Harris: Truck Drivers’ Planned Protest In Dublin Is ‘Not The Way To Do Business’
December 12, 2021 No Responses

Harris: Truck Drivers’ Planned Protest In Dublin Is ‘Not The Way To Do Business’

A protest by truckers and haulers against soaring fuel prices which is expected to cause havoc in Dublin city center is “not the way to do business”, Simon Harris has said. The Minister for Further Education has hit out at...
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‘Largest Ever’ Avian Flu Outbreak Reported In The North
December 12, 2021 No Responses

‘Largest Ever’ Avian Flu Outbreak Reported In The North

The North is experiencing the “largest ever” outbreak of avian flu in the region after two additional suspected cases were discovered. The cases have been identified in a commercial poultry flock near Markethill in Co Armagh and a commercial duck...
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Labour Brands Fine Gael’s Tax Plans As ‘Race To The Bottom’
December 11, 2021 No Responses

Labour Brands Fine Gael’s Tax Plans As ‘Race To The Bottom’

Plans to cut taxes by up to €600 ($677) a year by widening income bands have been branded a “race to the bottom” by the Labour Party. Fine Gael’s Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has flagged plans to raise the...
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Pressure To Grow On Hospitals In December And January Says HSE Chief
December 11, 2021 No Responses

Pressure To Grow On Hospitals In December And January Says HSE Chief

Hospitals will be under real pressure in December and January as a result of Covid-19, the head of the Health Service Executive has said. Chief executive Paul Reid has urged people to get the booster vaccine, with walk-in centers across...
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Stormont Approves Draft Budget Despite DUP Opposition
December 10, 2021 No Responses

Stormont Approves Draft Budget Despite DUP Opposition

Stormont Ministers have agreed to send the Executive’s draft three-year budget out for public consultation despite the DUP voting against the spending plans. A majority of Ministers backed a compromise proposal that will allow Minister for Finance Conor Murp...
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Irish Government Issues New Guidance For Travelers From Britain
December 10, 2021 No Responses

Irish Government Issues New Guidance For Travelers From Britain

Anyone arriving from Britain into Ireland will be asked to take daily antigen tests for five consecutive days after arriving in the country, the Government has said. Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that the advice, which will not be placed on...
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HSE Chief: Irish Health System Enters Christmas With ‘Sense Of Hope’
December 9, 2021 No Responses

HSE Chief: Irish Health System Enters Christmas With ‘Sense Of Hope’

The Irish health system can enter the Christmas period with a “sense of hope”, the HSE chief has said. However, health officials on Thursday warned that the emergence of the Omicron variant had also introduced an element of significant uncertainty...
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Energy Bills Should Be Cheaper In The New Year Says Tánaiste
December 9, 2021 No Responses

Energy Bills Should Be Cheaper In The New Year Says Tánaiste

People should see cheaper energy bills in the new year on foot of Government efforts to tackle inflation, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said. It comes as data from the Central Statistics Office showed that the annual rate of inflation rose...
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Protesters Demand Sinn Féin Block Fracking Licenses In The North
December 8, 2021 No Responses

Protesters Demand Sinn Féin Block Fracking Licenses In The North

Fracking protesters have urged Sinn Féin to block petroleum licenses in Northern Ireland. Extinction Rebellion Ireland held a demonstration outside the party’s headquarters in Dublin on Wednesday, in a bid to highlight Sinn Féin’s “lack of timely actio...
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Government To Publish Plan To Vaccinate Children Between Five And Eleven
December 8, 2021 No Responses

Government To Publish Plan To Vaccinate Children Between Five And Eleven

A plan to offer Covid-19 vaccinations to children aged five to 11 will be published within days, the Taoiseach has said. On Wednesday, the National Immunization Advisory Committee (Niac) recommended to Government that jabs should be offered to around 480,000.....
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