i huge irish diaspora around the world.ard to find a family and ireland that does not have a cousin,nt, great uncle, that has moved to this country and never come back to ireland. greatically it was to our famine and looking for employment and when things were not great on the island, they came over here. host: close to 5 million people in the republic of ireland. 26 counties. what is the difference you've noticed between living in ireland, being an irishman, and the united states? wow.: they are just two totally different countries. primarily starting from the point of view of scale. i'm a proud irish person, but it is a small country. very sparsely populated. we don't have the scale there would be here in the u.s. in terms of employment opportunities for people are just diversity either. in terms of climate in this country you can have one part of the country bathing and sunshine and others buried under feet of snow. we would not have that in ireland either. i suppose the people are similar and that does come from the fac

"q&a" with irish journalist caitriona perry. then we open our foreign -- phone lines for "washington journal." ♪ announcer: this week on q&a, talks about her book "in america." brian: what was the origin of your book, "in america"? caitriona: i've been a correspondent here for the national public broadcaster in rte, and i've -- seen amazing things in my time. in ireland, we have a great affinity for america and what goes on here, so people always want to hear about what is behind the correspondence life experience. i didn't intend to do that until i finished my time here, but given what happened with last year's presidential election, there was such a massive interest both here and at home in ireland. so much interest in what had happened, what had gone on. the question a lot of americans i think are asking themselves, last year was extraordinary, and so has this year been. i was approached by a publisher to write about behind-the-scenes ainer type guide about what happened in the 2016 election campaign, and what led the campaig

you are the irish press.ews.m from rte >> you have a nice smile and phase, i bet she treats you well. brian: what do you think? caitriona: i've seen the video so many times. that incident as it happened at seconds, andor 20 i went on about my business as a journalist, but it was in the next 24-48 hours that it went completely viral around the world. that was extraordinary. the moment itself, i described at the time and still describe it as a bizarre moment. it was not a protocol, perhaps, but we know that this president does things his way and rips the rulebook. he did it in the campaign and the presidency, he does it his way. i have been in the oval office plenty of times, and usually when the president is on a call with a foreign leader like that, they are engaged in the call, not involving anyone else, particularly a member of the media. it was a surprise when he called me over, but he is the president of the united states and you are in the oval office, so when he says who are you, come over here, you hav

have irish roots?aitriona: census figures between 13 and 14 million, so million, so a massive figure. a vast deal is for him. diaspora. you would be doing well to find a family in ireland that doesn't have family who have moved to this country. they often fall in love with an american and never come back to ireland. historically, it was through our great famine and looking for employment that they came over here. there is a huge connection between the two countries into two peoples. brian: close to 5 million people in the republic of ireland, 26 counties. what is the big difference you have noticed between living in ireland, being an irishman in the united states? caitriona: you need a five hour special for that one, brian. they are two totally different countries, you can't really compare them. primarily starting from the point of view of scale. i'm a very proud irish person, but it is a small country. very sparsely populated. we just don't have the scale there would be here even with just employment

irish-american voters think. brian: you quote a man named lewis murray, a proud irish-american. who is he? caitriona: i met him at the convention. he is a guy whose heritage is irish and american. he was not born in ireland himself, but he has plenty of family there and he goes back to visit. he was all in for donald trump and on the local organizing committee and all of that. he is a case study of irish-americans who were in favor of this wider republican message of smaller government, lower taxation, more conservative family viewpoints. brian: in the trial, they were described as homegrown terrorists who came to hate the united states. who are you talking about? caitriona: the tsarnaev brothers. that was another story about

yes, way has the irish border issue been resolved ?e there won't be a hard border. let me finish the question. it is about what will happen in terms of the trade deal and in terms of her regulations and customs would be looked at in the future. in the d raft looked at in the future. in the draft agreement it says the united kingdom would propose specific solutions to address the unique circumstances of the island of ireland. it was kicked down the road, resolved. i would interpret it very differently. i would disagree absolutely and vigorously with your interpretation that once the money was sorted, that the irish question was sorted, that the irish question was practically dismissed. i really think that is an appalling interpretation of what happened. the text of what is agreed, the bottom line in this text, and the taoiseach referred to this as well, we will not return to a hard border on the island of ireland, arrangements will have to be made, we don't know how this trade relationship talks will develop, we haven't got a transition

