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# simon-coveney - Tuesday 19 November, 2019
Coveney condemns 'illegal' Israeli settlements in wake of US policy u-turn
This comes after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington no longer considers them to be illegal.
# simon-coveney - Wednesday 13 November, 2019
Tánaste in Edinburgh today to help build ties with Scotland post-Brexit
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney will meet with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon during the visit.
# simon-coveney - Tuesday 12 November, 2019
Tánaiste: 'Irish military sent to Turkey in supportive role, not to extract Lisa Smith'
It was revealed yesterday that Smith is due to be repatriated to Ireland.
# simon-coveney - Monday 4 November, 2019
Tánaiste hopeful for breakthrough in Lisa Smith case 'within a few weeks'
Simon Coveney has said his primary concern is for Smith’s two-year-old daughter.
# simon-coveney - Thursday 17 October, 2019
Coveney: 'No five-year-old child should be eating their dinner from cardboard on the street'
A photo posted on online in recent days shows a boy eating his dinner from a piece of cardboard on the street.
# simon-coveney - Monday 14 October, 2019
EU agrees to suspend exporting arms to Turkey amid 'unacceptable' offensive against Kurds
Tánaiste Simon Coveney said the unanimous move is in response to Turkey’s “unacceptable unilateral military action in northeast Syria”.
# simon-coveney - Friday 11 October, 2019
New team established to process major increase in citizenship requests from foreign-born citizens
The number of foreign-born citizens seeking an Irish citizenship has more than trebled in three years.
# simon-coveney - Thursday 10 October, 2019
'I wasn't aware of it': Tánaiste denies knowing protection money was being paid to criminals on construction sites
The High Court heard that criminals extorted money from companies, including one building houses for Dublin City Council.
# simon-coveney - Wednesday 9 October, 2019
'Deeply troubled': Tánaiste urges Turkey to refrain from assault on Syrian Kurdish forces
The US has been accused of abandoning Kurdish troops as Russia warns that the ‘whole region could be ignited’.
# simon-coveney - Tuesday 8 October, 2019
Leo Varadkar and Boris Johnson spoke by phone this evening and hope to meet this week
Tusk made his comments on Twitter.
# simon-coveney - Saturday 5 October, 2019
We have some sort of UK proposals for the Irish border - so now what?
In short: your guess is as good as ours.
# simon-coveney - Friday 4 October, 2019
Coveney says he doesn't want a quarrel with the DUP, but says the minority can't have a veto
Simon Coveney has said the UK’s Brexit proposals contain ‘significant problems’.
# simon-coveney - Monday 30 September, 2019
DUP would consider 'time-limited backstop' amid last-ditch attempt to get Brexit deal
Arlene Foster has insisted there remains a chance of reaching a deal before 31 October.
# simon-coveney - Friday 27 September, 2019
Coveney warns that 'time is running out' after Brexit meeting with Barnier
The meeting took place against the backdrop of a chaotic week in UK politics.
# simon-coveney - Friday 20 September, 2019
Brexit talks progressing with 'momentum', Barclay says following meeting with Barnier
Barclay and Barnier discussed three papers submitted by London with ideas on replacing the so-called ‘backstop’.
# simon-coveney - Thursday 19 September, 2019
'A barbaric and cowardly act': Flanagan condemns 'utterly disgraceful' Kevin Lunney attack
Gardaí and PSNI are investigating after Kevin Lunney was abducted near his home in Derrylin in Fermanagh.
# simon-coveney - Tuesday 17 September, 2019
Coveney on Brexit deadlock: 'We simply haven’t seen any written proposals from the UK to date'
It’s being reported this evening that the UK side are refusing to submit a written document in the ongoing talks.
# simon-coveney - Thursday 12 September, 2019
'Time to level with people': Coveney says customs checks after no-deal will be temporary and away from the border
He said a timeline for how long the checks would be operational will have to be agreed.
# simon-coveney - Saturday 7 September, 2019
# simon-coveney - Friday 6 September, 2019
'Trust the public with hard facts': Micheál Martin calls on government to publish no-deal Brexit plans
He said the government should also make it clear how much new arrangements after Brexit are likely to cost.
# simon-coveney - Wednesday 28 August, 2019
Coveney: 'British government seems to be simply wiping the slate clean on the Irish issue'
The queen has approved the suspension of the parliament.
# simon-coveney - Monday 26 August, 2019
Brexit: UK must pay its divorce bill even in event of no-deal, EU warns
It comes after Boris Johnson insisted the UK would be free from its obligations in a no-deal scenario.
# simon-coveney - Thursday 22 August, 2019
Simon Coveney: The backstop is overwhelmingly supported. This gets little recognition in the UK Brexit debate
A hard Brexit, if the UK chooses one, will be ugly and difficult, says the Tánaiste.
