Numbers Killed On Irish Roads This Year Falls By 7% Compared To Last Year
August 11, 2021 No Responses

Numbers Killed On Irish Roads This Year Falls By 7% Compared To Last Year

The number of people killed on Irish roads in the first seven months of the year has fallen compared with last year, new figures show. There were 75 fatalities between January and July, compared with 81 in the same period...
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Varadkar Has Donohoe’s Support Following Merrion Hotel Controversy
August 10, 2021 No Responses

Varadkar Has Donohoe’s Support Following Merrion Hotel Controversy

Paschal Donohoe has said that his party leader Leo Varadkar has his full backing, following on from the Merrion Hotel controversy. Speaking at Government Buildings on Tuesday, the Minister for Finance said: “I apologize for the annoyance and the difficulty.....
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80% Of Under-60s Hospitalized In The North With Covid-19 Are Unvaccinated
August 10, 2021 No Responses

80% Of Under-60s Hospitalized In The North With Covid-19 Are Unvaccinated

Some 80 per cent of patients in hospital with Covid-19 in Northern Ireland who are aged under 60 have not been vaccinated, the region’s chief scientific adviser has said. Overall in the North around 82 per cent of people aged...
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Ryan: Varadkar’s Attendance At Merrion Hotel Event ‘Undermined Public Confidence’
August 9, 2021 No Responses

Ryan: Varadkar’s Attendance At Merrion Hotel Event ‘Undermined Public Confidence’

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has said the Tánaiste’s attendance at a controversial event at the Merrion Hotel in Dublin has “undermined public confidence”. Leo Varadkar last week apologized for attending the party, hosted by former minister Katherine Z...
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Petrol Bombs Thrown During Night Of Violence In Dungannon
August 8, 2021 No Responses

Petrol Bombs Thrown During Night Of Violence In Dungannon

A gang of up to 30 people, including masked men, threw masonry and petrol bombs during a night of disorder in Co Tyrone. Police are investigating a number of incidents which happened in Dungannon on Saturday night. Bonfires are lit...
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Six More Covid-19 Deaths Reported In The North
August 7, 2021 No Responses

Six More Covid-19 Deaths Reported In The North

Six more deaths of patients who had tested positive for Covid-19 have been reported in the North. The Department of Health said there had also been 1,349 new confirmed cases of the virus in the last 24-hour reporting period. The...
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People Before Profit Propose New Law To Mandate CO2 Monitors In Workplaces
August 4, 2021 No Responses

People Before Profit Propose New Law To Mandate CO2 Monitors In Workplaces

A new law proposed by People Before Profit would see carbon dioxide monitors installed in every workplace as a way to tackle the spread of Covid-19. The party has put forward a Bill which would make it a legal requirement...
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Van Morrison Drops Legal Challenge To Ban On Live Music In The North
August 3, 2021 No Responses

Van Morrison Drops Legal Challenge To Ban On Live Music In The North

Van Morrison has dropped a legal challenge to a ban on live music being played in Northern Ireland. The ban was part of a suite of measures introduced by the Stormont Executive to stem the spread of coronavirus, but ministers...
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Organizers Of Electric Picnic Confident Festival Will Go Ahead This Year
August 2, 2021 No Responses

Organizers Of Electric Picnic Confident Festival Will Go Ahead This Year

The organizer of Ireland’s largest music festival, Electric Picnic, has expressed confidence that it will get the go-ahead this year. Managing director of Festival Republic Melvin Benn said he based his optimism on the fact no one in Government had...
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Dozens of Walk-In Centers Handle Surge Of Vaccinations On Saturday
August 1, 2021 No Responses

Dozens of Walk-In Centers Handle Surge Of Vaccinations On Saturday

More than 10,000 people got vaccinated at temporary walk-in centers across the State on Saturday. Dozens of centers have been operating across the country over the bank holiday weekend as the vaccination program continues at a significant pace. Long queues...
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