Соединенное Королевство окончательно покинуло Европейский союз (ЕС), завершив выход из единого рынка и таможенного союза ЕС. Ровно в 00:00 по центральноевропейскому времени (02:00 мск) между Лондоном и Брюсселем перестал действовать 11-месячный переходный период, когда на королевство после официального Brexit распространялись все те же нормы, правила и преимущества, как и на любого другого члена сообщества. Таким […]
Read MoreThe National Driver Licence Service (NDLS)* is issuing a final reminder to anyone resident in Ireland with a UK / NI driving licence that they need to exchange it now, as their UK/NI licence will not be valid to drive here after 31 December 2020. While the UK has left the EU, a transition period […]
Read MoreThe Road Safety Authority (RSA) has said, that anyone living in Ireland who holds a UK (including Northern Ireland) driving licence must exchange it for an Irish driving licence, before the 31 October 2019, in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. If there is a no-deal Brexit, then after this […]
Read MoreThe advice to such drivers is that they should exchange their UK driving licence for an Irish driving licence before the 29 March 2019, which is set as the withdrawal date of the UK from the EU. Under current arrangements a UK licence holder resident here in Ireland has an entitlement to make such an […]
Read MoreTHE MAJORITY OF Irish people would like to see a united Ireland in their lifetime, a new poll has shown. Last night’s poll for Claire Byrne Live on RTÉ 1, which was carried out by Amárach Research, revealed that 63% of people want to see a united Ireland before they die. Just 18% of people […]
Read MoreIreland is ready to increase its commodity turnover with the Russian Federation after Brexit in order to fill loss of income from the gap with Great Britain, said the coordinator of the friendship group between the parliaments of Ireland and Russia Fergus O’Dowd. On February 12th the State Duma held a meeting of deputies of […]
Read MoreNorthern Irish politicians have condemned the blast outside a courthouse, with one MLA calling it a “disgraceful act of terrorism A car bomb exploded outside a courthouse in Derry forcing police to evacuate locals. Pictures from the scene show a vehicle on flames on Bishop Street following the blast which occurred at 8.15pm on Saturday […]
Read MoreWRITING THIS TIME last year, I expected our economic fortunes to get better before they got worse. I saw clouds gathering on the distant horizon, but no major storms forecast for 2018. Ireland isn’t quite partying like it’s 2006, but the stats don’t lie – 2018 has been a bumper year by most measures. The […]
Read MoreBritain and the European Union have agreed in principle on a text setting out their future relationship. The deal is pending endorsement by the bloc’s leaders at a summit on Sunday. Here are some key elements of the 26-page draft text. It is part of a package alongside the 500-page legal treaty, known as the […]
Read MoreOVER THE PAST three years, the London embassy has issued the highest number of Irish passports of any diplomatic office in the world, while the rate for other European cities has trailed off. While approval rates of UK requests for Irish passports has increased in the past few years – and in particular since the […]
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