RTÉ Will Use Government’s Coronavirus Wage Subsidy Scheme
April 22, 2020 No Responses

RTÉ Will Use Government’s Coronavirus Wage Subsidy Scheme

RTÉ has confirmed it will make use of the Government’s Covid-19 temporary wage subsidy scheme. The scheme is available to employers who have lost a minimum of 25% of turnover because of the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, the broadcaster...
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McDonald Says She Feels ‘Lucky’ to Have Recovered From Coronavirus
April 22, 2020 No Responses

McDonald Says She Feels ‘Lucky’ to Have Recovered From Coronavirus

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said she feels lucky to have recovered from coronavirus. The party president received a positive diagnosis for Covid-19 after being tested on March 28. She experienced weeks of being “very unwell”, adding she...
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Almost 300 Coronavirus Cases Confirmed in Nursing Homes in The North
April 22, 2020 No Responses

Almost 300 Coronavirus Cases Confirmed in Nursing Homes in The North

Almost 300 Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in Northern Ireland’s nursing and residential homes, the Public Health Agency (PHA) said. NHS staff have been drafted in to bolster numbers and that tally of is expected to grow, other Stormont health...
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Varadkar: All Partners Will Have a Say on How Taoiseach is Chosen in Coalition Government
April 22, 2020 No Responses

Varadkar: All Partners Will Have a Say on How Taoiseach is Chosen in Coalition Government

Leo Varadkar has said any junior partner in a Fianna Fáil/Fine Gael coalition will have a role in deciding how the position of Taoiseach is allocated. Mr Varadkar said he and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin believed it was important...
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Projected Coronavirus Death Toll Reduced in The North
April 21, 2020 No Responses

Projected Coronavirus Death Toll Reduced in The North

Northern Ireland’s coronavirus restrictions are working, a power-sharing minister has said. The projected worst-case scenario of 1,500 deaths during the early part of the pandemic is significantly reduced from the toll envisaged weeks earlier. Stormont Assem...
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Northern Man Faces Extradition Hearing Over Essex Truck Deaths
April 21, 2020 No Responses

Northern Man Faces Extradition Hearing Over Essex Truck Deaths

A man is due in court to face extradition proceedings over the alleged manslaughter of 39 migrants found in a refrigerated lorry container in Essex. Ronan Hughes, of Co Armagh in Northern Ireland, is due before the High Court to...
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Ireland Records Highest Daily Death Toll as Number of Cases Rises by 401
April 20, 2020 No Responses

Ireland Records Highest Daily Death Toll as Number of Cases Rises by 401

Ireland has reported its highest daily toll of deaths notified during the coronavirus outbreak, with 77 fatalities confirmed. The total number of people with Covid-19 who have died in the country now stands at 687. Health officials stressed that most...
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Luke Kelly Statue May Be Moved After Being Defaced for Fourth Time in Past Year
April 20, 2020 No Responses

Luke Kelly Statue May Be Moved After Being Defaced for Fourth Time in Past Year

A statue erected in honor of singer Luke Kelly may have to be relocated after being vandalized for a fourth time in recent months, a Dublin city councilor has said. The statue on Sheriff Street was erected in January 2019...
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Taoiseach Worried That Lockdown ‘Complacency’ Is Setting In
April 20, 2020 No Responses

Taoiseach Worried That Lockdown ‘Complacency’ Is Setting In

The Taoiseach has said he is worried about complacency around the Covid-19 restrictions setting in and said he did not want to speculate about when the country would reopen. Leo Varadkar echoed comments made by Health Minister Simon Harris, who...
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Dublin Doctor Makes Public Appeal for Donations of Protective Gowns
April 19, 2020 No Responses

Dublin Doctor Makes Public Appeal for Donations of Protective Gowns

A respiratory doctor at a Dublin hospital has made a public appeal for donations of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers. Anne Marie McLaughlin, who works at St James’s Hospital, posted a video online in which she thanked people who...
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