Tributes Paid To Dr Emer Holohan At Funeral In Dublin
February 22, 2021 No Responses

Tributes Paid To Dr Emer Holohan At Funeral In Dublin

The funeral of Dr Emer Holohan (née Feely) has taken place in Dublin. The wife of the country’s chief medical officer, Dr Tony Holohan, battled cancer for eight years. Her father, brother, and children took part in the private funeral...
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Additional Support Needed To Help Hospitality Workers Says Hotels’ Federation
February 21, 2021 No Responses

Additional Support Needed To Help Hospitality Workers Says Hotels’ Federation

Around 160,000 hospitality workers who will not return to their jobs before mid-summer due to ongoing lockdown restrictions are devastated, hoteliers in Ireland said. Taoiseach Micheál Martin cited concern about uncertainties surrounding new variants of coron...
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Hospitality Sector Likely To Remain Locked Down Until Summer Says Taoiseach
February 20, 2021 No Responses

Hospitality Sector Likely To Remain Locked Down Until Summer Says Taoiseach

Ministers will not consider reopening hospitality until the middle of the summer, the Taoiseach said. Micheál Martin expressed concern about uncertainties surrounding new variants of coronavirus and high numbers of infections. Three cases of the potentially m...
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Catholic Church Calls For Return Of Public Worship For Easter
February 20, 2021 No Responses

Catholic Church Calls For Return Of Public Worship For Easter

The head of the Catholic Church has said people should be able to gather safely to mark Easter in Ireland. Ministers should also consider increasing the number of bereaved allowed to attend funerals during the pandemic, Archbishop Eamon Martin urged...
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Martin Urges DUP To ‘Put Politics Aside’ And Work To Solve Post-Brexit Issues
February 20, 2021 No Responses

Martin Urges DUP To ‘Put Politics Aside’ And Work To Solve Post-Brexit Issues

The Taoiseach has urged the DUP to put politics aside to find a practical resolution to problems after Brexit. Micheál Martin said the stance of Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party on the Northern Ireland Protocol was disappointing. The DUP has...
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Brazilian Strain Of Covid-19 May Be More Transmissible Says HSE Expert
February 20, 2021 No Responses

Brazilian Strain Of Covid-19 May Be More Transmissible Says HSE Expert

The newly-discovered Brazilian mutation of coronavirus in Ireland may be more transmissible, a health chief said. Three cases have been detected in the Republic for the first time. All are directly associated with recent travel from the South American country,...
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Vaccination Program Opened To All Carers In The North
February 19, 2021 No Responses

Vaccination Program Opened To All Carers In The North

All carers are eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine in Northern Ireland. Health Minister Robin Swann has opened the scheme to anyone who is the main support for the elderly and disabled. He urged them to book a jab online at...
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Swann Thanks Health Workers As 94% Of Over-80s Are Vaccinated In The North
February 17, 2021 No Responses

Swann Thanks Health Workers As 94% Of Over-80s Are Vaccinated In The North

Six people have died with Covid-19 in Northern Ireland while a further 297 people have tested positive for the disease, the region’s Department of Health said on Wednesday. A total of 434 people are in hospital with the disease, with...
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McDonald: Family Carers Should Be Recognized As Frontline Workers In Pandemic
February 17, 2021 No Responses

McDonald: Family Carers Should Be Recognized As Frontline Workers In Pandemic

Family carers are frontline healthcare workers and need to be treated as such in the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine, the Sinn Féin leader has said. Mary Lou McDonald said it was “absolutely essential” that the country’s 500,000 family carers...
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Private Members Bill Introduced To Amend Abortion Laws In The North
February 17, 2021 No Responses

Private Members Bill Introduced To Amend Abortion Laws In The North

A legislative bid to amend Northern Ireland’s recently liberalized abortion laws is to be launched at Stormont. The private member’s bill is seeking to repeal a specific provision within the region’s abortion regulations that allows terminations up to bi...
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