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Paid domestic violence leave should be based on an ‘honour system’

Paid domestic violence leave should be based on an “honour” system, rather than forcing victims to prove they are entitled to leave through a doctor’s sick note, an Oireachtas committee has been told. Dr Laura Bambrick, head of Social Policy and ...

22 Sept 2022 at 14:14

National News

UK Cabinet minister meets with top Democrat amid Northern Ireland tensions

The UK International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan met top Democrat Richard Neal amid tensions over the post-Brexit deal with Northern Ireland. The head of the powerful ways and means committee in the US House of Representatives also ...

21 May 2022 at 18:34

National News

Taoiseach hears DUP not interested in 'tinkering around the edges' approach to NI Protocol

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said he has told the Taoiseach Micheál Martin that he is not interested in a “sticking plaster” approach to solving problems with the Northern Ireland Protocol. The Taoiseach is in Belfast meeting with ...

20 May 2022 at 15:59

National News

US politician threatens to block UK trade deal over Northern Ireland Protocol plans

The US Congress will not support a free trade agreement with the UK if the Government persists with “deeply concerning” plans to “unilaterally discard” the Northern Ireland Protocol, House speaker Nancy Pelosi has said. In a ...

20 May 2022 at 11:19

Liz Truss to meet with top US Democrat as Northern Ireland Protocol row heats up

National News

Liz Truss to meet with top Democrat as Northern Ireland Protocol row heats up

The UK Foreign Secretary is set to meet with a top Democrat on Saturday as tensions mount over the UK’s controversial plans to overwrite parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol. Liz Truss and International Trade Secretary ...

21 May 2022 at 10:28

National News

Truss and US politicians discuss ‘cast-iron commitment’ to Good Friday Agreement

The Foreign Secretary said she discussed the UK’s “cast-iron commitment” to the Good Friday Agreement during a meeting with US politicians. Liz Truss said it was “great” welcoming a bipartisan US congressional ...

22 May 2022 at 11:23

National News

Taoiseach urges union members to accept ‘fair’ public sector pay deal

The Taoiseach has urged union members to accept what he insisted was a “fair” agreement on public sector pay increases. Micheal Martin welcomed the 6.5% rise that was tabled by the Workplace Relations ...

30 Aug 2022 at 16:41

National News

Ex-safety boss: Twitter not adhering to app store rules would be ‘catastrophic’

Failure to adhere to Apple and Google’s app store guidelines would be “catastrophic” for Twitter, the firm’s former trust and safety chief has said. The company’s new owner Elon Musk has claimed he ...

19 Nov 2022 at 05:22

National News

Tax incentive proposals for remote workers 'lacks ambition' - union official

Proposed increased tax incentives towards the cost of utilities for people working from home have been labelled as "lacking ambition" by a union official. Laura Bambrick, head of social policy and ...

06 Oct 2021 at 16:12

National News

Top of the crops! Ireland all set to host World Potato Congress later this month

Ireland may have a long association with the potato but it will only have the honour of hosting the World Potato Congress for the first time later this month. The Irish Potato Federation (IPF) ...

16 May 2022 at 16:21

National News

Other people’s body odour can help treat social anxiety, study finds

Odours from other people’s sweat may be able to help treat social anxiety, new research suggests. The study found that social anxiety was reduced when people underwent mindfulness therapy ...

26 Mar 2023 at 18:38

National News

AI developing faster than laws aiming to regulate it, academic warns

Artificial intelligence (AI) is developing at a faster pace than laws can be drafted in response, an academic has warned. Although the technology has been around in some form for some ...

21 Jun 2023 at 12:19

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