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Donegal has most teenagers seeking help for sexual assault

Donegal has the country’s highest number of referrals for teenagers seeking help for sexual assault over the last two years, Marina Porter of the Donegal Rape Crisis Centre has said. Up to last month, the Donegal Rape Crisis Centre had 38 teenagers ...

20 Oct 2022 at 11:33

Games industry has ‘financial interest in fostering addiction’ with loot boxes

The games industry has “a strong financial interest in fostering addiction” it has been warned at Westminster, amid concerns so-called loot boxes are fuelling problem gambling among children and vulnerable people. The Government has been urged in ...

13 Oct 2022 at 16:14

Tory peer argues Lords should remain unelected to ensure ‘scrutiny’ of laws

A Tory peer has argued that the House of Lords should remain unelected despite suggestions by Labour that the public has “lost faith” in politicians’ ability to bring about change. Lord Norton urged caution over what he described as “Big Bang ...

04 Dec 2022 at 13:10

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Minister announces funding for Kilkenny parenting group

Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, today announced the 25 projects to receive funding under the 2023 Supporting Parents, Parent Peer Support Fund including the Kilkenny One-Parent Community. ...

20 Jan 2023 at 12:33

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Funding announced for two vital services in Donegal

Funding for the Special Needs Parents Network and St Brigid’s Community Centre has been announced. The funding has been received through the Parent Peer Support Fund and each successful project will receive up to a total of €2,000, which ...

07 Mar 2024 at 17:33

Calls to remove bishops from House of Lords as MPs support upper chamber reforms

The Government has been challenged to go further in reforming the House of Lords and remove the 26 Church of England bishops from the upper chamber. MPs offered their backing to legislation to sweep away the remaining hereditary peers ...

15 Oct 2024 at 20:15

MPs reject bid to remove Church of England bishops from House of Lords

MPs have defeated an attempt to remove Church of England bishops from the House of Lords, amid suggestions they should focus on ecclesiastical matters rather than trying to “run our country”. Conservative former minister Sir Gavin ...

12 Nov 2024 at 20:24

Government brings in Bill to remove ‘outdated’ hereditary peers from Lords

The Government will begin the process of removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords on Thursday, as it introduces legislation to reform the upper chamber. Abolishing the 92 seats reserved for hereditary peers was one of ...

05 Sept 2024 at 00:01

Peerage role not to be taken lightly, says Johnson ally

A Boris Johnson ally appointed to the House of Lords has said he had to strongly consider whether to take the role, as he said that the job of a peer is “not to be taken lightly”. Thirty-one-year-old Ross Kempsell was ...

29 Jul 2023 at 19:33

Starmer vows to ‘unbind’ Britain from centre that has ‘not delivered’

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to “unbind” Britain from a centre that has “not delivered”, as Labour unveiled its blueprint for political and economic devolution. The party’s leader claimed people are being held back by ...

05 Dec 2022 at 20:48

Northern Ireland

Government set to make funding announcement for charities facing cash crisis

The Westminster Government is set to make a funding announcement on Friday for Northern Ireland charities and community organisations facing a financial crisis. At the end of this month, money from the European ...

31 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Starmer hopes to abolish House of Lords in Labour’s first term

Labour would aim to abolish the “indefensible” House of Lords “as quickly as possible”, ideally within its first term, Sir Keir Starmer has said. But the party’s leader did not commit to a timeframe for the ...

05 Dec 2022 at 11:36

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