Covid-19 Infections Among Healthcare Workers Falls 95% Thanks To Vaccinations
March 2, 2021 No Responses

Covid-19 Infections Among Healthcare Workers Falls 95% Thanks To Vaccinations

Covid-19 infections in Irish hospital staff have dropped by around 95 per cent, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has said. Mr Donnelly told the Oireachtas Committee on Health on Tuesday that the fall was largely thanks to vaccinations, as well as...
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Executive Publishes ‘Careful, Cautious And Hopeful’ Plan For Leaving Lockdown
March 2, 2021 No Responses

Executive Publishes ‘Careful, Cautious And Hopeful’ Plan For Leaving Lockdown

Northern Ireland’s lockdown exit strategy offers a “careful, cautious and hopeful” plan for charting a journey out of restrictions, Michelle O’Neill has said. Outlining the Pathway to Recovery plan to the Stormont Assembly, the Deputy First Minister sa...
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Ministers In The North Meeting To Sign Off On Plan To Exit Lockdown
March 2, 2021 No Responses

Ministers In The North Meeting To Sign Off On Plan To Exit Lockdown

Stormont ministers are set to sign off a phased plan for taking Northern Ireland out of lockdown. Ministers are meeting on Tuesday morning to review the final version of the much anticipated strategy. Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill is later...
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Public Health Measures Will Be In Place All Year Say Medical Experts
March 1, 2021 No Responses

Public Health Measures Will Be In Place All Year Say Medical Experts

Some public health measures will still be in place at the end of the year, Ireland’s deputy chief medical officer has said. Public health doctors hope 80 per cent of the population will have had one dose of Covid-19 vaccine...
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Government Reiterates Support For Extending Voting Rights To Diaspora
March 1, 2021 No Responses

Government Reiterates Support For Extending Voting Rights To Diaspora

Ireland’s Foreign Affairs Minister has reiterated the Government’s commitment to holding a referendum to extend voting rights in future presidential elections to Irish citizens living outside the State. Simon Coveney said Ireland would be stronger for the ...
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Ministers Meet To Discuss Lockdown Exit Strategy In The North
March 1, 2021 No Responses

Ministers Meet To Discuss Lockdown Exit Strategy In The North

Stormont ministers have asked civil servants to finalize details of Northern Ireland’s lockdown exit strategy. Ministers met on Monday morning to examine the plan for a gradual easing of restrictions in the region. It is understood officials have been asked....
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Over 300,000 Pupils Return To Schools In Ireland As Restrictions Are Eased
March 1, 2021 No Responses

Over 300,000 Pupils Return To Schools In Ireland As Restrictions Are Eased

More than 300,000 students have returned to classrooms across the country for the first time since December after pandemic restrictions were lifted. After 33 lost school days, 60,000 Leaving Cert Students and another 260,000 junior primary have returned to in-...
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Government May Consider Vaccination ‘Green Cards’ For Access To Services In Pandemic
February 28, 2021 No Responses

Government May Consider Vaccination ‘Green Cards’ For Access To Services In Pandemic

The Government could introduce so-called “green cards” that allow people who have been vaccinated to access services including gyms and cinemas. The system is currently being used in Israel, where citizens who are inoculated against Covid-19 have been prov...
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Taoiseach Condemns ‘Thuggish Behavior’ Of Anti-Lockdown Protestors In Dublin
February 27, 2021 No Responses

Taoiseach Condemns ‘Thuggish Behavior’ Of Anti-Lockdown Protestors In Dublin

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he “utterly condemns” the protests in Dublin city center on Saturday. Mr Martin said the protests posed “an unacceptable risk to both the public and gardaí”. In a statement, the Taoiseach said: “The large gathering, in...
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Pressure On Healthcare Workers Eases As Vaccination Program Continues
February 27, 2021 No Responses

Pressure On Healthcare Workers Eases As Vaccination Program Continues

The “great signs” of the Covid-19 vaccine starting to reduce transmission is giving healthcare staff a second wind, the HSE chief executive has said. Paul Reid said while the country is winning in its battle in reducing the spread of...
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