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Former Tory MP warns over new Troubles threat

Posted By: August 05, 2017

“How can the Government slip so blindly into bed with a party that opposed the Good Friday Agreement of 1998?”  Noel McAdam. Belfast Telegraph. Friday, August 4,  2017A former Conservative MP who served as a soldier in Northern Ireland has warned the current “power vacuum” at Stormont could lead to a slide into violence.Patrick Mercer, a former shadow homeland […]

John Bruton says Ireland needs to try to stop Brexit happening

Posted By: August 04, 2017

Former Taoiseach Bruton says British need to “lay their cards on the table.”Vivienne Clarke. Irish Times. Dublin. Thursday, August 3, 2017Former Taoiseach John Bruton has hit out at both the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and the British government over their handling of Brexit and has said Ireland must try to stop Brexit happening altogether.Mr. Bruton said the DUP needs to decide what sort […]

Brexit has put Irish unity back on agenda

Posted By: August 04, 2017

Alex Kane. Irish News. Belfast. Friday, August 4, 2017Fresh from her holidays, Arlene Foster announced that she had, “regretfully come to the conclusion that Sinn Féin isn’t interested in devolution.” Gerry Adams responded by saying that he would come back from his own holidays to kick start the talks process, adding, “Let no-one in any circumstances, in any way, underestimate Sinn […]

Ireland should begin preparing for “peaceful reunification,” says Oireachtas committee

Posted By: August 03, 2017

By Michael McHugh.Irish Examiner. Cork. Thursday, August 3, 2017Ireland should begin preparing for “peaceful reunification” to address the long-term consequence of Brexit, an Oireachtas committee has urged.“New Ireland Forum 2” to achieve a nationalist consensus on how to unite the island should be established, a report published yesterday by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement said.Northern […]

Brexit: Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar trying to ‘keep door open’ for UK to stay in EU

Posted By: August 03, 2017

“It’s part of my remit to keep the door open, not just to the European Union, but also to the single market and also to the customs union”Rob Merrick. Independent. London. Monday, July 31, 2017The Irish Prime Minister says he is working to “keep the door open” for Britain to halt Brexit, amid growing rows over the future border with the North.Asked if he thought there was any possibility […]

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