Ireland

Irish pilot union agrees to Ryanair talks

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The union representing Ireland-based Ryanair pilots said on Sunday it had agreed to talk with the no-frills airline but warned that the meeting could be too late to avert a strike set for Wednesday. The Irish airline on Friday offered to recognise unions for the first time after pilots in Ireland, Britain, Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal threatened walkouts, throwingRead more

Ireland-based Ryanair pilots to strike on December 20

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Ryanair pilots based in Ireland will strike on December 20, Irish union Impact said Tuesday, in protest over conditions at the no-frills airline beset by a wave of flight cancellations. Directly-employed pilots belonging to the union voted in favour of industrial action by 94 percent to six percent in ballots over the last week. source: AFPRead more

Ireland-based Ryanair pilots to strike on December 20

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Brexit deal guarantees 'no hard border' in Ireland: May

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A deal on Brexit divorce terms guarantees there will be "no hard border" between EU member Ireland and British-ruled Northern Ireland, Prime Minister Theresa May said Friday. "In Northern Ireland we will guarantee there will be no hard border," May told a press conference with European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker after the two sides reached agreement during talks in Brussels.Read more

Dublin holds key to Brexit talks breakthrough

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The European Union will not accept Britain's Brexit offer if Ireland is not satisfied with proposals for future border arrangements, EU President Donald Tusk said in Dublin on Friday. Tusk spoke after meeting Ireland Prime Minister Leo Varadkar ahead of a Monday deadline by which the EU wants to hear British proposals on sticking points if Brexit talks are toRead more

Irish deputy PM resigns in bid to avoid early elections: public TV

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Irish Deputy Prime Minister Frances Fitzgerald is resigning in a bid to ease a political crisis that was threatening to bring down the government, Ireland's public broadcaster RTE reported on Tuesday. The crisis erupted last week and could have led to snap elections before Christmas, at a critical time for Ireland ahead of an EU summit where the future ofRead more

N. Ireland Brexit solution 'cannot create new border'

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Britain's chief Brexit negotiator David Davis insisted Friday that any deal with the European Union cannot create a new border inside the United Kingdom. "This cannot amount to creating a new border inside the United Kingdom," Davis told reporters after the end of the sixth round of talks with his EU counterpart Michel Barnier, in which the fate of theRead more

Three killed, 360,000 without power

Dublin - Muslimchronicle

Ireland was hit by what officials called an "unprecedented storm" on Monday that left three people dead, more than 300,000 customers without power and shut down schools as well as government offices. A police spokesman said one woman in her 50s was killed outside the village of Aglish, near the south coast, when a tree fell on her car. ARead more

Ireland closes schools as major storm approaches

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Schools were closed Monday as Ireland braced for an “unprecedented storm,” with authorities warning that violent winds, rain and storm surges could pose a risk to life. Ophelia, the largest hurricane ever recorded so far east in the Atlantic Ocean, was downgraded to a storm before it hit the Irish coast but the Met Eireann national weather service warned peopleRead more

Ireland closes schools as rare hurricane approaches

Dublin - Muslimchronicle

Ireland has ordered all schools to close Monday as the country braces for an "unprecedented storm" with the arrival of Ophelia, the largest hurricane ever recorded so far east in the Atlantic Ocean. "In response to the imminent Storm Ophelia, the Department of Education and Skills is now publicly informing all schools, colleges and other education institutions that they areRead more