i joined by the irish mp mairead mcguinness. welcome. said leo varadkar was naive, arrogant and inexperienced for siding with the eu over the uk and the brexit negotiations. what do you say? indeed, he gives another term which he apologised for later on, buti term which he apologised for later on, but i disagree with all of that because i think the performance of the teesside's speech which was about the future of europe, he was anything but, he was clear, focused on and he didn't dodge the hard questions. you play the piece around taxation, he was able to respond by saying the other member states who perhaps have a prop to go for higher rate of tax but when it comes to exemptions are actually collect less tax and the effective rate is lower so he delved very comprehensively with a range of issues i'm not sure how mr wilson came to the viewpoint but perhaps he had it anyway and just felt he had to reflect it but i think the word has moved on from the type of politics i would hope because what happened this week in strasbourg was very sig

irish-american voters think. brian: you quote a man named lewis murray, a proud irish-american. who is he? caitriona: i met him at the convention initially. he is a guy whose heritage is irish and american. he was not born in ireland himself, but he has plenty of family there and he goes back to visit. he was all-and for donald trump and on the local organizing committee and all of that. favor of this wider republican message of smaller government, lowered taxation, more conservative family viewpoints. brian: in the trial, they were described as homegrown terrorists who came to hate the united states. who we are talking about? caitriona: the tsarnaev brothers. that was another story about

laws prime minister earlier over cars says he will be campaigning to change the legislation which irish parliamentary committee recently recommended allowing abortion up to twelve weeks into a pregnancy suggest a majority of voters are in favor of reform. all right i'm joined now here in the studio by d.w. news journalist jennifer collins so good to have you here with us jennifer abortion laws in ireland arguably are a very divisive issue where is this current push for a referendum coming from well i would say there's always been a fair level of pushback against arlen's abortion laws but i would say the catalyst for this big push that we're thing was that in twenty twelve when thirty one year old indian dentists. and died after complications after being refused a abortion and an irish hospital she presented at seventeen weeks with. a septic miscarriage i was told early on in the process even though she'd request an abortion that that wouldn't be possible because there was still a feeling of the doctor's hands were tied and a nurse informed her that this was a catholic country and after

the irish prime minister lays out his vision as the bloc debates its future. i'm so me so much gandhi good to have you with us catalonia newly elected parliament house convened in barcelona for the first time since december's regional election yellow ribbons marked the empty seats of the former president carlos bustamante and other separatist figures who remains in self-imposed exile in belgium three others are in jail facing charges of rebellion and sedition last night thousands of catalan independence supporters marched in barcelona calling for their release separatist parties won the election and should have the necessary votes to nominate a separatist president. we can talk to journalists even burgeon he joins us for more on the story from barcelona hi stephen there is as we said a separatist majority in parliament but he isn't self-imposed exile in belgium could he still be reelected a regional leader. this is because it's so unprecedented is very unclear what we've got so far today as we have actually managed to elect a speaker of parliament to the commi

the irish prime minister praises the block as the peacemaker and europe still needs . plus they can lock up his body but not his mind the words of this hong kong pro-democracy activist after a court jails him for his leading role in the two thousand and fourteen umbrella protests. good to have you with us at home in austria he governs in a coalition with a far right party today's abbas and courts austria's new chancellor is in berlin for talks with america his anti immigration you're a skeptic stance clashes with the german chancellor of course has been a vocal critic of merkel's open door policy but the two will try to find common ground on the protection of the borders ahead of his trip to berlin court stressed that germany is an important partner for austria. let's bring in political correspondent melinda crane she is following of this story for us today now melinda sebastian course as we said has been openly critical of chancellor merkel's refugee policy and the tone has in the past gotten harsh well today help smooth things over. well as the press conference was j

