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August 25, 2020 No Responses

Teachers Call For ‘Urgent Review’ Of Government Advice On Face Masks

Teachers have called for an “urgent review” in relation to children wearing face coverings in certain circumstances. It comes following advice from the World Health Organisation (WHO) which states that children over the age of 12 should wear face masks,...

August 25, 2020 No Responses

AstraZenica Says First Volunteers Have Received Experimental Covid-19 Treatment

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has said the first volunteers have now been dosed in its clinical trial of a new drug to help prevent and treat Covid-19. The group, which is also separately developing a Covid-19 vaccine together with scientists at...

August 25, 2020 No Responses

Irish Parents Urged To Be ‘Vigilant’ As Schools Reopen

Parents should remain vigilant around symptoms as their children return to school, a senior GP in Ireland has said. Schools are due to reopen within days. President of the Irish College of GPs Dr Mary Favier said parents should keep...

August 24, 2020 No Responses

Schools In The North To Reopen For First Time Since March

Schools will reopen in Northern Ireland later for the first time since March. Teachers’ unions said educators had not been given enough time to respond to rules issued earlier this month. Northern Ireland’s chief medical officer Dr Michael McBride has...

August 24, 2020 No Responses

Malaysian Coroner Begins Inquest Into Death Of Nora Anne Quoirin

A Malaysian coroner began an inquest on Monday into the death of a French-Irish teen, a year after her naked body was found near a nature resort where she mysteriously vanished while on holiday. Nora Anne Quoirin’s disappearance from her...

August 23, 2020 No Responses

Jedward In Twitter Spat With Jim Corr After Anti-Face Mask Protests

Jedward have become involved in a Twitter spat with The Corrs guitarist Jim Corr after he backed anti-face mask protesters in Dublin over the weekend. The twins, whose real names are John and Edward Grimes, addressed the demonstrators in a...

August 23, 2020 No Responses

Two Women Charged With Terrorism Offences In New IRA Investigation

Two women have been charged with terrorism offences by police investigating dissident republican group the New IRA. Officers in Northern Ireland charged a 45-year-old woman from Dungannon and a 49-year-old woman from Lurgan with offences including membership o...