EU Reiterates Its Commitment To Northern Ireland Protocol
April 16, 2021 No Responses

EU Reiterates Its Commitment To Northern Ireland Protocol

The European Commission has warned that the Northern Ireland Protocol in the Brexit divorce settlement remains the only way to prevent the return of a hard border with the Republic. Late-night talks between the commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic and Brexit...
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Taoiseach Praises Church Leaders For Contribution To Peace Building In The North
April 15, 2021 No Responses

Taoiseach Praises Church Leaders For Contribution To Peace Building In The North

The Taoiseach has met church leaders over recent violence in the North. Micheál Martin praised the leaders of the largest congregations on the island for their “ongoing contribution to peace building”, and recognized the work that churches undertake on a....
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Irish Supreme Court Uses Remote Hearings To Clear Backlog Of Cases
April 14, 2021 No Responses

Irish Supreme Court Uses Remote Hearings To Clear Backlog Of Cases

Virtual court hearings and online filing of appeals has helped clear the backlog of cases in the Supreme Court and slashed waiting times from a five-year high, a report has found. Changes in the court system brought about by the...
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Restrictions On J&J Vaccine Would Have ‘Serious’ Impact On Vaccination Program Says Donnelly
April 14, 2021 No Responses

Restrictions On J&J Vaccine Would Have ‘Serious’ Impact On Vaccination Program Says Donnelly

Any long-term restrictions on the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in Ireland would have a “serious” impact on the immunization program, the Health Minister has warned. Stephen Donnelly said Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen single-dose jab was a...
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Government Seeking Advice On Whether To Quarantine Fully Vaccinated Travelers
April 13, 2021 No Responses

Government Seeking Advice On Whether To Quarantine Fully Vaccinated Travelers

The Government is seeking advice on whether fully vaccinated people can avoid facing mandatory hotel quarantine. The Minister for Further and Higher Education said it is his “firm view” that anyone who has been vaccinated against Covid-19 should not be...
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Ireland To Miss Target Of Administering 180,000 Vaccinations This Week
April 13, 2021 No Responses

Ireland To Miss Target Of Administering 180,000 Vaccinations This Week

The Government’s goal of administering 180,000 jabs this week will be missed following the change in advice on the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Thousands of vaccine appointments this week will be rescheduled by the HSE after the the National...
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Stormont Looking To Ease Lockdowns Further As Vaccinations Continue
April 12, 2021 No Responses

Stormont Looking To Ease Lockdowns Further As Vaccinations Continue

Progress in tackling Covid-19 has created enough headroom to allow for further lockdown relaxations in Northern Ireland, Michelle O’Neill has said. The deputy First Minister said she was confident the power-sharing executive could agree a timetable for the r...
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Teachers’ Union Calls For ‘Vigilance’ As Irish Schools Begin Reopening
April 12, 2021 No Responses

Teachers’ Union Calls For ‘Vigilance’ As Irish Schools Begin Reopening

The country’s largest teaching union has called for “vigilance” as schools fully reopened on Monday. More than a million students and staff returned to classrooms on Monday as the Republic eases its coronavirus restrictions for the first time this ye...
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McAleese: Prince Philip Came To Ireland ‘On Mission To Heal History’
April 11, 2021 No Responses

McAleese: Prince Philip Came To Ireland ‘On Mission To Heal History’

Prince Philip travelled to Ireland in 2011 “on a mission to heal history”, former president Mary McAleese has said. Belfast-born Mrs McAleese was president of the Republic when Philip accompanied Queen Elizabeth on the historic visit, the first by a...
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Ireland Set To Loosen Lockdown Restrictions On Monday
April 10, 2021 No Responses

Ireland Set To Loosen Lockdown Restrictions On Monday

Level 5 restrictions are set to be eased on Monday just under four months since they were introduced for the third time on Christmas Eve. Since last December, the return of some children to schools and some construction work have...
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