Small Number Of Omicron XE Variant Reported In The North

Small Number Of Omicron XE Variant Reported In The North

A small number of cases of a new variant of the Omicron strain of Covid-19 have been discovered in Northern Ireland, public health officials said. The new form of the virus, known as Omicron XE, is a recombinant of the...
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Easing Of Easter Drinking Restrictions In The North Boosts Local Bar Trade

Easing Of Easter Drinking Restrictions In The North Boosts Local Bar Trade

Lifting restrictions on Easter drinking in Northern Ireland has served up a massive boost to the local pub trade as it rebuilds after the pandemic, one bar owner has said. Changes to the licensing laws in the North mean pubs...
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No Changes To First Minister Title If Sinn Féin Wins Election Says McDonald

No Changes To First Minister Title If Sinn Féin Wins Election Says McDonald

The titles of first and deputy first minister will not change if Sinn Féin wins the upcoming Assembly poll, Mary Lou McDonald has said. Ms McDonald said on Thursday evening that Sinn Féin did not back a change in the...
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Roy Keane Launches Guide Dog Day

Roy Keane Launches Guide Dog Day

Soccer legend Roy Keane has helped to launch Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind’s national fundraising campaign Guide Dog Day which takes place on Friday 27 May. This year the charity is asking everyone to get active by walking Koupit Amoxil ,...
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Taoiseach Warns Of ‘Moment Of Great Crisis’

Taoiseach Warns Of ‘Moment Of Great Crisis’

The Taoiseach has warned business leaders that Ireland and the world is facing a moment of “great crisis” and unpredictability over the war in Ukraine. Micheál Martin said Russia’s war has created challenges across the European Union. Speaking at the...
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Protestors In Dublin Call For Ban On ‘Russian Hate Symbols’

Protestors In Dublin Call For Ban On ‘Russian Hate Symbols’

Protesters in Dublin have called on the Government to ban symbols of support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Around 100 people, waving Ukrainian flags, urged the Government to ban what they dubbed “Russian hate symbols”. The protesters gathered on...
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Eamon Ryan Denies That Ban Of Turf Sales Has Been Postponed

Eamon Ryan Denies That Ban Of Turf Sales Has Been Postponed

Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan has rejected claims that a ban on the sale of turf has been paused. It comes hours after Tánaiste Leo Varadkar told the Fine Gael parliamentary party that the ban has been put on...
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Irish Language Campaigners Walk Out Of Meeting With British Minister

Irish Language Campaigners Walk Out Of Meeting With British Minister

Irish language campaigners said that they walked out of a meeting with UK junior minister Conor Burns on Tuesday. Conradh na Gaeilge met with the Northern Ireland junior minister earlier to discuss UK government plans for legislation on the Irish...
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Cuts To VAT On Energy Will ‘More Than Make Up For’ Carbon Tax Says Taoiseach

Cuts To VAT On Energy Will ‘More Than Make Up For’ Carbon Tax Says Taoiseach

A plan to temporarily cut the VAT rate on energy will “more than make up for” the planned carbon tax, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said. Mr Martin, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Green Party leader Eamon Ryan discussed on Monday a...
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Coveney Says EU Must Cut Off All Imports Of Russian Oil

Coveney Says EU Must Cut Off All Imports Of Russian Oil

The European Union needs to cut off financing for the Russian war in Ukraine by introducing sanctions on oil exports, the Minister for Foreign Affairs has said. Simon Coveney is in Luxembourg for a meeting of the EU foreign affairs...
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