as we say in the irish language, there is no strength without being together. we should welcome those who aspire to and are ready to take on the responsibilities and obligations of membership. the prospects of membership in the european union can be a powerful motivator for those who seek to build peace and freedom and prosperity and democracy in the western balkans. these countries should be given the pathway to membership. is president, i believe that -- all european countries and members states will be small states in the future, given the perhaps they don't realize it yet. the only need to look at the list of the top 60 cities in the world in terms of population. only one of the top 60 is in the european union. it is currently getting ready to leave. in terms of population now, there is only one country in europe and the top 20 in the world. its population is falling. on a global context we are very much now a union of small countries. i know the population does not equate to economic power, for military strength, but there can be no doubt these are also sh

the irish border with north niland playing a prominent role in the irish prime minister's speech why is this so vital for him i do is of course vital first of all for economic reasons there are very close ties between the republic of ireland and northern ireland which is part of the u.k. and so because of the internal markets basically there is no border in existence so there is free trade on a regular basis if you travel there you can't even see a border existing now secondly of course you have very close cultural ties and then there's the political issue of those people who who do not who refute the idea that there is a divide who do not accept that part of the northern part is part of the united kingdom and vice was some people in the north would say we want one island economy and the be real beauty of the european union here is that this internal market has as made this political conflict i'm necessary in daily life you don't realize that there is two states and that of course is of great value for the republic of violent ok gallup many thanks for that government just reporting f

died after complications after being refused a abortion and an irish hospital she presented at seventeen weeks with. a septic miscarriage i was told early on in the process even though she'd request an abortion that that wouldn't be possible because there was. the doctor's hands were tied and a nurse informed her that this was a catholic country and after that there was great when the news broke and the movement that were thing that has culminated really in the past here to protest massive protests in the streets of. oakland all over the country people around the world and it's kind of stemmed from the spots but the pressure on the irish government to put forth this referendum so these current laws have a very significant effect on women's health in ireland oh yeah absolutely and women in cases where in the womb the child been diagnosed with a fatal vehicle of the mother she if the child the where maybe will not live after very long after the. after labor day cannot access an abortion so even for medical reasons not even for medical if it's there and if the if the mother's life is in dan

irish won that one. >> oh, they did, huh?ce bowl, 2007 sugar bowl, when there was a special guest in the audience there. can we see that? let's see -- ah, oh, there he is. >> one jack sheehan! >> applauding in the superdome. >> how about that, did you bring them good luck that year? >> no, it was 41-14 if i recall correct limit lsu missing a couple of defensive starters. i expect a close game, a physical game. prediction, got to go with the irish, 28-27. >> you're giving them a point? >> every point matters when it comes to these big bowl games. talking about big bowl games, college football playoff, semi-finals today. first one, oklahoma and georgia. georgia, winners of the sec, they got their revenge against auburn in the sec title game. georgia known for its strong running game, tough defense. i expect them to try to keep oklahoma and their offense off the field. >> mm-hm. >> speaking of oklahoma. they won the big 12 title against tcu. sooners are all about offense. averaging 45 points a game. the defense, yeah, they score

as we say in the irish language, there's no strength for that being together. so we should, i believe, welcome those who aspire to and ready to take on the responsibilities and obligations of membership. the prospects of membership of the european union can be a powerful motivator for those who seek to build peace and freedom and prosperity. and these countries i believe should be given the pathway to membership. mr. president, i believe that in the europe of the future, all european countries and all member states will be small states. even though perhaps they don't realize it yet. and you only need look at the list of the top 60 cities in the world in terms of population. only one of the top 60 is in the european union and is currently getting ready to leave and in terms of population now, there is only one country in europe in the top 20 in the world and its population is falling. so in a global context, we are very much now a union of small countries and i know the population doesn't equate to economic power or military strength but for had can be no doubt

