Over 30 Care Homes Now Affected by Coronavirus in The North
April 14, 2020 No Responses

Over 30 Care Homes Now Affected by Coronavirus in The North

Some 32 care homes in Northern Ireland have been affected by coronavirus, the health minister has said. Robin Swann confirmed the figure today which represents a rise from the announced figure of 20 last week. The North’s death toll of...
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Over 1,000 Fines Issued in The North over Easter Weekend
April 13, 2020 No Responses

Over 1,000 Fines Issued in The North over Easter Weekend

More than 100 coronavirus-related fines have been issued in three days in Northern Ireland, police said. Officers broke up barbecues and a small number of large house parties, assistant chief constable Alan Todd said. Some parents were also believed to...
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McDonald Praises Frontline Workers in Easter Rising Oration
April 12, 2020 No Responses

McDonald Praises Frontline Workers in Easter Rising Oration

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has used her Easter Rising oration to honor frontline and health workers. Ms McDonald paid tribute to staff working in hospitals, as well as those working in shops and delivery services, during the coronavirus...
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Eleven New Deaths Takes Toll to 118 in The North
April 12, 2020 No Responses

Eleven New Deaths Takes Toll to 118 in The North

The number of people with coronavirus who have died in a hospital setting in Northern Ireland has risen to 118, with 11 further deaths reported on Sunday. There were 89 new cases of the virus, bringing the total of confirmed...
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Ireland Hopes to be Testing 15,000 Each Day by The End of Next Week
April 12, 2020 No Responses

Ireland Hopes to be Testing 15,000 Each Day by The End of Next Week

The chair of the Covid-19 expert advisory group has said that Ireland will increase its coronavirus testing to 15,000 a day “probably” by the end of next week. Dr Cillian De Gascun, a consultant virologist and director of the National...
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President Higgins Leads Special Easter Rising Commemoration
April 12, 2020 No Responses

President Higgins Leads Special Easter Rising Commemoration

President Michael D Higgins led a special commemoration marking the 104th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising on Sunday. The ceremony took place at Áras an Uachtaráin and the GPO, the rebels’ headquarters during the 1916 Rising. The ceremony began...
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Ireland to Face ‘Darkest Days’ in Weeks Ahead Says Taoiseach
April 12, 2020 No Responses

Ireland to Face ‘Darkest Days’ in Weeks Ahead Says Taoiseach

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that Ireland will face some of its darkest days in the weeks ahead, as it battles to contain the spread of coronavirus. In a video message posted on Twitter, Mr Varadkar said that the country...
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More Than 33,000 Off Government Supports After Returning to Work
April 9, 2020 No Responses

More Than 33,000 Off Government Supports After Returning to Work

More than 33,000 people have come off the Government’s coronavirus pandemic unemployment payment as they have returned to work. The €350 per week payment is available for employees and self-employed people who have lost all their employment due to the...
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Coronavirus Patients Could Be Moved Out of Dublin, If Capacity Exceeded
April 8, 2020 No Responses

Coronavirus Patients Could Be Moved Out of Dublin, If Capacity Exceeded

Critically-ill coronavirus patient may be transferred from Dublin to other hospitals if intensive care capacity is exceeded in the capital, a senior HSE official said. National director of acute operations at the HSE, Liam Woods, was responding to concerns rai...
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Northern Lockdown Likely To Be In Place ‘For The Foreseeable Future’
April 8, 2020 No Responses

Northern Lockdown Likely To Be In Place ‘For The Foreseeable Future’

Restrictions on movement in Northern Ireland will remain in place for the foreseeable future, a Stormont minister has said. Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey indicated there would be no relaxation of the coronavirus lockdown measures next week when a review ...
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