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Jeffrey Donaldson calls for restoration of Glasnevin memorial wall ‘Half-finished’ wall partially hidden from view since attack last year about 5 hours ago The memorial wall at Glasnevin Cemetery which has been the target of attacks. Photograph: Alan Betson Your Web Browser may be out of date. If you are using Internet Explorer 9, 10 or 11 our Audio player will not work properly.   The “sensitive, inclusive and visionary” memorial wall at Glasnevin Cemetery should be restored and c...

Eoghan Murphy resigns as TD for career in international affairs In a decade-long Dáil career Murphy served as Minister for Housing and Minister of State about 6 hours ago Updated: about 3 hours ago Former minister for housing Eoghan Murphy has resigned his Dáil seat in Dublin Bay South. Mr Murphy, who also previously served as Minister of State for Financial Services, served the constituency for a decade following election to the Dáil in 2011. Prior to that, he was a Dublin city cou...

He said: “It is a measure of just how far we still have to travel on the journey to reconciliation that there remain those in our midst whose ignorance of history and complete lack of tolerance and respect motivates them to engage in acts of vandalism and to desecrate a memorial to all who died in events that occurred over 100 years ago.” Praised the trustees Mr Donaldson praised the trustees of the cemetery for “the sensitive, inclusive and visionary way in which they have soug...

Law which banned naming of murdered children and their killers set to be lifted Justice Minister Helen McEntee said she was so glad that the Children’s (Amendment) Bill has now passed all stages in the Dáil and Seanad Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee (Image: Gareth Chaney/Collins) Get the latest news from across Ireland straight to your inbox every single dayInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to se...

Unionism not emotionally ready for conversation about united Ireland What is unionism without the union? The question has us spooked about 15 hours ago Listen now 5:18 Former Ireland international rugby player Andrew Trimble: many unionists fear his articulate sentiments about a fused British, Irish and Northern Irish identity are the true threat to the union. Photograph: Donall Farmer/Inpho Your Web Browser may be out of date. If you are using Internet Explorer 9, 10 or 11 our Audio player w...

What is unionism without the union? The question has us spooked Unionism is not emotionally ready for the conversation about a united Ireland about 2 hours ago Listen now 5:18 Former Ireland international rugby player Andrew Trimble: many unionists fear his articulate sentiments about a fused British, Irish and Northern Irish identity are the true threat to the union. Photograph: Donall Farmer/Inpho Your Web Browser may be out of date. If you are using Internet Explorer 9, 10 or 11 our Audio ...

I feel compelled to respond to Ian O’Doherty’s column of last Saturday week, ‘A united Ireland is a fever dream that will simply end in carnage’. The most obvious takeaway was that O’Doherty is in no great rush for reunification – an opinion to which he is duly entitled. He is not, however, entitled to measure the Irishness of his fellow citizens. While depicting a dated snapshot of the differences between the north and the south, O’Doherty informed us that he quite likes Northern...

Updated: 6 Apr 2021, 7:20 OUR TDs and Senators believe a United Ireland is affordable — but many reckon the public will need to take a financial hit to achieve it, an Irish Sun survey has shown. Tax hikes, massive ongoing financial contributions from the UK and EU and support from the US are all seen as ways to fund unification. 4 4 4 4 Sinn Feins Pearse DohertyCredit: PA Yesterday we revealed that each of the 63 Oireachtas members who responded to a poll by the Irish Sun wants a United Irela...

Original Cabinet of the 33rd Dail meet for the first time in Dublin Castle (Image: Julien Behal/PA Wire) Never miss an update on schools, pubs and coronavirus cases with our free newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your dat...

Senior staff at the centre of the Davy probe will not face criminal sanctions after the Central Bank said that no criminal law was broken.