and today, sinn fein confirmed she would be the new leader of irish republicanism.ated she'd put her own stamp on the job. i won't fill gerry's shoes. will but the news is that i brought my own, and we together will walk a journey which marks a defining epoch, a defining chapter in our achievement of a united ireland. her own politicaljourney has been very different to her predecessor. gerry adams comes from a working—class area of west belfast, the crucible of the conflict in northern ireland. security sources believe he was a senior ira member, though mr adams has always denied being in the organisation. mary lou mcdonald was brought up in an affluent suburb of dublin. shejoined sinn fein during the peace process, just as the party was starting to score electoral success in the irish republic. she's become a robust parliamentary adversary of the prime minister, leo varadkar. sinn fein‘s opponents still focus on the party's links to the ira and sinn fein is continuing to defend the ira campaign, but it prefers to talk about the present rather than the past. as well

irish prime minister lays out his vision for europe and gives his take on as the european parliament debates the future of the bloc. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us catalonia is newly elected parliament is about to meet for the first time since december his election separatist parties won those elections and should have the necessary votes to nominate a separatist president but their favorite candidate. remains in self-imposed exile in belgium where he is avoiding charges of rebellion and sedition thousands of catalan independence supporters took to the streets of barcelona last night calling for the release of independence leaders in custody for the past three months. let's bring in journalist stephen bergen who joins us for more on the story from barcelona hi stephen as we said there the average leader carlos pushed him on his a self-imposed exile in belgium does that mean he essentially cannot take part well these are all questions that are never really that handlebar you know the constitutional lawyers before the lawyers that represent the tassel in parliament

the irish times. about apple breaking yesterday repatriated in $28 billion. —— repatriating. that is good news for the us economy. is it not underlining the fact this is what donald trump wanted, the purpose of us tax reform? that is why he did this topic he wanted big american companies to do business in the us and have had head offices there. this amount of money going to the economy is fantastic news. donald trump will tweet about this to say... i have not checked. he could have already. what we are looking at is his tax plan is already paying for itself. it is helping. it is creating jobs in the us and making money go back. what it shows is that the us, after this tax plan deal, is much more attractive for these major us corporations to bring that money back to the us to do their business in the us. it has done what donald trump said it was going to do. this broke late yesterday after the dow closed. a 300 point gain. today we saw more. goldman sachs, coming out with disappointing earnings despite

that we have become a colony of the aisle irish how did this happen i vassal state but the island of ireland ups of the whole of the e.u. i love the fact that dublin is now in the commanding position in some ways when it comes to whether one little parts of the united kingdom will still be in the single market that was a big ac towards the end of twenty seventeen it's bound to rear its head again because why the democratic party the party which is sustaining treason may in power has a lot to say about any potential convergence between dublin belfast and of course london and that i promise you won't just be fun to watch it'll be potentially a deal breaker if she gets out wrong and deal breaker maybe not so much for the bracks campaign but for her personally pleasured also say two hundred years since the birth of karma that's twenty eight hundred for some people although of course there will be commemoration ceremonies where island will be involved arguably one hundred years since the end of the great war the war to end or was pretty sure they're going to be more wars we're going to be

a story from sweden makes the irish times. swedish homes will all receive a booklet warning them what to do if war breaks out. it's gone back into print for the first time since the end of the cold war in 1991. we'll tell you why. trailblazing english footballer cyrille regis honoured by the daily mirror. he's died at the age of 59. he's described as a hero and role model for many black players who followed him. and fox news among media across the world covering the fact that sneezing could be the death of you. a new warning from doctors after a man supressed a sneeze and blew a hole in his throat. sneezing suppression is something television presenters do all the time so we must heed that morning. so, let's begin. with me is liam booth—smith, chief executive of the independent think tank localis. let's get stuck in, plenty to talk about. carillion, so much to say on carillion. the financial times looking at as many angles as possible. yes, the first phase of this story was about what would happen to the contract they have wit

veteran irish politician gerry adams has handed over the leadership of the nationalist sion fein party to marry the mcdonald adams led the party for thirty four years and was no brown the world as the political face of the irish republican movement which renounced violence in two thousand and five. germany is on tenterhooks this weekend ahead of a key vote that could determine the country's political future on sunday the center left social democratic party will decide whether to enter coalition talks with merkel's conservatives social democrat leader martin shoulders in favor of forming a new so-called grand coalition but he faces resistance from within his own party former coalition talks can only begin if she gets a yes vote from the gathering of social democrat delegates in bonn a no vote could lead to a minority government or two fresh elections. sunday is a big day for the s.p.d. party leader. he'll face one of his most difficult votes so. that we will have lively and controversial debates we just had a long meeting with party leadership and the debate was similarly animated. bran

