Varadkar: Rejoining Commonwealth “not on agenda”
By Colin Gannon
Ireland rejoining the Commonwealth is “not on the agenda,” Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said, after the proposal was applauded by delegates at...
Burials for unknown Irish WW1 soldiers
Two burial services have taken place on the Western Front, in Belgium and France, honouring four unknown Irish soldiers who died during the First...
UK cannot betray ‘increasing majority’ to remain, says Tusk
European Council President Donald Tusk has claimed that the UK mustn't betray the “increasing majority” of British people who want to cancel Brexit and...
BBC coverage of Ireland ‘lacks depth’, says former executive
By Colin Gannon
Irish issues have not been “properly explored or scrutinised” by the BBC since the Troubles ended, including it's "limited" Brexit coverage, according...
Two in three Irish ‘in favour’ of diaspora vote
By Colin Gannon
A majority in Ireland support extending presidential election voting rights to Irish citizens abroad and in Northern Ireland, according to a recent...
Dawn Butler: St. Patrick’s Day wishes to readers
By Dawn Butler, Labour Member of Parliament for Brent Central.
I would like to wish everyone in Brent and beyond a very happy St...
‘Darker than dark’: The hidden forces bankrolling Brexit
Colin Gannon
Tufton Street, London: an inconspicuous metropolitan street close to Westminster, lined with unspectacular, red-bricked Victorian townhouses. To outsiders, this appears a relatively...
Cross-party calls for Bradley to resign ‘untenable’ position
Colin Gannon
The families of victims killed in a bloody massacre during the Troubles are demanding the resignation of Northern Ireland secretary Karen Bradley after...
I’ll visit all 32 Irish counties, vows Prince Charles
Heir to the British throne Prince Charles, who fifty years ago this month became the Prince of Wales, kicked off St Patrick’s Day celebrations...
Musicians can tour “freely” in UK via Ireland under new system
Colin Gannon
The UK government’s decision to scrap “perverse” changes to rules on touring musicians entering the country via Dublin is “very welcome”, music industry...