London might be close – but moving there can pose serious cultural and practical challenges to unprepared Irish migrants, the London Irish Centre has warned.
The Committee on Standards and Privileges said the illegitimate expenses claims by MacShane were worth £12,900 (€16,070) but that he had since repaid the amount in full.
We’ve always decried interference into our affairs on this island – it would serve us well to afford the same approach to the 2014 referendum in Scotland.
Vince Cable made the comments at the Cheltenham Literary Festival, where he said that there isn’t a guarantee extreme nationalism and conflict won’t return to Europe.
Doctors were forced to perform an emergency operation on a woman who was served a drink containing potentially lethal liquid nitrogen while celebrating her 18th birthday.
Conservative minister Andrew Mitchell is reported to have sworn at and called police officers ‘plebs’ earlier this week outside Downing Street and is now facing calls to resign.
The Department of Health has said it will bring forward legislative proposals later this year or early next year to allow cannabis-based medicinal products to be prescribed here.
Jeremy Hunt was the surprised appointment to the Ministry of Health as David Cameron conducted his first reshuffle since taking office over two years ago
Meanwhile, a harrowing first-hand report from Amnesty International workers documents a sharp increase in extrajudicial and summary executions of civilians in Aleppo.
David Exley, whose brother and son took their own lives, is travelling between 201 Samaritans branches in the UK and Ireland to highlight the charity’s services.
FRANCE HAS BECOME the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage after President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law today following months of bitter political debate.
In Ireland last month, 79 per cent of delegates at the Constitutional Convention voted in favour of same-sex marriage but the Government will hold off on a referendum until next year despite the overwhelming support.
It comes two years after the legalisation of Civil Partnership.
Is another year too long for a referendum on gay marriage? Or, are you opposed to the idea entirely?
So today, we want to know what do you think. Would you welcome the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Ireland today, similar to France?
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Calls for Tory minister’s resignation after allegedly calling police ‘plebs’
Conservative minister Andrew Mitchell is reported to have sworn at and called police officers ‘plebs’ earlier this week outside Downing Street and is now facing calls to resign.
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