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Thursday 24 September 2020
After weeks of strong rhetoric, and no deal at the end of it, many feel that the fallout has been damaging.
The word “Ireland” appears 132 times in the 77-page Brexit whitepaper.
Dermot Lacey responded to George Galloway, saying he doesn’t “take lectures from such wasters”.
The British ambassador to Ireland visited TheJournal.ie today to talk about the UK’s In/Out referendum.
The Tánaiste says that the ambitious project will help to improve Anglo-Irish relations.
Hint: Not enough to buy Gareth Bale.
The Tánaiste is to give a wide-ranging speech on British-Irish relations in Cambridge later today.
Strict new Covid-19 measures are now in effect in the capital – here’s what they mean for you.
A visa waiver programme, allowing visitors to both countries to travel freely between both islands, is among the recommendations of a major report published today.
One of the most controversial incidents of the Falklands War saw a change in the Irish government’s approach to the conflict and a considerable backlash from the British media and public.
Robert Haydon,who was the UK’s ambassador to Ireland in 1980, warned Margaret Thatcher that Haughey was a “wily” man and “no friend of ours” according to newly-released documents.
The full text of President McAleese’s remarks at this evening’s State Banquet being held in honour of Queen Elizabeth
The full text of Her Majesty’s remarks at this evening’s State Banquet being held in her honour at Dublin Castle.
Queen Elizabeth II made it to Croke Park in one of the most heavily symbolic days of her Irish trip, as noted by Twitter.
The conduct of those inside and outside the security cordons in Dublin today comes under scrutiny from Twitter.
The British Minister for Defence has issued a formal apology to the family of 12-year-old Majella O’Hare, who was shot twice in the back by a British paratrooper in 1976.
When Englishwoman Sarah Franklin came to live in Ireland, her friend told her: ‘The Irish feel a far greater sense of kinship to the English than the English ever do in reverse.’ She discovered it to be true.
IT’S BEEN A tough few months since the Covid-19 pandemic took hold of the nation.
Many people have been affected by job losses, isolation and a lack of social interaction, and the loss of loved ones.
Today, youth mental health charity Jigsaw said it saw a 50% increase in demand for its services in August this year compared to the same period last year.
There has also been an over 400% increase of traffic to its e-mental health platform over the last six months, a surge in demand for its schools supports and a month-on-month increase to calls to 1800 JIGSAW support line.
So, today we want to know: Has your mental health been affected since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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