Coveney: No Decision Made On Replacement For Zappone
August 16, 2021 No Responses

Coveney: No Decision Made On Replacement For Zappone

The Government is yet to decide whether to appoint another person to the role of UN special envoy on freedom of opinion and expression, following the Katherine Zappone controversy. The former children’s minister stepped back from the role after a...
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Ireland To Focus On Pfizer And Moderna Jabs Going Forward Says HSE
August 15, 2021 No Responses

Ireland To Focus On Pfizer And Moderna Jabs Going Forward Says HSE

Ireland is set to stop ordering further deliveries of the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines and place more reliance on mRNA jabs, the head of the HSE has said. Paul Reid said Ireland’s program would rely mainly on Pfizer...
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Almost 30,000 12 To 15-Year-Olds Receive Vaccinations So Far This Weekend
August 15, 2021 No Responses

Almost 30,000 12 To 15-Year-Olds Receive Vaccinations So Far This Weekend

Around 30,000 children aged 12 to 15 received Covid-19 vaccines in the first two days of the rollout to that age group in Ireland. Health Service Executive chief executive Paul Reid said 90,000 children in the cohort had been registered...
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Rising Hospital Admission Rates ‘Not Sustainable’ Says Scientific Advisor
August 14, 2021 No Responses

Rising Hospital Admission Rates ‘Not Sustainable’ Says Scientific Advisor

A senior scientific adviser to the Government has expressed concern after daily Covid-19 case numbers in Ireland exceeded 2,000 for the first time since January. Professor Philip Nolan, a leading academic involved in modelling the course of the disease, said.....
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British Government Warned That Amnesty Proposals Risk Undermining Reconciliation
August 13, 2021 No Responses

British Government Warned That Amnesty Proposals Risk Undermining Reconciliation

British government plans to ban future Troubles prosecutions risks undermining reconciliation in the North, the UK Labour party has warned. Shadow Northern Ireland secretary Louise Haigh urged the British prime minister to think again on the contentious propos...
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Almost 65,000 12 To 15-Year Olds Registered For Vaccine In Ireland
August 13, 2021 No Responses

Almost 65,000 12 To 15-Year Olds Registered For Vaccine In Ireland

An estimated 65,000 children aged 12-15 have registered for their Covid-19 vaccine within 24 hours of the portal opening. It comes with more than 80 per cent of the adult population in Ireland now fully vaccinated and around 90 per...
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O’Neill Pledges To Keep ‘An Open Mind’ On Vaccine ‘Passports’
August 12, 2021 No Responses

O’Neill Pledges To Keep ‘An Open Mind’ On Vaccine ‘Passports’

Michelle O’Neill has pledged to keep an open mind on using vaccine access passports within the North, but reiterated her concerns about such a system. The Government has introduced rules in the Republic to bar anyone from eating and drinking...
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HSE: Demand For Vaccines Increases As Hospitals Remain Extremely Busy
August 12, 2021 No Responses

HSE: Demand For Vaccines Increases As Hospitals Remain Extremely Busy

Hospitals remain extremely busy, the chief executive of the HSE has warned, as a further 1,903 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed. As of 8am on Thursday, 219 Covid patients are in hospital, including 37 in intensive care units. Paul...
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Ministers At Stormont To Consider Relaxing Self-Isolation Rules In The North
August 12, 2021 No Responses

Ministers At Stormont To Consider Relaxing Self-Isolation Rules In The North

Stormont ministers are to consider relaxing the rules on self-isolation in the North at a meeting on Thursday. Ministers will examine a proposal to bring regulations into line with the rest of the UK, meaning people who are contacts with...
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Charity Warns That New Parole Board Must Not Delay Rehabilitation Services
August 11, 2021 No Responses

Charity Warns That New Parole Board Must Not Delay Rehabilitation Services

An increase in the time a life sentence prisoner must serve before being considered for parole should not come at the expense of rehabilitation support, a charity has warned. The Irish Penal Reform Trust, a leading charity that campaigns on...
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