No New Coronavirus-Related Deaths Reported In The North Today
June 21, 2020 No Responses

No New Coronavirus-Related Deaths Reported In The North Today

Northern Ireland reported no further coronavirus-linked deaths on Sunday. The death toll recorded by the region’s Department of Health remains at 545. There were four new cases confirmed through tests conducted in health trust labs in the region, taking the...
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Veteran Republican Bobby Storey Dies
June 21, 2020 No Responses

Veteran Republican Bobby Storey Dies

Senior republican and former leading IRA figure Bobby Storey has died, Sinn Féin has announced. Storey, from west Belfast, was a highly influential presence within the republican movement throughout the Troubles and subsequent peace process. Party president M...
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President Higgins To Hold Memorial Service For Murdered Garda
June 20, 2020 No Responses

President Higgins To Hold Memorial Service For Murdered Garda

The President will hold a memorial service for a murdered Garda to coincide with a state funeral in his hometown. Detective Garda Colm Horkan, 49, was shot dead on Wednesday night in the town of Castlerea in Co Roscommon. The...
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Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin Questions 50-Person Limit In Churches
June 20, 2020 No Responses

Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin Questions 50-Person Limit In Churches

Limiting attendees to 50 people at resumed indoor church services is strange and disappointing, a senior cleric has said. Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin’s comments came as a scientific expert claimed the chances of being infected with coronavirus in th...
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More Resources Needed To Avoid Lung Disease Crisis Say Experts
June 19, 2020 No Responses

More Resources Needed To Avoid Lung Disease Crisis Say Experts

Leading respiratory experts have warned that Ireland faces a lung disease crisis if urgent action is not taken to increase resources. According to the Irish Thoracic Society, Covid-19 could lead to unprecedented rates of illness and death from lung disease....
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Pupils To Return To Northern Schools In August
June 19, 2020 No Responses

Pupils To Return To Northern Schools In August

Most pupils are set for a return to full-time education in Northern Ireland in the autumn, after ministers agreed to cut the social distancing measure to one meter. First Minister Arlene Foster said the move would enable the majority of...
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Almost 20% Of Nursing Home Residents Were Diagnosed With Covid-19
June 18, 2020 No Responses

Almost 20% Of Nursing Home Residents Were Diagnosed With Covid-19

Almost one in five residents in the country’s nursing homes were diagnosed with Covid-19, it has emerged. The figure was confirmed as the secretary general of the Department of Health was forced to defend the department’s response to Covid-19 across...
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Ireland Wins Seat On United Nations Security Council
June 18, 2020 No Responses

Ireland Wins Seat On United Nations Security Council

Ireland this evening was elected to the United Nations Security Council and will now take a seat on the 15- member body in 2021 and 2022. Ireland campaigned on the themes of Partnership, Empathy and Independence as the key attributes...
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Dame Vera Lynn Dies, Aged 103
June 18, 2020 No Responses

Dame Vera Lynn Dies, Aged 103

Dame Vera Lynn has died aged 103. The singer entertained troops with morale-boosting visits to the front line during the Second World War. Her family said in a statement they were “deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of...
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June 18, 2020 No Responses

Jean Kennedy Smith, the last surviving sibling of President John F. Kennedy and a former ambassador to Ireland, has died aged 92, her daughter confirmed. Ms Smith died at her home in Manhattan, her daughter Kym told the New York...
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