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'Walk for Unity' taking place in Derry this weekend

The people of Derry are being urged to back the latest public demonstration in the city to support Irish reunification. The ‘'Walk for Unity’ has been organised by Sinn Féin and takes place along a riverside route this weekend. One of the organisers,...

23 Feb 2022 at 21:33

Police and crime commissioner ‘gobsmacked’ by support for cycling challenge

A police and crime commissioner who took on a cycling challenge has said he is “gobsmacked” after exceeding his fundraising target for a charity which provides support to bereaved family members of police officers killed on duty. The UK Police ...

21 Aug 2022 at 19:15

Northern Ireland

Ireland’s productivity 40% higher than Northern Ireland’s, says think tank

A report has found that Ireland’s productivity levels have grown to 40% above Northern Ireland’s in the last 20 years. It also revealed that export intensity is an important factor in driving Irish economic productivity. The Economic and ...

28 Nov 2022 at 22:33

Ireland

Twice as many people from Northern Ireland would vote to remain in the UK rather than for Irish unity, according to a new survey. However, the Irish Times opinion poll also shows there is a majority of more than four to one in favour of ...

03 Dec 2022 at 14:11

Local News

Councillors register opposition to £16,000 Irish unity workshop

A number of unionist councillors have voiced their opposition to a local council's plans to hold a workshop to discuss the issue of constitutional change in Ireland. Mid Ulster District Council passed a motion in May 2021 to establish ...

19 Jan 2022 at 10:33

Ireland

Sinn Fein open to legally challenging UK over Irish unity

Legally challenging the UK Government over Irish unity votes is “an option”, Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has said. Ms McDonald said successive UK governments have failed to provide clarity on its position for the preconditions ...

22 Nov 2024 at 15:28

School fined £300,000 after ‘management failures’ led to death of student

A school academy for children with special needs has been fined £300,000 after a “series of management failures” led to the accidental death of a student. Owen Garnett, 19, died two days after choking on a paper towel at Welcombe ...

19 Dec 2024 at 22:16

Ireland

Supermajority comments ‘not a shift in UK Government policy over unity poll’

There has been no change in the UK Government’s position towards a referendum on Irish unity, Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has insisted. Appearing before the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, Mr Heaton-Harris ...

25 Oct 2023 at 13:00

Ex-Olympian with Parkinson’s, 80, set for Virgin space flight after 18-year wait

An 80-year-old former Olympian with Parkinson’s disease is to blast off on Virgin Galactic’s first space tourism flight next month – 18 years after buying his 250,000 dollar (£194,500) ticket. Jon Goodwin competed as a canoeist ...

30 Jul 2023 at 12:31

Ireland

Next Irish government should begin planning for unity, says Eastwood

The next Irish government should include planning for constitutional change across the island among its commitments, a former SDLP leader has said. Colum Eastwood said his party’s New Ireland Commission – set up to facilitate ...

15 Dec 2024 at 11:42

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Derry public urged to have their say on Irish Unity

The people of Derry are being urged to take part in the local council’s consultation on Irish reunification - the first of its kind in Ireland. The initiative stems from a motion tabled by Sinn Féin Councillor Conor Heaney ...

19 Jan 2023 at 09:33

Ireland

Nancy Pelosi describes Irish unity as an ‘exciting idea’

The former speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, said that Irish unity is an “exciting idea” but that it is up to the Irish people. Speaking at the residence of the US ambassador to Ireland, in ...

22 Apr 2024 at 12:53

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