we take a look back at the irish singer's life.nd this car went flying, literally, into the upstairs of a dental office and everyone lived to tell the tale. hello. one of the world's greatest olympic gymnasts, simone biles, has claimed that she was abused by a former doctorfor the united states‘ team. she is the latest athlete to accuse larry nassar of sexual abuse. he's already been jailed for 60 years for possessing indecent images of children and has admitted assaulting female gymnasts. he'll be sentenced this month. andrew plant reports. she is a four—time olympic champion, with 19 combined world and olympic medals, she is america's boast decorated gymnast. now, the star of the rio games has said that she was sexually abused by the former teen usa gymnastics sports doctor, larry nassar. he has already been jailed, sentenced to 60 years for possessing indecent images of children and has also been accused of other gymnast of sexual abuse and has a limited sexual assault into cases and will be sentenced this month. her talent clea

many irish are frustrated. there's madness and sadness. there's sadness for us, yeah.ou know my whole life's tied up in this. the madness is because somebody else decided to leave europe we're being heavily penalized. and we feel like, you know, once again, the british are the british. the government is holding us to ransom. >> nobody consulted the irish before voting for brexit. even though they might pay the highest price: economically and politically. michelle: it's been more than twenty years since homosexuality was decriminialised in russia, yet it is believed to be one of the hardest countries in europe for gay people to live in. surveys reveal that much of the russian public endorse criminal prosecution of lesbians and gays, and that many people consider homosexuality to be a disease. if they demonstrate for their rights, as here in st petersburg, it usually doesn't take long before the security services crack down on them swiftly and severely. our correspondent yuri rescheto met a young woman in saint petersburg, who shared her very personal story of what it wa

they feel like the question of the irish border was leaning too far towards remaining of the irish borderaining in of the irish border was leaning too far towards remaining in the single market, rather than taking them out. and the other issues they care about, like free movement, they think they will not be listened to there either. i think they are laying down the line now. it is a long game isn't it? it should not just be about the next few years. does theresa may need this pressure? certainly not. she should be worried by this. phase one was the easy part. the eu said, give us lots of money. then you will have to keep the same rules of transition. the heart brexiteers are saving their ammo for the real fight, heart brexiteers are saving their ammo for the realfight, which is the end state. i don't know why they are so the end state. i don't know why they are so worried about the transition part. as long as it has a finite date, let's say the end of 2020, you exit all of the eu's institutions, then that is fine. but these 100 mps are the most powerful caucus within parliament we have s

a story from sweden makes the irish times.o do if war breaks out. it's gone back into print for the first time since the end of the cold war in 1991. we'll tell you why. trailblazing english footballer cyrille regis honoured by the daily mirror. he's died at the age of 59. he's described as a hero and role model for many black players who followed him. and fox news among media across the world covering the fact that sneezing could be the death of you. a new warning from doctors after a man supressed a sneeze and blew a hole in his throat.

prediction, got to go with the irish. 28-27. >> you're giving them a point?when it comes to these big bowl games. talking about big bowl games, college football playoff, semi-finals today. first one, oklahoma and georgia. of course georgia wins in the sec. they got their revenge against auburn in the s.e.c. title game. georgia known for its strong running game tough offense. i expect them to keep their offense off the field. speaking of oklahoma, they won the big 12 title against tcu. sooners are all about offense, averaging 45 points a game. the defense, yeah, they scored right there. defense just has to do enough, when oklahoma is rolling it's all about their quarterback, baker mayfield, who you may have heard about before since he won the heisman trophy. mayfield, 4/1 touchdowns, 5 interceptions this season. it's the first meeting between the two schools. georgia seeing their first title since 1980. oklahoma four straight wins against the s.e.c. my prediction, oklahoma 31, georgia 29. >> another close one. >> close game. and, finally, if you're still consc

