Holohan Says Now Is ‘Right Time’ To Ease Contact Testing On Under-12s
September 26, 2021 No Responses

Holohan Says Now Is ‘Right Time’ To Ease Contact Testing On Under-12s

Covid-19 contact tracing is set to stop in childcare and primary schools in Ireland. Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan said evidence indicates that schools are a low risk setting for the transmission of the virus among school-going children. He...
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North’s Ministers To Meet To Consider Vaccine Passports In The North
September 26, 2021 No Responses

North’s Ministers To Meet To Consider Vaccine Passports In The North

A Covid-19 vaccine passport scheme is set to be considered in Northern Ireland by Stormont ministers. SDLP minister Nichola Mallon said such an initiative could create a “sustainable pathway out of the remaining restrictions”, and expressed frustration tha...
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Ulster Unionists Reject DUP’s Call For Electoral Pact
September 25, 2021 No Responses

Ulster Unionists Reject DUP’s Call For Electoral Pact

Ulster Unionist leader Doug Beattie has rejected a call by DUP chief Jeffrey Donaldson for a unionist pact. Mr Donaldson was speaking ahead of the next Assembly election, due in May. He called for a pact to help return “as...
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Victims Campaigners Hold Protests Across Ireland Against UK Amnesty Plans
September 25, 2021 No Responses

Victims Campaigners Hold Protests Across Ireland Against UK Amnesty Plans

Victims’ campaigners have staged a series of demonstrations across Ireland in protest at the UK government’s proposals for dealing with the past. In July, the UK’s Northern Ireland secretary Brandon Lewis announced plans for a statute of limitations ...
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Martin Calls For Urgent Action On Climate Change And Covid-19 At UN
September 25, 2021 No Responses

Martin Calls For Urgent Action On Climate Change And Covid-19 At UN

The Taoiseach used a speech before the United Nations General Assembly on Friday to call on global leaders to respond without delay to the challenges of Covid-19 and climate change. In a speech that echoed comments Mr Martin made at...
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Number Of Homeless In Ireland Increases For Third Straight Month
September 24, 2021 No Responses

Number Of Homeless In Ireland Increases For Third Straight Month

The number of people homeless in Ireland has risen for the third month in a row, as the latest figures show 8,212 adults and children without a home. Data from the Department of Housing, published on Friday, recorded 6,023 adults...
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Hilary Clinton To Be Installed As Chancellor Of Queens University Belfast
September 24, 2021 No Responses

Hilary Clinton To Be Installed As Chancellor Of Queens University Belfast

Hillary Clinton expressed hope she can inspire young people as she prepared to be formally installed as chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast. The former US secretary of state, who is the first woman appointed as chancellor of the Belfast academic...
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O’Neill Open To The Use Of Vaccine Passports In The North
September 23, 2021 No Responses

O’Neill Open To The Use Of Vaccine Passports In The North

Michelle O’Neill has said she is “very open” to the adoption of vaccine passports in Northern Ireland if evidence shows they could help in suppressing Covid-19. Stormont’s deputy First Minister said she retained human rights concerns around the use of....
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Two More Arrests Made In Lyra McKee Murder Investigation
September 22, 2021 No Responses

Two More Arrests Made In Lyra McKee Murder Investigation

Two further arrests have been made by police investigating the murder of journalist Lyra McKee. Men aged 24 and 29 were arrested in Derry on Wednesday morning under the Terrorism Act. Three men have already been charged with the murder...
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Taoiseach Praises Biden For Support In Tackling Covid-19 And Climate Change
September 21, 2021 No Responses

Taoiseach Praises Biden For Support In Tackling Covid-19 And Climate Change

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has praised Joe Biden’s speech to the UN General Assembly and cited him as a key ally on tackling climate change and Covid-19. Mr Martin, speaking to reporters in New York, called Mr Biden a “committed multilateralist...
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