The Policing Authority has “totally condemned” the escalation of protests from lawful demonstrations to “violence and intimidation” of vulnerable people, communities and gardaí. The authority is set to discuss the worsening situation with Garda Commissioner Drew Harris and his senior team at a scheduled private meeting next week. The IrishContinue Reading
T wo contracts to service the Royal Navy’s domestic and international offshore patrol vessel fleets will cost £320 million, the Ministry of Defence has announced. An eight-year contract worth about £250 million has been awarded to UK Docks Marine Services, based in the north east of England, to support aContinue Reading
Four members of an extended family were “treated like dogs” and grew up in an environment where they were sexually abused by a number of their male relatives, an abuse trial jury has been told. A 66-year-old man and his three sons, aged 38, 40 and 41, are on trialContinue Reading
North East Fife MP Wendy Chamberlain’s Carer’s Leave Bill will become law after it passed its final stage in the House of Lords on Friday. It will take effect next year once it is given royal assent. An estimated 2.4 million carers across the UK will have a statutory rightContinue Reading
M igration could increase in the “short term” under a Labour government, the party’s chairwoman has suggested, but would ultimately be reduced by addressing the domestic skills shortage. Anneliese Dodds indicated Labour would focus less on a target-based approach to the number of people entering the country, and more onContinue Reading
Boston Scientific has announced it is to create over 400 new jobs over the coming years as part of an €80 million investment in its site in Clonmel, Co Tipperary. The investment will increase office and manufacturing space, while also transitioning the site to use over 90 per cent ofContinue Reading
T he UK’s semiconductor industry will receive £1 billion in investment over the next decade as ministers look to ensure the country is not reliant on China for technology advancements. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the funding, forming part of the national semiconductor strategy, would help “build our competitive edgeContinue Reading
M Ps have renewed calls for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to move rape cases out of the court martial system as whistleblower evidence revealed ongoing sexual abuse within the armed services. One servicewoman reported a rape on a base but was told her attacker would remain with his eliteContinue Reading
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said a “number of actions” are being taken to combat far-right groups travelling around the country, following recent protests around refugee accommodation. In Dublin, makeshift camps for homeless migrants were targeted in two protests last Friday and Saturday. Tents used by some of the migrants wereContinue Reading
T here is no doubt Russia has “the intent and the ability” to target the West’s underwater energy and communication lines, Ben Wallace said as he launched a security partnership with Norway. At a press conference alongside his Norwegian counterpart at the Northwood military base on Thursday, the Defence SecretaryContinue Reading
