Stormont Minister Halts Work On Post-Brexit Inspection Infrastructure
February 26, 2021 No Responses

Stormont Minister Halts Work On Post-Brexit Inspection Infrastructure

Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister has halted construction of permanent inspection facilities for post-Brexit checks on agri-food goods arriving from Britain. DUP minister Gordon Lyons has also stopped further recruitment of inspection staff for the port facilities and said charges would...
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Amount Of Electrical Waste Recycled In Ireland Rises By 10% In 2020
February 26, 2021 No Responses

Amount Of Electrical Waste Recycled In Ireland Rises By 10% In 2020

The amount of electrical waste recycled at local authority centers rose by 10 per cent last year, the equivalent of half a million small appliances, new data shows. The survey shows how the behavior and attitude of Irish people towards...
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No Changes To North’s School Reopening Plan Despite DUP Concerns
February 25, 2021 No Responses

No Changes To North’s School Reopening Plan Despite DUP Concerns

Stormont ministers have stuck with their phased plan for returning children to school despite DUP concerns that it is too slow. While the main stages of the plan remain in place, officials are to engage on one controversial aspect that...
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Reid: ‘Lose Of Focus’ In Pandemic Battle Is ‘A Risk To All Of Us’
February 25, 2021 No Responses

Reid: ‘Lose Of Focus’ In Pandemic Battle Is ‘A Risk To All Of Us’

The public have been urged to keep their focus in the battle against the pandemic, with the HSE warning of a potentially “explosive” impact on healthcare services. Health service boss Paul Reid has raised concerns over whether the public has...
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Number Of Vaccine Doses Administered In The North Tops Half A Million
February 24, 2021 No Responses

Number Of Vaccine Doses Administered In The North Tops Half A Million

More than half a million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Northern Ireland. Those aged over 65 and the clinically vulnerable are among those being booked in for jabs. Health Minister Robin Swann said it was a landmark moment....
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More Than 10,000 Travelers Arrived In Ireland Through Dublin Airport Last Week
February 24, 2021 No Responses

More Than 10,000 Travelers Arrived In Ireland Through Dublin Airport Last Week

Around 10,500 people arrived in Ireland through Dublin Airport last week, the Minister for Health has revealed. Speaking in the Dáil, Stephen Donnelly said that between 1,000 and 3,500 people were still arriving in the country every day. Last week...
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Children’s Minister Says Extension Of Mother And Baby Homes Commission Is Unnecessary
February 24, 2021 No Responses

Children’s Minister Says Extension Of Mother And Baby Homes Commission Is Unnecessary

Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman has said an extension to the Mother and Baby Homes Commission would serve “no practical purpose” now that audio recordings of survivors’ testimony have been recovered. The Social Democrats tabled a motion to exten...
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South African Variant Of Covid-19 Virus Confirmed In The North
February 23, 2021 No Responses

South African Variant Of Covid-19 Virus Confirmed In The North

The first confirmed cases of the South African variant of Covid-19 have been detected in the North. Stormont Health Minister Robin Swann said three cases of the variant have been confirmed. The minister said a detailed health protection risk assessment...
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New Figures Suggest Low Income Families Would Have Lost Up To 30% Of Earnings Without Supports
February 23, 2021 No Responses

New Figures Suggest Low Income Families Would Have Lost Up To 30% Of Earnings Without Supports

Low income households would have lost between 18 per cent and 30 per cent of their earnings during the first lockdown in 2020 were it not for new financial supports, figures suggest. Covid-19 income supports such as the pandemic unemployment...
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Research Shows ‘Robust Evidence’ That Vitamin D Helps Protect Against Coronavirus
February 23, 2021 No Responses

Research Shows ‘Robust Evidence’ That Vitamin D Helps Protect Against Coronavirus

There is an extensive body of international research showing the protective role of vitamin D against Covid-19, the Oireachtas health committee has been told. Health experts, who are members of the Covit-D Consortium, have called on the Government to introduce...
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