Ireland
Saturday Morning Briefing
Good morning, From Malta to Kazakistan via Italy, to the UK and Brussels, from Libya to Singapore and our obvious stop in…
May urges EU to evolve position on Irish border
FT: Theresa May on Friday urged the EU to “evolve” its position in the Brexit talks to resolve the vexed question of…
Brexit talks must intensify over summer
RTE: Brexit talks must intensify over the summer, particularly on the issue of the Irish border, or Britain risks being unable to…
Geoffrey O’BYRNE WHITE – Appreciation
Just as an altitude indicator becomes crucial for anyone piloting an aircraft in poor visible conditions, Geoff was that source of comfort…
Exit Polls – Overwhelming majority vote to change Ireland’s abortion law
British media outlets report that "exit polls on Ireland's abortion referendum show more than two thirds of voters want to change the…
Ireland votes in abortion referendum
IRISH voters are preparing to go to the polls in a tense referendum that could legalise abortion, as the opposing sides use…
Morning Briefing – Sunday 20th May 2018
Good morning, Here is our morning briefing. An update of the salient events of the last hours. Speculation about an empty seat…
Anti-abortion activism in Italy take new lease of life following Irish referendum debate
As the 40th anniversary of Italy’s legalisation of abortion approaches, activists and far-right politicians have seized on Italy’s low birth rate and…
Turkey and Israel expel respective ambassadors; Belgium and Ireland summon Israeli ambassadors over Gaza violence
The Haertz reports that "Israel expelled the Turkish consul in Jerusalem hours after the Israeli ambassador to Turkey was expelled on Tuesday.…
Foreign groups banned from buying Facebook ads in Irish referendum on abortion
Facebook is banning foreign groups from buying advertisements related to Ireland's abortion referendum, the company announced Tuesday. The May 25 referendum will…