Source link Dublin has described the attacks in Gaza as a “blatant” violation of international humanitarian law Ireland will intervene on behalf of South Africa in its case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over allegations of war crimes in Gaza, Foreign Minister Micheal Martin announced on Wednesday. The decision was made […]
Source link The voters rejected the proposal to expand the definition of families and the role of women Irish voters have overwhelmingly rejected the proposal to revise the definition of families in the country’s conservative constitution and remove the mention of women’s “duties in the home.” Both the government and opposition parties have argued that […]
Source link Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill has hailed a “new dawn” in Northern Irish politics after becoming the province’s first-ever nationalist first minister on Saturday, in an historic move that could increase the prospect of a united Ireland. O’Neill had served as first minister-designate since May 2022, when the pro-united Ireland group emerged […]
Source link Dublin is taking action over a law that potentially grants immunity for crimes committed during ‘The Troubles’ in Northern Ireland The Irish government is taking legal action against the UK over a controversial law that halts new investigations into crimes committed during the decades-long conflict in Northern Ireland and potentially grants immunity to […]
Source link Thursday’s chaotic scenes in Dublin – hours after a man was arrested for a knife attack on several young children – were a national disgrace, Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar has said. Police have so far arrested 34 people after what the authorities described as a “riotous mob” attacked police, set fire to […]