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Friday 4 December 2020
Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said talks between the EU and UK are in a ‘very serious zone’.
The key issues of contention remain fishing rights, the governance of any deal and the “level playing field” aimed at preventing unfair competition.
Johnson spoke with the French leader by phone today.
Will Leo cut and run?
The parties have until a January 13 deadline to strike a deal to revive devolution.
Leo Varadkar says he will reply to the Fianna Fail leader’s letter next week.
It comes after talks between both parties broke down earlier this week.
Flight-tracking websites showed a plane travelling from Tehran to Biarritz.
Johnson will seek to convince the German Chancellor to renegotiate elements of the Brexit deal.
Pilots are due to strike for 48 hours from 22 August.
Talks will take place today with the Beef Plan Movement.
Anthony Joshua is keen for a re-run at Madison Square Garden, but Eddie Hearn believes he should take home advantage.
The 48-year-old is currently part of the Georgia coaching staff ahead of the World Cup.
Downing Street has confirmed there will be no further talks.
Sinn Féin has called on the UK and Irish governments to step in and take the reins if the new round of talks fail.
Talks took place between the parties before the hearing was at commence.
Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin had a ‘pleasant’ conversation on the phone this evening.
The two sides have just a few months before an agreement on Britain’s divorce from the EU.
The union expects that Thursday’s scheduled industrial action will go ahead.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will also hold talks on the crisis with Japan and South Korea.
Migration across the Mediterranean Sea is down sharply from last year but it is dominating Europe’s political agenda.
Sinn Féin says it is ready to ‘step up’ and enter government after the next election.
Years before the Good Friday Agreement, politicians came together at Glencree for unofficial, trust-building talks.
The meeting is expected to happen before the end of May.
It is the first time the North Korean leader has met with officials from the South since taking office in 2011.
The US has accused North Korea of never being serious about the meeting.
After four months, Merkel’s conservatives have sealed a deal with the Social Democrats.
Kelly, who has been an MLA since 1998, is the party’s policing spokesman.
ICYMI: Macedonia is both the name of a Balkan country, and the name of a northern province in Greece.
The offer comes after Kim Jong-Un said he has a nuclear button on his desk and his country might attend the Winter Olympics in the South.
They say that Moscow has failed to pressure Bashar Assad, to end the conflict.
The Taoiseach said there will be a fresh push to get the Northern Ireland Executive up and running in the new year.
The DUP said it wouldn’t accept Northern Ireland having a different deal to the rest of the UK.
Ireland will be consulted on any offer put forward by the UK.
The Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader are meeting again today as efforts continue to avoid a general election.
Gerry Adams rejected the assertion of the DUP leader.
It comes after the failure of the DUP and Sinn Féin to reach a deal.
Leo Varadkar somberly acknowledged that Ireland is going to miss the UK’s support.
The UN Security Council on Saturday unanimously approved a US-drafted sanctions package over the weekend.
The Taoiseach says he wants to express his support for equality for all in Northern Ireland.
RESTAURANTS AND GASTROPUBS are allowed to reopen across the country from today.
Ireland entered Level 3 restrictions earlier this week after spending six weeks at Level 5.
Non-essential shops and services have reopened, cultural institutions like cinemas and museums are back open and from today, you can once again dine in a restaurant.
So, today we want to know: Do you plan on going to a restaurant/gastropub this weekend?
Poll Results:
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Some sun, then clouds, showers around
Max: 6 °C
Min: 5 °C
Clouds and sun with a couple of showers
Max: 7 °C
Min: 1 °C
Mainly cloudy and chilly
Max: 5 °C
Min: 1 °C
