Posted By: June 25, 2016
Brian Feeney. Irish News (Belfast). Saturday, June 25, 2016Well, unlike the Assembly election, Arlene Foster can’t claim she won this one. In fact, she was decisively defeated 56 per cent to 44 per cent.When it comes to talking about the EU she doesn’t speak for people here, not even for many unionists in The North. The 56 percent for Remain […]
Posted By: June 25, 2016
Uncertainty over how border will be policedAllison Morris.Irish News (Belfast). Saturday, June 25, 2016There is continued uncertainly about how the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic will be policed when the UK exits from the European Union in two years’ time.Negotiations about the timeframe for withdrawal from the EU will not begin until a new Conservative leader is appointed following the […]
Posted By: June 24, 2016
By Griff Witte and Dan Balz June 24 at 2:35 PM LONDON — A day after British voters defied widespread warnings of economic and political peril should they cut ties with the European Union, the country reckoned with the consequences as markets tanked across the globe, the prime minister said he would resign and the United Kingdom felt the renewed pressure of a breakup.The cascading developments, all […]
Posted By: June 24, 2016
Irish News (Belfast). Friday, June 24, 2016Northern Ireland’s population has hit a record high NORTHERN Ireland’s population has reached a record high with the number of people now registered as living in the north having increased by 11,100 in the past year.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Northern Ireland’s population increased by 0.60 per cent to 1,851,600.While England saw the […]
Posted By: June 24, 2016
The United Kingdom may well be no more after the vote of the English and Welsh to leave the European Union; the direct opposite of what Scotland and Northern Ireland voted for. The “Leave” vote won by 52 percent to 48 percent, with a massive 72 percent of people voting. The result ends the career […]