Minister for Integration and Youth Roderic O’Gorman has said he has Cabinet support to meet the accommodation demands of international protection applicants, but added the “Government collectively needs to do more”. Speaking to reporters in Dublin, Mr O’Gorman said his department hopes to make an additional 350 beds available forContinue Reading
L iz Truss is to warn that there cannot be “meaningful deterrence without hard power”, during a high-profile visit to Taiwan next week. The former prime minister, who was widely expected to move the UK Government on to a more hawkish footing when it came to dealings with China, isContinue Reading
Public order gardaí have responded to an anti-migrant protest outside the International Protection Office in Dublin – a day after a migrant camp was dismantled and set alight. On Saturday, protesters marched from the Customs House, where there was a rally against hate speech legislation currently before the Oireachtas. TheContinue Reading
US president Joe Biden has claimed he visited Ireland to ensure the “Brits didn’t screw around”. He made the comments at a Democratic Party event in New York on Wednesday. Mr Biden made a four-day trip to Ireland last month, visiting both the North and the Republic. Speaking to reporters,Continue Reading
S talkers and domestic abusers will be targeted by police after forces were handed a £39 million funding boost by the Home Office. The money will pay for 50 projects across England and Wales, including pilots aimed at preventing reoffending and better protecting victims, which will be rolled out overContinue Reading
A n attempt to stop Suella Braverman’s Illegal Migration Bill in its tracks has been heavily defeated in the House of Lords. Peers rejected by 179 votes to 76, a majority of 103, a so-called fatal motion to the Bill which aims to stop small boat Channel crossings. Liberal DemocratContinue Reading
T he Archbishop of Canterbury has gone head-to-head with the Government after condemning its plans to tackle the small boats crisis as “morally unacceptable and politically impractical”. But the intervention by the Most Rev Justin Welby sparked criticism of the church leader at Westminster, who was told neither “handwringing orContinue Reading
P enny Mordaunt has said she is grateful after praise was heaped on the Conservative Cabinet minister for her role in the King’s coronation. As Lord President of the Council, she was responsible for bearing The Sword of State and presenting The Jewelled Sword of Offering to the King –Continue Reading
Gardaí are reportedly assessing allegations in relation to the sale of land in Limerick that has been the centre of controversy. Junior Minister Niall Collins has been under fire regarding a meeting he attended in relation to the sale of council land. Gardaí told Examiner.ie that they are examining whetherContinue Reading
T he Archbishop of Canterbury has been told neither “handwringing or bell ringing” will solve the misery of the channel crossings after the church leader condemned Government plans to tackle the small boats crisis. The rebuke of the Most Rev Justin Welby at Westminster came as he lambasted the IllegalContinue Reading
