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Migrants ‘Better Off In Syria Than Ireland’ Says Councillor

An ex-Sinn Fein councillor has attacked his town as “far right” amid local opposition to accepting thousands of Syrians, claiming the migrants would be better treated in Syria. Padraig McShane is a representative for Coleraine, County Antrim. He was unimpressed when

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Britain and Ireland Try to Resume Northern Irish Crisis Talks

Britain and Ireland will try to resume crisis talks with Northern Ireland’s Protestant unionist and Catholic nationalist parties on Monday in a bid to save a power-sharing government that ended decades of sectarian violence. The British province’s devolved administration is

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Pastor Who Called Islam ‘Satanic’ Appears in Court

The Belfast pastor who said Islam was “satanic” and “heathen” is to make his first appearance in court today. The elderly man, who is in ill health, faces up to six-moths in jail for making the remarks. Pastor James McConnell,

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Protesters Call for Gay Marriage in Northern Ireland

About 3,000 people are expected to march in Belfast today calling for the introduction of gay marriage in Northern Ireland. The province is the now the only part of the British Isles where civil marriage has not been redefined to