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Festival director overjoyed by return of Electric Picnic

The director of Electric Picnic, the largest music festival in Ireland, has said he is overjoyed to see the event return. The festival will attract around 70,000 fans to the 600-acre site in Stradbally, Co Laois, this weekend. The event is returning ...

30 Aug 2022 at 19:11

National News

'A bit of stability' - Electric Picnic promoter reveals plans for 2023 festival

With Electric Picnic still underway in sunshine between the showers, the 2023 event is already being arranged, the promoter has revealed. Speaking on Sunday (September 4) at the festival, Melvin Benn described the return of the festival in Laois as ...

04 Sept 2022 at 18:55

Northern Ireland

Government remains ‘committed’ to Troubles Legacy Act despite judge’s ruling

The Government has said it remains committed to its controversial Northern Ireland Troubles Legacy Act despite a High Court judge ruling that one of its key elements is unlawful. Delivering a judgment at Belfast High Court, Mr Justice Adrian ...

28 Feb 2024 at 22:29

National News

Northern Ireland Secretary Benn to meet Irish deputy premier Martin

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn will meet Irish deputy premier Micheal Martin at Hillsborough Castle on Thursday. Mr Benn became Secretary of State following the Labour landslide in the UK General Election. Mr Martin, who is the ...

10 Jul 2024 at 18:11

National News

Irish deputy premier ‘positive and optimistic’ about future relations with UK

Ireland’s deputy premier has said he is positive and optimistic about future relations with the UK. Micheal Martin also suggested there could be a “friendly settlement” to the interstate case which Ireland took against the UK over the ...

11 Jul 2024 at 22:07

Northern Ireland

Benn pledges to forge new relationship after meeting O’Neill and Little-Pengelly

New Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn has said his priority is to establish a new relationship between the UK Government and Stormont’s powersharing Executive. Mr Benn was speaking after hosting a meeting with Northern Ireland’s ...

06 Jul 2024 at 19:57

Northern Ireland

Casement Park will be built one way or another, Benn insists

Casement Park in Belfast will be built “one way or another”, new Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn has pledged. However, Mr Benn said it was not clear if the long-delayed redevelopment of the GAA stadium could be completed in ...

07 Jul 2024 at 16:00

Starmer meets O’Neill and Little-Pengelly in first Northern Ireland trip as PM

National News

Starmer to meet O’Neill and Little-Pengelly in first NI trip as PM

Sir Keir Starmer has met Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly as he continues his tour of the UK. The Prime Minister is visiting Belfast following his trip to Scotland on ...

08 Jul 2024 at 10:44

Next Irish government should begin planning for unity, says Eastwood

Northern Ireland

Next Irish government should begin planning for unity – Eastwood

The next Irish government should include planning for constitutional change across the island among its commitments, a former SDLP leader has said. Colum Eastwood said his party’s New Ireland Commission – set up to facilitate ...

15 Dec 2024 at 11:42

National News

Government ‘not in position to say it would make contribution to Casement Park’

The UK Government is not currently in a position to commit to making a financial contribution to redeveloping Casement Park in Belfast, Hilary Benn has told MPs. The Northern Ireland Secretary said he had not seen any ...

19 Nov 2024 at 18:06

National News

Government ‘cannot commit’ to Casement funding without more details on costs

The UK Government cannot confirm whether it will provide funding to redevelop Casement Park until it knows the costs and sees revised proposals for the stadium, Hilary Benn has said. The Northern Ireland Secretary ...

31 Oct 2024 at 18:20

Northern Ireland

Tributes paid to Colum Eastwood for work to restore Stormont institutions

Outgoing SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has been praised for his years of work to restore the Stormont powersharing institutions by Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill. Irish premier Simon Harris, DUP ...

29 Aug 2024 at 13:29

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