Number Of Vaccine Doses Administered In The North Tops Half A Million
February 24, 2021 No Responses

Number Of Vaccine Doses Administered In The North Tops Half A Million

More than half a million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Northern Ireland. Those aged over 65 and the clinically vulnerable are among those being booked in for jabs. Health Minister Robin Swann said it was a landmark moment....
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Out & About
February 24, 2021 No Responses

Out & About

By Paddy McCarthy Unfortunately I missed the Irish Business Organization’s February Irish Stew Podcast, the latest episode sponsored by The Irish Examiner USA. First, I have to apologize to John Lee, President and all the members as I was involved...
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More Than 10,000 Travelers Arrived In Ireland Through Dublin Airport Last Week
February 24, 2021 No Responses

More Than 10,000 Travelers Arrived In Ireland Through Dublin Airport Last Week

Around 10,500 people arrived in Ireland through Dublin Airport last week, the Minister for Health has revealed. Speaking in the Dáil, Stephen Donnelly said that between 1,000 and 3,500 people were still arriving in the country every day. Last week...
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Leinster And Munster Get Home Field Advantage In Champions Cup’s Round Of 16
February 24, 2021 No Responses

Leinster And Munster Get Home Field Advantage In Champions Cup’s Round Of 16

Both Leinster and Munster are guaranteed home advantage in the new Champions Cup format. For the first time ever there will be a round of 16 stage in the competition. Wasps join Exeter, Bristol, Gloucester and Sale in being promoted...
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Children’s Minister Says Extension Of Mother And Baby Homes Commission Is Unnecessary
February 24, 2021 No Responses

Children’s Minister Says Extension Of Mother And Baby Homes Commission Is Unnecessary

Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman has said an extension to the Mother and Baby Homes Commission would serve “no practical purpose” now that audio recordings of survivors’ testimony have been recovered. The Social Democrats tabled a motion to exten...
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Neil Lennon Resigns As Manager Of Celtic
February 24, 2021 No Responses

Neil Lennon Resigns As Manager Of Celtic

Neil Lennon has resigned as Celtic manager, the Scottish Premiership club have announced. Lennon, who returned to the club for a second stint in charge after Brendan Rodgers left to take over at Leicester in February 2019, has been under...
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Giroud Gives Chelsea Advantage Over Atlético In Champions League
February 23, 2021 No Responses

Giroud Gives Chelsea Advantage Over Atlético In Champions League

Olivier Giroud produced another Champions League special to hand Chelsea the advantage in their last-16 tie with Atletico Madrid after a 1-0 first-leg win in Bucharest. The Blues forward grabbed his sixth goal in the competition this season with an...
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South African Variant Of Covid-19 Virus Confirmed In The North
February 23, 2021 No Responses

South African Variant Of Covid-19 Virus Confirmed In The North

The first confirmed cases of the South African variant of Covid-19 have been detected in the North. Stormont Health Minister Robin Swann said three cases of the variant have been confirmed. The minister said a detailed health protection risk assessment...
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New Figures Suggest Low Income Families Would Have Lost Up To 30% Of Earnings Without Supports
February 23, 2021 No Responses

New Figures Suggest Low Income Families Would Have Lost Up To 30% Of Earnings Without Supports

Low income households would have lost between 18 per cent and 30 per cent of their earnings during the first lockdown in 2020 were it not for new financial supports, figures suggest. Covid-19 income supports such as the pandemic unemployment...
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Research Shows ‘Robust Evidence’ That Vitamin D Helps Protect Against Coronavirus
February 23, 2021 No Responses

Research Shows ‘Robust Evidence’ That Vitamin D Helps Protect Against Coronavirus

There is an extensive body of international research showing the protective role of vitamin D against Covid-19, the Oireachtas health committee has been told. Health experts, who are members of the Covit-D Consortium, have called on the Government to introduce...
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