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Cross-border trade continues to soar in both directions, new figures show

Cross-border trade continues to soar in both directions over the past 12 months, new figures show. According to the Central Statistics Office (CSO), imports from Northern Ireland for January to June 2022 increased by 413 million euro to 2.3 billion ...

15 Aug 2022 at 13:17

National News

Shadow NI secretary ‘would call border poll if circumstances right’

The shadow Northern Ireland secretary has said he would call a border poll if the circumstances were right. Labour MP Peter Kyle said he “would not be a barrier if the circumstances emerge”. The Northern Ireland Secretary has the power to call a ...

25 Sept 2022 at 12:20

Northern Ireland

Irish senators to gather views from all traditions on island of Ireland’s future

Ireland’s upper house of parliament is asking for people from all traditions to submit their views and ideas about the island’s constitutional future. Although all submissions are welcomed by the committee, the views of young people from all ...

25 Jul 2022 at 13:54

National News

Brexit didn't hit Ireland as hard as feared, Oireachtas committee hears

Brexit did not hit the Republic of Ireland as hard as feared, an Oireachtas committee has heard today (Wednesday March 9). However, uncertainty over post-Brexit arrangements in Northern Ireland is "dampening" investment. That's according to ...

09 Mar 2022 at 13:00

National News

Irish Government urges UK to think again over NI border pass proposal

The Irish Government has appealed for “special treatment” for the island, citing serious concerns about a planned UK requirement for foreigners to have an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) pass when crossing the border. On Tuesday, MPs ...

23 Mar 2022 at 17:35

National News

Cross-border train service every hour ‘could be in place by end of next year’

A cross-border hourly train service linking Belfast and Dublin could be in place by the end of next year, the head of Irish Rail has said. Jim Meade, chief executive of Irish Rail, said extra train fleet coming in this year could see a ...

17 Feb 2022 at 13:42

National News

Border poll on United Ireland top of Sinn Féin agenda post-election, DUP claims

Sinn Féin is planning a border poll if it emerges on top following the Stormont election, the DUP has claimed. Polls have suggested that Sinn Féin is set to overtake the DUP to become the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly....

08 Apr 2022 at 17:52

National News

Irish national broadcaster certified as global source of trusted journalism

RTÉ News has received certification marking it as a global source of trusted journalism. Developed by Reporters Without Borders, the Journalism Trust Initiative (JTI) aims to promote trustworthy journalism and news sources to help in ...

07 Apr 2022 at 11:57

Northern Ireland

Debris of protocol must be cleared for Stormont to return – DUP leader

The debris of the Northern Ireland Protocol must be “cleared away” if Stormont powersharing institutions are to return, DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has insisted. Sir Jeffrey was speaking ahead of a meeting with Irish Taoiseach ...

17 Oct 2022 at 12:09

National News

EU’s Sefcovic ‘demonstrating flexibility’ in Northern Ireland Protocol dispute

Ireland’s premier has said the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator has demonstrated his “desire to be solution-driven” when it comes to the Northern Ireland Protocol. Taoiseach Micheal Martin made his remarks on Monday in response to ...

12 Sept 2022 at 15:35

National News

US borders are open to international visitors from today

US borders are open to international visitors, starting from today, November 8, 2021. The United States imposed a travel ban on non-US citizens entering the country in March 2020 by former President Donald Trump, which has ...

08 Nov 2021 at 12:00

World

Eight dead as vehicle strikes bus queue outside migrant shelter

The death toll from a vehicle hitting a crowd of people waiting for a bus outside a migrant shelter in Texas has risen to eight, police said. Brownsville police investigator Martin Sandoval confirmed the eighth death, but ...

08 May 2023 at 10:58

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