
Paul Cunningham
Political Correspondent at RTÉ
Political Correspondent for RTÉ. Ex Europe Corr + Environment Corr. Author. Documentaries. Reporting from 50+ countries. Fan of @flornews #Spurs
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5 days ago |
rte.ie | Paul Cunningham
The Department of Foreign Affairs says it has concerns about an Iranian opposition group, which a delegation of seven Fianna Fáil TDs and Senators supported at a conference in Paris last May. The organisation is called the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and is linked with the People's Mujahideen of Iran (MEK) - which wants to overthrow the regime in Iran.
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6 days ago |
rte.ie | Paul Cunningham
I don't usually include a personal perspective when writing stories - but this is the exception. Back in 1978, as a 10-year-old child, I was battered by my 4th-class teacher who slapped, punched and kicked me around the prefab cloakroom in a prolonged attack. This wasn’t corporal punishment, which was finally outlawed in 1982. This was an assault. Terrified, bruised and sore, I didn’t know what to do.
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6 days ago |
rte.ie | Paul Cunningham
There is mounting concern in Government that the United Nation's peacekeeping operation in southern Lebanon may not have its mandate renewed in August. Ireland has participated in the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) since 1978. Ireland has an unbroken record with UNIFIL and currently has more than 340 troops stationed in southern Lebanon. Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris has begun to contact other EU member states about the issue.
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1 week ago |
rte.ie | Paul Cunningham
When it comes to the race to elect what our Constitution describes as the person "who shall take precedence over all other persons in the State", expect a sprint rather than a marathon. It seems pretty clear now that the political calculation at Leinster House - across most parties - is that a summer Presidential campaign is not in their interests. Back in 2011, then Independent candidate and long-standing Senator David Norris was out-of-the-traps as early as March.
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1 week ago |
rte.ie | Paul Cunningham
The Government is walking the country "into a disaster" by not taking the recruitment of GPs with sufficient seriousness, according to the Social Democrats deputy Jennifer Whitmore. The Wicklow TD said a constituent told her that her child needed chemotherapy but could not secure a referral because the waiting list with her local GP was two years.
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