Coveney says all sides must protect peace process amid no deal Brexit threat
The Tánaiste has warned the incoming UK Prime Minister that the “facts don’t change” when it comes to Brexit.
Simon Coveney said “we are all in trouble” if the next British leader insists that the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement is dead in the water.
“I think we are all in trouble quite frankly because that is a bit like saying, ‘either give me what I want I want or I am going to burn the house down for everybody.’
Minister Coveney warned that a no deal Brexit will devastate Northern Ireland’s economy and put the peace process at risk.
File photo of the Tánaiste Simon Coveney speaking to the media outside Stormont House in Belfast, 30-05-2019. Image: Niall Carson/PA Wire/PA ImagesOver 1,300 fire fighters battle Portugal wildfires
Over 1,300 firefighters are battling major wildfires in east Portugal.
At least nine people have been reported injured in the fires.
The fires broke out in three places yesterday in the Castelo Branco district – around 200km from Lisbon.
Portugal's Civil Protection Authority said firefighters are being assisted 10 firefighting aircraft as well as hundreds of vehicles.
NATO condemns Iran over ship seizure
NATO has condemned Iran over its seizure of a British-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.
The western military alliance said the action represents a “clear challenge to international freedom of navigation.”
It said all its members “remain concerned by Iran's destabilising activities” and welcomed UK claims that it will attempt to address the situation through “dialogue and diplomacy.”
“We urge Iran to immediately release the ships and their crew,” it said in a statement.
Environmental campaigners block South William Street to traffic, 20-07-2019. Image: Sam Boal/RollingNewsEnvironmental campaigners close Dublin’s South William Street to traffic
Environmental campaigners have blocked traffic from Dublin’s South William Street.
Activists from the Irish Pedestrian Network, the Dublin Cycling Campaign, the Dublin Commuter Coalition and Extinction Rebellion have declared a clean air zone in the area.
The coalition is calling on Dublin City Council to speed up its pedestianisation efforts in the city centre.
It comes ahead of Sunday's car-free College Green experiment.
Events mark 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the day humans first walked on the moon.
Events are taking place around the world to mark the milestone.
The ‘Eagle’ lunar module landed on the moon at 9:18pm Irish time on July 20th 1969.
Just over six hours later Neil Armstrong became the first person to step foot on another world, with his famous words, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
He was followed by Buzz Aldrin who remarked: “Beautiful view.”