# simon-coveney - Wednesday 21 August, 2019
Boris Johnson tells Angela Merkel: 'We do need the Brexit backstop removed'
Johnson will seek to convince the German Chancellor to renegotiate elements of the Brexit deal.
Coveney says Ireland won't get 'dragged out of single market' amid suggestions of 'side deal' with UK
The Tánaise said Ireland will not be dealing with the UK on a one-to-one basis on border issues.
# simon-coveney - Tuesday 20 August, 2019
Simon Coveney conveys 'disappointment' with Boris Johnson's four-page letter on Brexit
Donald Tusk has re-iterated the EU’s commitment to the backstop.
# simon-coveney - Thursday 1 August, 2019
'I think we should be afraid of no-deal Brexit', Varadkar warns
The Taoiseach was speaking to reporters in Kilkenny this afternoon.
# simon-coveney - Saturday 27 July, 2019
DUP's Sammy Wilson accuses Irish govt of being 'hysterical' and 'self-centred' over Brexit
Wilson was criticising comments made by Tánaiste Simon Coveney in Stormont yesterday.
Boris Johnson says Brexit is a 'massive economic opportunity'
He added it had been treated under his predecessor Theresa May as “an impending adverse weather event”.
# simon-coveney - Friday 26 July, 2019
Boris Johnson's Brexit comments 'unhelpful', Coveney says
The Tánaiste was meeting with new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Julian Smith today.
# simon-coveney - Sunday 21 July, 2019
Coveney says no-deal Brexit will be 'a disaster for us all'
The Tánaiste says he and others have worked for three years to avoid such a scenario.
# simon-coveney - Thursday 11 July, 2019
Psychiatric nurses begin overtime ban as Dáil hears they've been propping up services by working extra hours
As of 7am this morning, psychiatric nurses have not been carrying out work beyond their contracted hours.
# simon-coveney - Tuesday 9 July, 2019
Ireland must prepare for 'ugly truths' of no-deal Brexit, warns Coveney
The cabinet will today consider the latest plans to prepare Ireland for the possible consequences of Brexit.
# simon-coveney - Monday 8 July, 2019
Tánaiste warns risk of disorderly Brexit is 'significant'
A detailed update on the government’s contingency planning will be brought before Cabinet tomorrow.
# simon-coveney - Thursday 20 June, 2019
Tánaiste says stricter online safety rules are needed: 'The days of self-regulation are over'
Calls for an online safety Oireachtas committee were heard in the Dáil today.
# simon-coveney - Saturday 15 June, 2019
Boris Johnson may prove a headache for Ireland, but a no-deal Brexit is the real nightmare
Past visits by Johnson to Ireland don’t exactly inspire confidence.
# simon-coveney - Saturday 8 June, 2019
Head of Scottish fishing group says Ireland would be 'unwise' to pick fight over Rockall
The Irish government said yesterday it rejected Scotland’s warnings of “enforcement action” against Irish fishing vessels.
# simon-coveney - Friday 7 June, 2019
Irish govt rejects Scottish threat of 'enforcement action' against Irish fishing vessels near Rockall
The jurisdiction over the 12 mile area around Rockall have long been disputed.
# simon-coveney - Wednesday 5 June, 2019
Coveney missing Trump visit as he has 'real work to do' in Belfast
The Tánaiste agreed that Trump’s views on climate change were “regressive”.
# simon-coveney - Sunday 26 May, 2019
Taoiseach says general election 'not a prospect in the next couple of days or weeks'
Leo Varadkar said he has no plans call into Aras an Uachtarain in the next couple of days.
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Poll: Will you be giving to charity this Christmas?
PRESIDENT MICHAEL D Higgins yesterday lit the Áras Christmas tree and said his thoughts are with those in society who are homeless, marginalised and vulnerable.
Addressing an assembled crowd at the Áras, President Higgins said: “We will remember our new Irish community as they recreate precious family traditions here in their new homeland; we will think of those in our society who are homeless, marginalised or vulnerable; of all those who are sick or lonely or feeling sad or worried.
As Christmas draws nearer, charity fundraisers are now taking to the streets to raise much-needed funds for a variety of causes. Christmas is traditionally a time for giving after all.
So, today we want to know: Will you be giving to charity this Christmas?
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I don't know (313)
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Column: The results of the UK general election could hugely impact the Irish border - and not for the first time
By Cormac Moore
A December election does not come around often, writes Cormac Moore.
Saoirse McHugh: Carbon tax is a red herring, the real climate culprit is the global tax system
By Saoirse McHugh
It’s time for governments to fix the global tax system, for the sake of the planet.
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