Monday 8 March, 2021
The former ambassador says the decision by the UK to act unilaterally on some issues in relation to the Brexit Protocol is another deeply unhelpful move.
Around 100,000 children are also returning to pre-school in the Republic of Ireland.
Foster has warned of an avalanche of checks on goods coming in to the region after grace periods end.
The scheme applies to individuals who have lost a parent, spouse/partner, and/or a child in Northern Ireland’s Troubles.
The European Commission is taking legal action against the UK government for its latest moves regarding the Northern Ireland protocol.
The Northern Ireland protocol was designed to avoid a hardening of the border on the island of Ireland.
Jen Psaki, White House spokeswoman, spoke of Biden’s support for the agreement during the daily press briefing.
Arlene Foster has rejected the suggestion that DUP Agriculture Minister Gordon Lyons could be overruled by the wider Stormont Executive.
The powersharing administration faced criticism for not attaching dates to its pathway to recovery.
The plan is likely to outline the sequence in which current lockdown restrictions will lift.
The Minister of State for Electoral Reform has said that a “stand alone” referendum on the issue would be his preference.
The plan is likely to outline the sequence in which current lockdown restrictions will lift.
Daily cases in Northern Ireland have been mostly between 200 and 400 in recent weeks, but dropped today to 136.
The drive to administer first and second doses of vaccines across the North’s care homes has been completed.
The EU and UK are locked in talks to make post-Brexit trade in Northern Ireland work more smoothly.
The pigeon was dragged into a video call by an attendee’s cat.
Northern Ireland remains in lockdown until 1 April.
From TheJournal.ie
A group of DUP members have engaged senior legal counsel to prepare for a series of challenges to the protocol.
Nearly 400 patients with Covid-19 are hospitalised in the North.
15 families living in the area were evacuated from their homes.
The rate of Covid-19 has been decreasing across all age groups in Northern Ireland in recent weeks.
Primary school pupils in the first three class years will return to face-to-face learning on 8 March.
Mairead McGuinness said mechanisms are in place to ensure such a situation doesn’t arise again.
Cain has been a free online resource since March 1997.
The DUP private member’s bill will attempt to prevent terminations up to birth in cases of non-fatal serious disabilities.
The latest figures were confirmed by the Northern Ireland Department of Health this afternoon.
Belfast has reported just 28 new cases in today’s figures.
Over 400,000 vaccines against Covid-19 have been delivered in Northern Ireland.
Both sides have agreed to “spare no effort” in implementing solutions.
“We need to dial down the rhetoric on both sides,” Micheál Martin said in relation to the NI Protocol.
Maros Sefcovic made the remarks in a letter to UK Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs said checks will resume on a phased basis.
The move was quickly reversed after much criticism from Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain.
European Affairs Minister Thomas Byrne said the Government is seeking a new safety clause.
Brian Turley, who suffered mental health problems due to Army interrogation, brought the case at Belfast’s Royal Courts of Justice.
The party’s East Londonderry MP has been accused of ‘race-baiting’ and anti-racism campaigners called on Gregory Campbell to apologise.
Police objected to bail on the ground the two accused could commit further offences.
On Friday, a man was arrested by PSNI officers while commemorating the victims of a 1992 massacre.
Last night, PSNI chief constable Simon Byrne apologised for the events and said one officer had been suspended.
