Cormac McQuinn
Political Correspondent at Irish Times
Political Correspondent with the @IrishTimes. DMs are open or email [email protected]
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5 days ago |
irishtimes.com | Cormac McQuinn
A woman who suffered six miscarriages has said the response from employers ranged from empathy to pressure to return to work. Jennifer Duggan, chair of the Miscarriage Association of Ireland, said she felt like she needed to “suck it up, be fine and get on with it” when she did go back to work. She said legislation providing for leave during pregnancy loss would mean people have space to both recover physically and “time to grieve”.
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1 week ago |
irishtimes.com | Cormac McQuinn
The parlous state of the Ireland’s Defence Forces has again been laid bare by staff shortages leading to a reduction in operations. In January our Crime and Security Correspondent Conor Gallagher reported that one of the ’s most modern ships has been forced to patrol without a functioning main weapons system. The failing was due to a severe shortage of qualified naval ordnance technicians, which has left the service unable to maintain all its weapons.
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1 week ago |
irishtimes.com | Cormac McQuinn
The horror of Israel’s war in Gaza has led to revulsion across the political spectrum in Ireland and various efforts to act to register this disgust both at home and on the international stage. There was much sympathy for Israel in the aftermath of the Hamas attack on October 7th, 2023 when 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage. Irish politicians maintain their calls for the remaining 57 hostages to be released - of whom around 20 are believed to be still alive.
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1 week ago |
irishtimes.com | Cormac McQuinn
Builders will not get a “free pass” and there is a “use it or lose it” provision in Government proposals to allow for planning permission extensions for delayed housing developments, Minister for Housing James Browne has insisted.
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1 week ago |
irishtimes.com | Cormac McQuinn
Tánaiste Simon Harris has said he hopes other European Union countries will join Ireland in planning to ban trade from illegally occupied Palestinian territories. Mr Harris, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, is today seeking Cabinet approval to draft legislation that would ban the import of goods from illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine.
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