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The guests have been revealed for tonights Late Late Show on RTÉ One. Seth Rogen, relatives of the victims of the Ballymurphy Massacre, and the future g...

LONDON: The government is “truly sorry” for the events in Ballymurphy 50 years ago, in which 10 innocent people were killed, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Brandon Lewis,...

Martin warns Johnson: No unilateral move offering amnesty to British soldiers Leaders ‘reflected’ on coroner’s report into the Ballymurphy massacre published this week about 11 hours ago Updated: about 3 hours ago   The Taoiseach Micheál Martin has warned Boris Johnson against any unilateral move to offer an amnesty to British soldiers for alleged crimes during the Troubles. Speaking after a meeting with the British prime minister in Chequers, Mr Martin said they discussed the ...

Brexit trade issues over goods moving between Britain and Ireland can be resolved, the Irish premier has insisted. Taoiseach Micheal Martin said he assured Prime Minister Boris Johnson during their meeting on Friday that the European Union “wants to be constructive”. The meeting at Chequers also saw the leaders discuss contentious issues around dealing with Northern Ireland’s troubled past. Wide-ranging & constructive discussions with @BorisJohnson today on British-Irish relations, includ...

The pair met at the Prime Minister’s country residence, Chequers.

» Peadar Whelan The families of ten nationalist civilians shot and killed by the British army in Ballymurphy in August 1971 welcomed the findings of coroner Mrs Justice Siobhan Keegan who declared all of the dead innocent and found that the British army used disproportionate force when killing their loved ones in a series of shootings known as the Ballymurphy Massacre. However their elation was “stolen” from them by the refusal of British Prime Minster Boris Johnston to apologise directly ...

Micheál Martin Met British Prime Minister Boris Johnson This Afternoon The two discussed COVID-19, the situation in Northern Ireland and broader British-Irish relations The leaders had a lengthy discussion about how both can work together to support the institutions of the Good Friday Agreement and the findings of the Ballymurphy inquest.  Share Audio The fallout from this mornings cyber-attack on the ...

Boris Johnson warns of real risk of disruption to lockdown easing amid fears over Indian variant Save 14 May 2021 • 6:21pm Follow Boris Johnson has warned that "hard choices" may have to be made, including a possible "disruption" to the final stage in the roadmap, as a result of the Indian variant.  The Prime Minister said cases were rising but there are some "important unknowns", including the fact that it is not known how transmissible this variant is.  If it is "only m...

Taoiseach Micheál Martin travels to UK for meeting with Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tensions in Northern Ireland will be high on the agenda as the two leaders meet. The meeting between Taoiseach Micheál Martin and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was arranged some time ago but couldnt come at a more relevant moment. COVID-19 and the broader British-Irish relationship are expected to be big talking points when the leaders meet for lunch at the Prime Ministers country residence...

Northern Ireland’s troubled past and Brexit tensions are likely to dominate discussions between the Irish Premier and UK Prime Minister on Friday. Boris Johnson has been dogged by criticism in recent days over his response to an inquest finding that 10 people killed in shootings involving the Army in the Ballymurphy area of west Belfast in 1971 were “entirely innocent”. A Downing Street claim that the Prime Minister apologised on behalf of the state in a phone call with First Minister Arl...