Cate McCurry

5 days ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Cillian Sherlock |Cate McCurry

Micheal Martin said he does not agree nor approve of the measures announced by the US embassy on Monday. Ireland’s national students’ union said the new measures represent a significant and disproportionate intrusion into personal lives and digital privacy, and that they raise serious concerns about freedom of expression and online surveillance. The changes also apply for other exchange visitor applicants in the F, M, and J non-immigrant classifications.

1 week ago | msn.com | Cate McCurry

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1 week ago | independent.co.uk | Cate McCurry

Leo Varadkar, who stood down as taoiseach last year, said it is possible Mr Farage will be prime minister in four years or nine years time. Cate McCurryFormer Irish premier Leo Varadkar said that Irish unity would become “centre stage” if Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was elected UK prime minister. Mr Varadkar, who stood down as taoiseach in April last year, said it is possible Mr Farage will be prime minister in four years or nine years time. He described British politics as “very volatile”.

1 week ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Cate McCurry

Fine Gael’s Brian Brennan, who declined to get hip dysplasia for his young son, said that Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) “has to take responsibility” and must be held accountable. Executive and senior clinicians from CHI appeared before the Oireachtas Committee on Health on Thursday to provide an update on issues that have emerged in recent months. A review into the unauthorised use of springs in children with scoliosis and an audit on the threshold for hip surgery was recently published.

1 week ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Cate McCurry

Lucy Nugent, the chief executive of Children’s Health Ireland (CHI), told the Oireachtas Committee on Health that the parents did not meet the threshold for open disclosure. Executive and senior clinicians from CHI appeared before the committee on Thursday to update politicians on spinal surgeries, a review of hip surgeries and other governance issues at CHI.