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Catholics in Northern Ireland are more likely to be unemployed or living in overcrowded conditions with worse health than Protestants

Census shows more Catholics than Protestants unemployed in Northern Ireland

The latest census figures from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Branch show that Catholics in Northern Ireland are more likely to be unemployed or living in overcrowded conditions with worse health than Protestants. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 17

Mobile phone providers across the border in the Republic could be asked to turn off cell phone signals during the G8 summit

Irish cellphone providers to cut signals as security ramped up for Fermanagh G8 Summit

Security measures to protect the eight world leaders scheduled to attend the G8 summit in Northern Ireland next month may prove to be a massive headache for the locals. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 1

Enda Kenny rejects Dublin Archbishop's claims that new abortion law gives less rights to unborn - VIDEO

Irish leader Enda Kenny has rejected claims made by the Archbishop of Dublin that the proposed new abortion bill for Ireland will give less rights to an unborn child especially in cases where terminations are allowed because of su ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 19

Irish PM Enda Kenny pays tribute to our own ‘green man’ as Chris Hadfield returns from Space

Taoiseach Enda Kenny recently praised astronaut Chris Hadfield for his pictures of Ireland taken from Space. ...

by AMANDA DRISCOLL 3

Chilling testimony before congressional hearing on Pat Finucane death - New hearings told how informer was murdered before he could give evidence

Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane who was shot dead by Loyalists.Niall O'Dowd in Washington ... ...

by Niall O'Dowd 57

Rush Limbaugh believes Barack Obama is obsessed with him - VIDEO

Radio host Rush Limbaugh made an assertion during one of his recent radio shows that President Obama is “fixated” on Limbaugh. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 2

After 15 years, what are the challenges ahead for the Good Friday Agreement

It's the 15th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland, and a top-level public symposium has been announced for May 23 in New York City to reflect on the successes and challenges that lie ahead to secure lastin ...

by CAHIR O'DOHERTY 5

Boston's Cardinal Sean O'Malley condemns Taoiseach Enda Kenny's commencement address at Boston College

Cardinal O’Malley’s grave mistake in boycotting Enda Kenny’s Boston College speech

Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston has made a grave error condemning Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda Kenny on abortion and boycotting his commencement speech at Boston College next Monday. ...

by Irish Voice Editorial 36

Ireland's "brain drain" continues as Canadian visas are snapped up in record time

Young people worst affected by Ireland’s economic crash as emigration soars

Ireland’s recession is hitting the young hardest and fuelling the growth in emigration according to new research. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 36

Gerry Adams accuses British government of undermining Good Friday Agreement

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams TD has called on the British government to honor its commitments and for the Irish government to urgently re-engage in the peace process following a succession of decisions by the British government ...

by JANE WALSH 44

People and rescuers gather after an eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 24, 2013.

Time for Ireland to stop sending foreign aid money to Bangladesh and elsewhere

What a country this has become. A child in Cork falls out of window and is badly injured. ...

by ROBERT SULLIVAN 23

Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley’s (right) decision to boycott next Monday’s Boston College commencement because of Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda Kenny’s (left) invite has been highly criticized by mem

Boston media bigs slam Cardinal O’Malley over Irish leader boycott

Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley’s decision to boycott next Monday’s Boston College commencement because of Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda Kenny’s invite has been highly criticized by key members of the local media. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 45

Bus drivers call off strike but only for 48 hours as talks get underway with management

Ireland’s bus strike is off and normal service has resumed – but only for 48 hours as unions and management begin talks to resolve their issues. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 1

John Hennessey-Niland, Chargé d'Affaires at the US Embassy, Dublin; Eithne Scott Lennon, Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company; An Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore

Global Diaspora Forum opens in Ireland with major speakers attending

Ireland has an opportunity to become an example of best practice in diaspora engagement and policy. ...

by JANE WALSH 9

Belfast 'Peace Walls' that separate Protestant and Catholic communities to be torn down - VIDEO

Walls separating Protestant and Catholic communities in parts of Northern Ireland are to come down within the next 10 years, ministers pledged on Thursday. ...

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