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Cork, June 7, 2025 — An estimated 3,000 protesters took to the streets of Cork today in a high-profile demonstration against Ireland’s current immigration and asylum arrangements. The “Secure Our Borders” rally, organised by a coalition of right-wing activists, began at the Grand Parade...

Russia’s Ambassador to Ireland, Yuri Filatov, has issued a stark warning that Ireland “will face a day of reckoning” for its political and financial support of Ukraine. In a social-media post on June 7, Filatov accused Western countries of complicity in “barbaric terrorist acts” by Ukrainian...

Belfast, June 7, 2025 — A landmark Northern Ireland Life & Times survey, published today, shows backing for a united Ireland has risen to 36%, closing in on the 42% who favour remaining part of the United Kingdom. This six-point margin represents the smallest recorded gap in over a decade...

Dublin, June 8, 2025 — The Irish government has introduced draft regulations to exempt newly-built rental properties from the 2% annual cap on rent increases in Rent Pressure Zones (RPZs), opting instead to tie rent hikes to the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The proposals, brought before Cabinet...

A senior Los Angeles city official has confirmed to CBS, the BBC’s U.S. partner, that the National Guard is now stationed at federal facilities in downtown Los Angeles and Westwood. “There are multiple protests scheduled across Los Angeles today,” the official said. “Both the city and the...

Norwegian artist EMMY, aged 24, will take the stage for Ireland tonight at the second semi-final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, joined by competitors from Israel and other nations. EMMY’s song, Laika Party, a vibrant homage to the Russian space dog, earned her the chance to...

UK Government Plans Visa Restrictions to Curb Asylum Claims The UK government is set to introduce stricter visa regulations targeting nationalities deemed likely to overstay and seek asylum, according to Home Office proposals reported by The Times. Countries such as Pakistan, Nigeria, and Sri...

Spain is advancing plans to shorten its official working week from 40 to 37.5 hours while maintaining current salary levels. The Spanish cabinet is set to review the proposal before it heads to parliament, where it is expected to spark extensive debate. Labour Minister Yolanda Díaz, the driving...

Germany’s political landscape was thrown into uncertainty today after Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democrats (CDU), failed to secure the majority vote required in the Bundestag to become the country’s next chancellor. Despite his conservative bloc winning the federal election two and...

Fianna Fáil has maintained its position as the country’s most popular party, according to a new Sunday Independent / Ireland Thinks opinion poll, but its lead over Sinn Féin has narrowed to just one percentage point. The poll, conducted earlier this week, suggests Fianna Fáil’s support has...

Gardaí will soon be granted expanded powers to compel individuals to remove face coverings during protests if they are believed to be concealing their identity or intimidating others, under new legislation being brought before Cabinet by Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan. The proposed...

Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Minister for Defence and Fine Gael leader, Simon Harris joins Patrick Kielty on The Late Late Show.

Deportation Operation Overview On the night of May 1, 2025, Ireland deported 39 Georgian nationals, including five children, four women, and 30 men, on a chartered flight from Dublin Airport to Tbilisi, Georgia. The group, which included family units, had received deportation orders but failed...

BfV’s Designation of AfD as Extremist On May 2, 2025, Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), officially classified the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a “confirmed right-wing extremist organization.” This designation...

Reform UK’s Historic Wins Shake Up British Politics A Record-Breaking By-Election in Runcorn and Helsby In an unprecedented turn of events, Reform UK has secured a stunning victory in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election, with Sarah Pochin overturning Labour’s substantial majority to become the...

Ireland must follow the UK’s lead and publish migrant and ethnicity crime data, Independent TD Ken O’Flynn has said.

Social Democrats’ Immigration spokesman Gary Gannon TD tells Ben Scallan that his party has “certainly never denied” that deportation of false asylum seekers is necessary, adding: “Deportations are part of an effective asylum system.”

Simon Harris previously couldn't explain why a rapist was let into Ireland as he said he wasn't aware of the case.Asked again 4 weeks later he said "I don't have that information today tbh.""That's a matter for our immigration system & those who enforce it to speak to that."