story this afternoon a twenty four year old japanese man has been stabbed to death in the irish town of dundalk with two other people injured too it seems as good at least on this thing a raucous senior editor at r.t. don't call my the time to day what do we know about what's going on here at this point good afternoon heaven well this incident appears to began just before nine o'clock irish time this morning garvey were alerted to an incident in dundalk and county loud and about eighty kilometers away from the capital here in dublin that what we know now is that a japanese national who was walking to work at the time was attacked he was fatally stabbed the twenty four year old was pronounced dead at the scene gar the theory that they arrived within seven minutes to that particular scene in dundalk time then while they were at that scene they were called about another chewed incident involving two men and be believed that they now. involved in both attacks is this one man an egyptian man who is eighteen years old and has been detained he may have had at least two knives with them alth

ireland's president said her passing is a big loss to all those who follow irish music.

one the hate symbols chiefly irish flags go up in flames. and. told. the public the flags. you will see a visible sign. and if i strayed. from a foreign country. the symbolism doesn't always take the form of waving some of the writing on the divided northern ireland have been raised beyond propaganda to an art form with its roots in another country. conflict. five years ago by the locals i was. well into the peace process they were trying to say was future generations the individual the characters because i remember watching funerals of palestinian young people killed in the west bank and at the funerals of a kerry packer's of those people who i thought i would like to know who that person is what they represent why did they. take it and i think it's also transmitted into . the spheres is. the question why. a republican who has. time in the maze prison is now involved in the. protestant loyalist leaders. who in the past chronicled the troubles each on his own side of the walls come together to bring a new message to the city. separation is generally become more entrenched s

around the irish sea, 60 or 70 ireland as well. around the irish sea, 60 or70 mph ireland as well. and the number of isoba rs anywhere sea, 60 or 70 mph gust. and the number of isobars anywhere near this frontal system, which is slowly going to churn its way down towards the southern part of britain into the southern part of britain into the wee small hours of monday. following behind we have a great raft of showers. let's take a look. first up, monday, commute home perhaps. very wet and windy all the way from the humber down towards the south and east midlands, east anglia, the south central and southern england, into the south midlands as well. following on behind after the persistent rain is gone, plenty of showers to go around and some of those just could give you a rumble of thunder. further away from the front we have this area where there will be some sunny spells around for scotland, northern ireland and northern england but at the same time you get the sense that if you step out there is the chance of there being a shower to accompany you. that rain eventually gets away fr

start of the series with the irish prime minister today. hoffman for us in strasburg max thank you and as max just mentioned the northern ireland border question has been one of the biggest stumbling blocks in gregg's that negotiations let's bring in london a correspondent for more on that aspect. does london feel like negotiators are any closer to solving this problem. well there is deep on saturday about northern ireland many times i've been speaking to people there and they clearly will want to know what their future is they have not voted themselves breaks and they really did not want this and yet to reason may has basically promised all things to all people she has promised that there will not be a hard border between the north and the south which is essential for the cross border services that are existing for all the trade that's existing and also has promised during the it would have between northern ireland and the mainland of the u.k. which is very essential essential for the many people from the protestant community will feel ver

these winds have been upped to 90mph across the irish sea. 60mph inland and some of the winds on thep to 70 or 80mph. that's on really exposed coasts. even 50, 60 inland is enough to cause problems. it's going to be blowing very hard inland as well through tomorrow morning's rush hour in the afternoon, later in the day, those wind will ease. with that will come a mixture of lots of showers, bit of sunshine in between and then more wet and windy weather is expected wednesday night into thursday. i think a swathe of further gales expected across southern parts of the uk. so once again, the worst of the winds tonight, at least, from just about the east of northern ireland, through the irish sea, through here and through northern parts of england. but the effects of the storm will be felt across a much, much larger area. damage disruption even much larger area. damage disruption eve n a cross much larger area. damage disruption even across the south as well. you're watching beyond 100 days. six days of protests, several dead and now iran's supreme leader blames foreign countries for the

