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# Deadlock

Last year
2022
Macron urges 'compromises' to break France impasse
Macron’s centrist alliance finished Sunday’s parliamentary elections 44 seats short of a majority in the National Assembly.
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Jun 22nd 2022, 10:38 PM
Manchester City retain slender advantage after thrilling draw with Liverpool
Liverpool twice came from behind to keep the margin between the two sides at one point.
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Apr 10th 2022, 6:43 PM
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Northern Ireland Protocol discussions will not be renegotiation, says Sefcovic
Brexit minister David Frost is expected in Brussels tomorrow to meet Maros Sefcovic to discuss ways to break the deadlock.
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Oct 14th 2021, 8:10 PM
Brexit negotiations to seek resolution as 'serious differences' remain
Ursula von der Leyen and Boris Johnson will speak again on Monday to assess the situation.
Fifa reportedly close Brexit transfer loophole in potential game-changer for Irish football
Controversial Brexit legislation set to return with trade talks on a knife edge
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Dec 5th 2020, 6:18 PM
'This is the only way forward': Deadlock broken as ministers agree to extend circuit break in Northern Ireland
A fourth executive meeting in as many days reached a breakthrough in Stormont today.
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Nov 12th 2020, 9:25 PM
Spain has been struggling to form a government since April - but Catalan separatists could soon change that
Catalonia’s ERC party will abstain from a confidence vote next week.
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Jan 3rd 2020, 10:48 AM
How no-deal Brexit makes direct rule nearly inevitable in Northern Ireland
A no-deal Brexit could spell the return of direct rule to Northern Ireland.
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Aug 5th 2019, 10:00 PM
Cork City's search for a win continues as Bohemians extend unbeaten run
It was honours even as the Leesiders welcomed the Gypsies to a sunny Turner’s Cross this evening.
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Jul 5th 2019, 9:59 PM
Noel Mooney role not enough to restore government funding to the FAI - Sports minister
Shane Ross has described the FAI’s temporary General Manager as ‘one of the last people on God’s earth suitable for the job.’
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May 27th 2019, 6:53 PM
May's government to put forward Brexit bill in early June
May met with Corbyn yesterday to break the Brexit deadlock in the House of Commons.
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May 15th 2019, 7:26 AM
It's more than two years since Stormont collapsed and a deal looks as far away as ever
The Northern Assembly has been shuttered for around 18,000 hours.
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Jan 20th 2019, 8:00 AM
Karen Bradley 'actively considering' external mediator to restore NI powersharing talks
Northern Ireland powersharing collapsed in January 2017 following the DUP’s and Sinn Féin’s failure to agree on a number of issues.
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Oct 31st 2018, 5:13 PM
Salah draws rare blank in Anfield stalemate as relegation looms for Potters
Goal 44 of an incredible season proved elusive for Mohamed Salah but a 0-0 draw at Liverpool did Stoke City few favours.
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Apr 28th 2018, 2:44 PM
Bill Clinton warns political stalemate could result in the North going 'back into the hell of the Troubles'
There are three possible outcomes if the institutions in the North don’t get up and running soon, said Clinton.
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Apr 9th 2018, 9:22 PM
'What are Sinn Féin delivering? Absolutely nothing' - Foster says DUP won't be held to 'ransom'
Both parties have been deadlocked now for over 14 months.
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Mar 24th 2018, 1:18 PM
Sinn Féin says direct rule is 'off the table' as Varadkar speaks by phone to Theresa May
An Taoiseach met this evening with the Sinn Féin leadership in Dublin.
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Feb 19th 2018, 8:10 PM
Explainer: What is the Irish Language Act and why is it causing political deadlock in Northern Ireland?
Arlene Foster says that government formation talks have stalled because of the Irish language issue.
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Feb 14th 2018, 8:30 PM
'What's wrong with someone who wants to live through Irish?' - Sinn Féin hits back at DUP
Earlier, Arlene Foster said that Sinn Féin’s ‘shopping list’ is holding up a deal in the North.
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Jul 3rd 2017, 7:49 PM
Talks in Northern Ireland collapse less than 24 hours before deadline
Sinn Féin leader Michelle O’Neill said that negotiations had “come to the end of the road”.
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Mar 26th 2017, 6:19 PM
Galway peg back Cork after O'Neill's second-half scoring show
The two favourites to win promotion from Division 2 finished all square.
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Feb 5th 2017, 4:07 PM
No movement in teachers' pay discussions ahead of next week's strike
The gardaí are not the only public servants who are currently locked in talks.
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Nov 3rd 2016, 5:58 PM
Is today's Seanad election a pointless exercise in futility?
If we don’t get a government deal, then yes, probably.
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Apr 26th 2016, 4:56 PM
Enda calls for 'end to Civil War politics' as courtship of Fianna Fáil continues
Amid second election speculation, Leo Varadkar says ‘this couldn’t go on six more weeks’.
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Apr 8th 2016, 10:05 PM
Giant polar bear among protesters at Paris climate talks
The negotiations are expected to wrap up tomorrow, but several key issues are yet to be resolved.
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Dec 11th 2015, 8:22 AM
Teachers are almost certainly going on strike tomorrow
Neither the minister nor the unions will budge.
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Dec 1st 2014, 1:52 PM
Why was the Afghan government asked to ban Facebook?
It’s all to do with the presidential election.
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Jul 6th 2014, 11:07 AM
Late Lovren strikes sees Southampton rescue point at United
The youngster showed why he is so highly rated with a wonderful assist today.
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Oct 19th 2013, 4:54 PM
Holiday's over: Obama returns to Washington to deal with 'fiscal cliff'
The US President has cut short his annual Christmas vacation in Hawaii to return to the White House in an attempt to avert the looming series of potentially devastating tax hikes and spending cuts.
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Dec 27th 2012, 9:21 AM
Inter Milan deny blackmailing Wesley Sneijder into signing new deal
The Dutchman has not played for the club since September.
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Nov 29th 2012, 2:10 PM
Update: Greek Radical Left head says he will not join coalition government.
It now looks increasingly likely that Greece will face a second general election…
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May 11th 2012, 6:43 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things to know by 9am: Cabinet to finalise social welfare cuts, Europe seeks powers to put weak countries ‘in administration’, and Stephen King’s lowest literary ebb?
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Nov 22nd 2011, 8:30 AM
Wednesday deadline issued as NBA talks continue
There is little sign of real progress in discussions between NBA owners and players as the latter are issued with a midweek deadline.
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Nov 6th 2011, 2:44 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am: New bid to tackle hospital waiting lists, still no progress in the US debt crisis, and bad news if you think you’ve just won a Jaguar…
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Jul 29th 2011, 8:28 AM