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09-Feb-2011
The European Parliament has voted in favour of a Directive on patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare.
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09-Feb-2011
FAQs
What exactly will happen if I evade a parking fine or toll charge in Northern Ireland? You have 28 days in which to pay the fine. After this period has elapsed, your details will be forwarded...
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02-Apr-2009
Under the new laws drivers - including hauliers - living outside the UK will no longer be able to escape the penalties faced by UK offenders.
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02-Apr-2009
The government has been defeated in the Lords over plans to introduce controls over people travelling between Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland.
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02-Apr-2009
Employers' body IBEC has called for social welfare payments to be reduced by 3% in next week's Budget.
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10-Mar-2009
The Department of Social and Family Affairs have announced changes to Child Benefit, Child Benefit Compensatory Payment Scheme and Early Childcare Supplement...
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10-Mar-2009
A major crackdown on cross border social welfare abuse has been launched by Special Investigators attached to the Department of Social and Family Affairs. At two recent multi-agency checkpoints in Co ...
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23-Feb-2009
Universities Ireland, which promotes collaboration between universities in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and the Joint Business Council of the Confederation of British Industry (NI)...
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08-Dec-2008
The UK Pre-Budget report was announced yesterday by Chancellor Alistair Darling. The report which is published each autumn was first introduced in 1997 by then Chancellor Gordon Brown. It aims to set...
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06-Nov-2008
The European Central Bank (ECB) cut its main lending rate by 50 basis points today as the euro zone economy slows.
The move takes the ECB's key interest rate to 3.25% and is the second cut in just...
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23-Oct-2008
The Irish Budget was announced on Tuesday (October 14th 2008) by Finance Minister Brian Lenihan. The Minister for Finance has said an increase in the number of people travelling North of the border...
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10-Oct-2008
The Irish Government's Finance Minister Brian Lenihan has said the bank guarantee scheme introduced last week will be extended to some non-Irish banks with a presence in the Republic of Ireland....
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02-Sep-2008
From August 30th 2008 motorists heading south will notice major changes on the M50 motorway, Dublin. The WestLink toll plaza is being removed and replaced with an electronic barrier-free tolling...
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13-Aug-2008
Borderwise ‘Going North Going South’ seminar highlights the complexity and variety of cross-border enquiries.
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29-Jul-2008
A Home Office consultation paper released yesterday has announced significant changes to the passport-free zone between the UK and the Republic of Ireland known as the Common Travel Area. The changes...
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26-Jun-2008
Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey and Minister for the Environment Arlene Foster have recently met in an attempt to overcome difficulties with mutual recognition of motorists' penalty points, by...
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09-Jun-2008
Staff, volunteers and Board of Management members from border Citizens Advice Bureaux and Citizens Information Services came together with staff from the Citizens Advice NI and the Citizens...
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15-May-2008
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness spoke today at the public launch in Derry of a new web based cross border information portal. Borderpeople. info seeks to provide an online resource for the...
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24-Apr-2008
The UK Government is facing increased opposition from MPs over its decision to abolish the 10% starter rate for income tax. The changes which came into affect at the beginning of April mean the 10%...
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02-Apr-2008
One of Northern Ireland's top police officers Assistant Chief Constable Peter Sheridan has today announced he is to step down from the PSNI to become chief executive of Co-Operation Ireland....
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19-Feb-2008
From spring 2009 motorists disqualified from driving in Northern Ireland will also be banned in the Republic of Ireland. The new initiative is a response aimed at improving safety on our roads and...