eoghan mcdermott worked on the irish version of the voice with dolores 0'riordan.ring how you are thinking of her tonight? it is a shock first and foremost. i think we covered a lot on the radio show the news as it broke and i think the overwhelming sentiment from people coming in was exactly that, shock because she was so young and a mother and now the focus is on the music and the cranberries and the legacy but she is a mother of three children as well. so, sorrow but also a lot of people, particularly women reaching out and seeing how amazing they found dolores, how great it was in the 90s, pre—the internet being so dominant just to have a feisty and frustrated angry and intelligent, flawed but brilliant header went to so it reflects on the music and the person simultaneously. it was her voice, known for their mix of rock and folk but predominantly it was that voice which resonated with the public wasn't it? yeah, and again i think the reflection today was on the cranberries and dolores as they voiced of the cranberries, people have paid tribute to the big songs

there were many -- there was an irish community, african american communities. it was very diverse. a lot of working class people. and jim pendergast had sal loans, aloan -- salons. and he went precinct to precinct building this machine that was based on favors. basically helping people get jobs in exchange for votes, helping people through giving them loans that you didn't have to get a formal bank loan. and jim would loan the money, settle gambling debts, skimming money off of the top of illegal activities such as gambling and

in sport, across the irish sea, northern ireland boss michael o'neill is a step closer to taking overs scotland manager now that the scottish

over the irish sea and into northern england and wales.ck their way south—east with this evening before fading away overnight. the winds will drop, skies will clear and it points to a cold night. colder than it has been. the frost is on the way across scotla nd the frost is on the way across scotland and frost in laurel areas elsewhere. but it won't be long before it changes again, rain quickly moving over the irish sea and briefly some snow over the pennines, over the hills of scotland. wet weather doesn't last too long and it cheers up on the acton ib gusty winds ahead of this rain arriving in northern ireland later on. temperature seven to 10 degrees in the central belt, 11 in london and cardiff. keep an eye on this low overnight tuesday, not exactly where it will go, but there are warnings of 60 to 70 mph gusts over scotland, northern ireland and northern england. the worst of it moving away in the morning but leaving us with widespread gales across england and wales on wednesday. wednesday will be a day of sunshine and showers, mostly

the irish prime minister lays out his vision as the bloc debates its future. i'm so me so much gandhi good to have you with us catalonia newly elected parliament house convened in barcelona for the first time since december's regional

the irish think so.by ancient greece, a citizens assembly was established, and it turned out to be rather successful. ♪ >> ireland is one of the european union's smaller members, and the scene of a revolution in democracy. finbarr o'brien, a 62-year-old postman, explains what that means. all his life, he says, politicians were the ones 'up there'. >> i didn't know anything about politics, i never discussed politics. i had no actual interest in politics up until the day i was sitting inside this restaurant, and this lady came up and asked me, so would i be interested? >> the citizens' assembly debates the big issues facing irish society. three years ago, finbarr had to vote on ireland's introduction of same-sex marriages. it was a hard task. >> you often heard of priest-pedophiles? well, something similar to that happened to me, only it was a lay person. but years ago, i had them all under the same target. they were all the same to me, whether they were pedophiles or gay or lesbians or whatever, they were

journalist jennifer collins is irish and has been following this story for us so welcome jennifer well as the push for this referendum come from well i would say there's always been a level of pushback against arlen's restrictive abortion. laws with the lay shift pushback really can be largely traced back to the case of the fisa held for in twenty twelve. for it was a thirty one year old indian dentist who lived in our land she presented to hospital seven weeks and her pregnancy with. miscarriage request an abortion early on in the miscarriage but was to know if asked doctors that their hands were tied because there was still a fetal higher base and she was told it was a catholic country and this is why she could not they could not perform abortions at that stage she later died from complications from the miscarriage and when the story broke there was huge outrage and really thin fast and the movement has massive momentum people have been sharing their stories on line and been taking to the streets and out a lot of to the point today where they are as government. has announced a refere