Sinn Fein MEP says Brexit has renewed appetite for united Ireland
A North West Sinn Fein MEP says there is a renewed appetite for a united Ireland following the Brexit vote. Sinn Fein has launched their discussion document calling for a united Ireland yesterday. North West MEP Matt Carthy says Brexit has changed everything. He says that uniting the north and…
MEP calls for Brexit negotiations to include impact on Ireland
The impact on Ireland of Britain’s departure from the EU must be reflected in future Brexit negotiations. That was the plea made in the European Parliament recently by Fine Gael MEP Deirdre Clune. She told her fellow MEPs that the Irish economy was already suffering as a result of the…
McConologue: Minister for Brexit needed
An overall response and a Minister with sole responsibility is needed to tackle the fallout from Brexit. That’s according to the Fianna Fail Agriculture Spokesperson Charlie McConologue who chaired a debate on Agriculture at a special Brexit conference organised by the party in Dundalk over the weekend. Speakers from all…
Border group to take part in today’s ‘All-island’ forum on Brexit
The Taoiseach Enda Kenny has invited the Border Communities against Brexit to take part in today’s All-island forum on the impact of Brexit here. The group is one of a number of groups taking part in the day-long forum taking place in Dublin. Border Communities Against Brexit is a group…
Taoiseach’s wife critical of media at home and abroad in Sligo speech
The wife of Taoiseach Enda Kenny says that ‘great citizens make great countries’ and not politicians. Speaking at the Women and Agriculture conference in Sligo yesterday, Fionnoula O’Kelly said that nevertheless it’s her belief in politics as the only means to change things that has led them to stay in…
“Brexit vote could have major implications for North West” says McConalogue
There’s just a day to go until Britain takes to the polls in the EU in out referendum. Both camps are on the trail again today in a last minute effort to swing voters. In the North West there are some fears of a return to border controls and the…
Brexit will not stop trade with the North says Leitrim IFA Chairman
The head of the IFA in Leitrim says that trade with the North will not stop regardless of the outcome of this week’s referendum in the UK. The Chairperson of the IFA in Leitrim James Gallagher says there is not as much fear on the ground among farmers of the…