Despite Shortages, Community Vaccination Program To Begin In March

Despite Shortages, Community Vaccination Program To Begin In March

Community vaccinations will begin as planned next month despite disruptions to the delivery of the AstraZeneca vaccine, the Minister for Health said. Stephen Donnelly said on Monday that Ireland will receive a delivery within the expected range of doses for...
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North Records Fewest Number Of New Covid-19 Cases In A Month

North Records Fewest Number Of New Covid-19 Cases In A Month

Northern Ireland has recorded its lowest number of Covid-19 cases in over a month, as 422 individuals tested positive for the virus over the past 24 hours. A further 17 people who had previously tested positive for Covid-19 in the...
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Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout Could See Ireland’s Economy Recover Later This Year

Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout Could See Ireland’s Economy Recover Later This Year

A successful Covid-19 vaccine rollout should see the Irish economy recover in the second half of the year, the governor of the Central Bank has said. An ESRI report last month found that the impact of the Covid-19 crisis has...
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Chelsea Fire Frank Lampard, Look To Tuchel As Replacement

Chelsea Fire Frank Lampard, Look To Tuchel As Replacement

Chelsea have sacked head coach Frank Lampard after a run of five defeats from eight Premier League games. Owner Roman Abramovich described the decision as “very difficult” and conceded it was a move not taken lightly by the club, with...
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McDonald Calls Government’s Quarantine Proposals For Travelers ‘Insufficient’

McDonald Calls Government’s Quarantine Proposals For Travelers ‘Insufficient’

The leader of Sinn Féin has said the Government needs to introduce mandatory quarantine for all travelers arriving into Ireland. Mary Lou McDonald described proposals to quarantine those who arrive without a negative Covid-19 test as “absolutely insufficien...
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Two Uncapped Players Named To Ireland’s Six Nations Squad

Two Uncapped Players Named To Ireland’s Six Nations Squad

The Ireland coaching group have selected a squad of 36 players for the upcoming 2021 Guinness Six Nations Championship. Jonathan Sexton will captain the squad for a second Six Nations campaign and there are two uncapped players included – Munster...
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Ospreys Defeat Connacht To Secure First Win In Ireland Since 2016

Ospreys Defeat Connacht To Secure First Win In Ireland Since 2016

Rhys Webb responded to his omission from Wales’ Six Nations squad with two tries in Ospreys’ impressive come-from-behind 26-20 win at Connacht in Guinness PRO14. Trailing 17-5 at half-time after converted scores from Alex Wootton and Paul Boyle, Ospreys bo...
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HSE Chief Warns Of ‘Real Challenge’ As He Predicts Numbers In ICUs Will Grow

HSE Chief Warns Of ‘Real Challenge’ As He Predicts Numbers In ICUs Will Grow

The number of people in intensive care units will “hold if not grow” in the coming days, the health service chief has said. Paul Reid said ICU admissions are a “real challenge” with delayed discharges from units and an increased...
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Fernandes’ Superb Free-Kick Secures United’s Victory Over Liverpool

Fernandes’ Superb Free-Kick Secures United’s Victory Over Liverpool

Super-sub Bruno Fernandes’ fantastic free-kick secured Manchester United an impressive 3-2 FA Cup fourth-round victory against rivals Liverpool as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer oversaw his first triumph against Jurgen Klopp’s men. A week on from a tense goalless Pr...
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Leicester Come From Behind To Defeat Brentford In The FA Cup

Leicester Come From Behind To Defeat Brentford In The FA Cup

Second-half goals from Cengiz Under, Youri Tielemans and James Maddison saw Leicester come from behind to knock out cup specialists Brentford 3-1. The Championship Bees, who shocked four Premier League sides on their way to this season’s Carabao Cup semi-fin...
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