215 Delta Variant Cases Detected Across The Island Of Ireland

215 Delta Variant Cases Detected Across The Island Of Ireland

A total of 215 cases of the Delta plus Covid variant have been detected on the island of Ireland, health agencies on both sides of the Border have confirmed this week. There have been 90 cases of the variant detected...
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Varadkar Calls For Six-Monthly Booster Jabs For All Adults

Varadkar Calls For Six-Monthly Booster Jabs For All Adults

Booster jabs should be rolled out to every adult six months after their initial vaccination against Covid-19, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said. A booster program is already under way in the Republic for healthcare workers and those over 60, with...
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President Biden Pays Tribute To Roscommon Hospice That Honored Late Son Beau

President Biden Pays Tribute To Roscommon Hospice That Honored Late Son Beau

US president Joe Biden has paid tribute to a new palliative care center in Co Roscommon that had honored his late son Beau. Mr Biden turned the sod on the center during a visit to Ireland in 2017, accompanied by...
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Al Sadd Agrees Deal For Xavi To Return To Barcelona

Al Sadd Agrees Deal For Xavi To Return To Barcelona

Xavi is to return to his former club and become Barcelona’s new manager. The 41-year-old former midfielder has been in charge of Qatari club Al Sadd for two seasons and was heavily linked with a return to the Nou Camp...
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IAG Sees Revenue Increase As Lockdown Restrictions Ease

IAG Sees Revenue Increase As Lockdown Restrictions Ease

The owner of Aer Lingus, British Airways and Iberia, International Airlines Group (IAG) said he is seeing a “significant recovery” as passengers return to flying again with lockdown restrictions easing. Chief executive Luis Gallego explained long-haul flig...
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Varadkar: Government’s Plan For One Million Electric Vehicles On Road By 2030 Is ‘Difficult To Achieve’

Varadkar: Government’s Plan For One Million Electric Vehicles On Road By 2030 Is ‘Difficult To Achieve’

The Government has admitted its plan to have one million electric vehicles on Ireland’s roads by 2030 will be difficult to achieve. Green Party leader Eamon Ryan said that currently some 15 per cent of new vehicles bought in the...
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As Winter Looms, Healthcare Staff In The North Are Exhausted And Worried

As Winter Looms, Healthcare Staff In The North Are Exhausted And Worried

Healthcare staff in the North are exhausted and fearful about what the winter could bring, a leading nurse has warned. Roisin Devlin, the nurse lead in the South Eastern health trust, said colleagues were worried that A&E wait times will...
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HSE Boss Says Almost A Third Of Intensive Care Beds Taken Up With Covid Patients

HSE Boss Says Almost A Third Of Intensive Care Beds Taken Up With Covid Patients

A further 3,024 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in the Republic, the National Public Health Emergency Team has confirmed. There are 458 Covid-positive people in hospital, including 90 in intensive care units and 250 receiving advanced respiratory support....
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Byrne Vows To ‘Root Out’ Sexual Harassment Within PSNI

Byrne Vows To ‘Root Out’ Sexual Harassment Within PSNI

The PSNI chief constable has said he is determined to “root out” those responsible for incidents of sexual harassment within the force. Simon Byrne told the Policing Board that he hoped that such incidents would not put new female recruits...
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Sinn Féin Calls For Housing Agency To Oversee Mica Redress Scheme

Sinn Féin Calls For Housing Agency To Oversee Mica Redress Scheme

Calls have been made for the Housing Agency to oversee the mica redress scheme to ensure families affected are not left competing against each other. Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said failure to appoint the body, which was tasked with overseeing...
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