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March 20, 2020 No Responses

Health Chief Says Ireland Faces ‘Uncertain, Unprecedented and Unpredictable’ Future

Health Service Executive chief Paul Reid has said the country faces into a “an uncertain, unprecedented and unpredictable” time during the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking in Dublin on Friday, he said: “It is a war against a very silent and dangerous...

March 19, 2020 No Responses

Children of Healthcare Workers in North will be ‘Looked After’ When Schools Close

The children of healthcare workers will be looked after when schools close, Northern Ireland’s Education Minister has said. First Minister Arlene Foster announced on Wednesday evening that schools across the region will be closed from Monday in a bid to...

March 19, 2020 No Responses

The North Records First Death from Coronavirus

Northern Ireland has recorded the first death of a patient with coronavirus. Stormont’s Department of Health said the patient, who died in hospital in the greater Belfast area, was elderly and had an underlying health condition. A total of 68...

March 18, 2020 No Responses

Harris Reassures The Elderly About Availability of Covid-19 Test Kits

The Health Minister Simon Harris has moved to reassure older people the Government will look after them as the number of cases of Covid-19 is expected to rise to 15,000 by the end of the month. Speaking in Dublin today,...

March 18, 2020 No Responses

British Government Pledges to ‘End the Cycle of Re-Investigations’ Over Troubles

The British Government has pledged to “end the cycle of re-investigations” in a set of proposals to deal with Northern Ireland’s troubled past. Once cases have been considered, there will be a legal bar on any future investigation occurring, under...

March 17, 2020 No Responses

McDonalds in the UK and Ireland Become ‘Take Out’ Only

All McDonalds restaurants in the UK and Ireland will become takeaways, drive-thrus and delivery operations as the company attempts to cope with the coronavirus outbreak. In a statement, chief executive Paul Pomroy wrote: “Our restaurants will remain open for...