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Official says NIO should have offered Rosemary Nelson protection ‘in hindsight’

Mrs Nelson was killed by a loyalist car bomb outside her home in Lurgan, Co Armagh in March 1999.

Evening Standard

Suggestion of political motivation in Shared Island funding rejected

Tanaiste Micheal Martin rejected the idea that funding from the Irish Government being spent in Northern Ireland is a ‘Trojan horse’.

The Independent UK

Two white-tailed eagles found poisoned were part of Irish Government scheme

One had been released on the River Shannon in August 2022 by then Taoiseach Micheál Martin

Irish Mirror

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Time for Irish Government to ‘put a marker down’ over UK’s legacy Bill – Amnesty

Amnesty International is calling for Ireland to take an inter-state legal challenge to Europe if the Bill is introduced.

The Independent UK

Irish Government failing to stop illegal turf cutting on 'protected' bogs - it's own data shows

"Our bogs are in dire condition and while some important restoration work is underway, not far from these sites the exact opposite is happening under the watchful eye of the State"

Irish Mirror

Michelle O'Neill warns British and Irish governments could step in to run NI

NIO reject idea, though, saying "we will not consider joint authority"

Belfast Live

Taoiseach says Ireland 'will roll out the red carpet' for visit of US President Joe Biden

Speaking in Wexford, Mr Varadkar said that there have been no official dates confirmed to the Irish Government

Irish Mirror

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US President Joe Biden planning to visit Ireland in April to celebrate Good Friday Agreement

Senior sources have confirmed that “high-level talks” are currently underway between the US State Department, the White House, the Irish Embassy and the Irish Government to facilitate the homecoming of America’s most Irish President since John F Kennedy

Dublin Live

Irish Government will revisit Croker funding if Katie Taylor fights in Dublin later in year

Minister of State for Sport Thomas Byrne: 'Because the rugby Heineken Cup (final) is on in Dublin, it seemed to us straight off that that would be hard to justify from a tourism point of view'

Irish Mirror

Omagh bomb inquiry to be raised by minister with Irish counterparts

Dublin’s record on dealing with the legacy of the Troubles is ‘at best patchy and at worst non-existent’, Parliament is told

The Independent UK

Anger as drone activity at Dublin Airport causes third day of disruption

A spokesperson for Ryanair urged the Irish Government to intervene.

The Independent UK

Micheal Martin: UK Government inconsistent on Northern Ireland’s past

The Tanaiste made the point as an inquiry was ordered into the Omagh bombing at the same time that a new law looks to block other investigations.

The Independent UK

Omagh bomb inquiry: Irish Government ‘must hold a similar process in parallel’

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said he pressed Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin on the matter in a meeting on Friday.

The Independent UK

Irish government to consider action after UK announces Omagh bomb inquiry

The Irish government has been accused of shirking its responsibilities on investigating whether the blast could have been prevented.

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The Independent UK

Bereaved father hopeful that Government set to announce Omagh bomb inquiry

The Real IRA attack in 1998 killed 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins.

The Independent UK

Decision due on public inquiry into Omagh bombing

The dissident republican bomb exploded in the Co Tyrone town on August 15, 1998 killing 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins.

The Independent UK

Government set to announce decision on Omagh bomb inquiry

The Real IRA bomb killed 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins.

Irish Mirror

Concern for Cavan woman missing from Portugal as family beg Irish Government to help

Jean Tighe, 38, from Co Cavan, vanished in July 2020. She was last seen leaving a hostel in Lisbon.

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The Independent UK

UK and Irish governments urged to convene summit on NI legacy

Sinn Fein president Mary-Lou McDonald made the call as controversial legislation goes through Parliament.

The Independent UK

Omagh bomb families urge minister to ‘make the right decision’ and order inquiry

Grieving father Michael Gallagher also expressed disappointment at the level of engagement by the Irish government with Omagh bomb families.

The Independent UK

Tony Blair warned NI peace talks would ‘lose all credibility’ without progress

At a meeting in July 1997, Bertie Ahern told his British counterpart the Irish Government was not in the business of ‘dragging out the process’.

Belfast Live

Irish Government feared loyalist bombing in Republic after IRA ceasefire ended

"A loyalist bombing campaign in the Republic would be like civil war and would mean the complete unravelling of the peace process"

Belfast Live

Irish Government Aidan McAnespie report found soldier's claims "difficult to accept"

The document, labelled “secret”, said it was impossible to establish “with evidence” if the shooting was deliberate or otherwise

The Independent UK

Fears possible loyalists bombings would be ‘like civil war’, Irish records show

John Bruton warned a bombing campaign would mean the complete unravelling of the Northern Ireland peace process.

The Independent UK

Johnson urged Irish Government to adopt ‘hard-egg approach’ to NI peace process

A newly released confidential document shows former prime minister Boris Johnson claimed in 1996 that British would beat the IRA eventually.

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