Citizenship Campaigner Welcomes Decision To Allow People In North To Be Considered EU Citizens
May 14, 2020 No Responses

Citizenship Campaigner Welcomes Decision To Allow People In North To Be Considered EU Citizens

A citizenship campaigner has welcomed a move to allow people in Northern Ireland to be treated as European citizens under immigration laws. Emma DeSouza has been involved in a long legal battle with Britain’s Home Office over whether being born...
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Stormont Announces ‘Baby Steps’ To Ease Lockdown
May 14, 2020 No Responses

Stormont Announces ‘Baby Steps’ To Ease Lockdown

Stormont’s leaders have announced some minor relaxations of Northern Ireland’s coronavirus lockdown measures. Garden centers and household recycling centers will be able to reopen on Monday. Marriage ceremonies involving someone who is suffering from a ter...
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Martin Calls For Review Of Government Deal With Private Hospitals
May 14, 2020 No Responses

Martin Calls For Review Of Government Deal With Private Hospitals

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has said the Government deal with private hospitals has to be reviewed because millions of euro are being spent on capacity that is not being used. Private hospitals became part of the public health system...
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Irish Government To Issue Guidance About Face Masks This Week
May 13, 2020 No Responses

Irish Government To Issue Guidance About Face Masks This Week

The Government will issue guidance in the next few days about making and wearing face coverings to prevent the spread of Covid-19. It comes as chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan said on Tuesday that there is no plan to...
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Foster Hopeful That Lockdowns Will Be Fully Removed By December
May 13, 2020 No Responses

Foster Hopeful That Lockdowns Will Be Fully Removed By December

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Arlene Foster said she hopes to be “long past” the final step of the Executive’s plan for easing lockdown by December. Frustration was expressed by some in the Northern Ireland business community when the five-step pla...
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Supreme Court Overturns Adams’ Convictions For Prison Escape Attempts
May 13, 2020 No Responses

Supreme Court Overturns Adams’ Convictions For Prison Escape Attempts

Gerry Adams’ historic convictions for attempting to escape from the Maze Prison in the 1970s have been overturned by the UK’s highest court after it ruled that his detention was unlawful. The former Sinn Féin leader claimed his two 1975...
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HSE’s Chief Clinical Officer Says Test And Contact Tracing Times Must Improve
May 12, 2020 No Responses

HSE’s Chief Clinical Officer Says Test And Contact Tracing Times Must Improve

Coronavirus test and tracing turnaround times in Ireland must improve, a senior health official has said. The HSE’s chief clinical officer Dr Colm Henry said more work was needed to reduce the time between the ordering of a test to...
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Northern Leaders Defend Lack Of Target Dates In Region’s Recovery Plans
May 12, 2020 No Responses

Northern Leaders Defend Lack Of Target Dates In Region’s Recovery Plans

Northern Ireland’s leaders have defended a decision to exclude target dates from the region’s road map out of the coronavirus lockdown. First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill highlighted their determination to be led by t...
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Ireland’s Chief Medical Officer Concerned That Almost Half Of People Think Worst Of Pandemic Is Over
May 11, 2020 No Responses

Ireland’s Chief Medical Officer Concerned That Almost Half Of People Think Worst Of Pandemic Is Over

Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan has expressed concern at new data suggesting almost half of people think the worst of the coronavirus crisis is over. Dr Holohan said if the exit from lockdown restrictions went wrong the country could...
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New Study Suggests Vitamin D May Reduce Coronavirus Complications
May 11, 2020 No Responses

New Study Suggests Vitamin D May Reduce Coronavirus Complications

Researchers are calling on the Irish Government to change recommendations for vitamin D supplements after a study revealed it is likely to reduce serious coronavirus complications. A new publication from Trinity College Dublin highlights the association betwee...
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