr 2023 at 18:23

Northern Ireland

UK Government tables motion reaffirming commitment to Acts of Union

The UK Government has tabled a parliamentary motion stating that there is no basis in the 1998 Good Friday Agreement for joint authority with the Republic of Ireland in the governance of Northern Ireland. The ...

20 Feb 2024 at 06:24

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