George Nkencho’s Family Calls For Public Investigation Into His Death
February 11, 2021 No Responses

George Nkencho’s Family Calls For Public Investigation Into His Death

The family of a man shot dead by gardaí have called for a public investigation into his death. George Nkencho, 27, was shot multiple times outside his home in Clonee, west Dublin, on Wednesday, December 30th. He was allegedly brandishing...
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Varadkar: Coronavirus Case Numbers ‘Going In The Right Direction’
February 10, 2021 No Responses

Varadkar: Coronavirus Case Numbers ‘Going In The Right Direction’

Ireland’s Covid-19 case numbers are “going in the right direction”, Leo Varadkar has said. The Tánaiste said falling case numbers prove that lockdown is working and strengthen the case for a phased reopening of schools, which he described as a...
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Kelly Warns Government That Majority Will Not Participate In CervicalCheck Tribunal
February 10, 2021 No Responses

Kelly Warns Government That Majority Will Not Participate In CervicalCheck Tribunal

The Government has been warned that the majority of women affected by the CervicalCheck scandal will not participate in the proposed tribunal. Labour leader Alan Kelly said the tribunal is “not fit for purpose” and the majority of cases will...
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Number Hospitalized In Ireland Still Three Times Higher Than In October’s ‘Second Wave’
February 10, 2021 No Responses

Number Hospitalized In Ireland Still Three Times Higher Than In October’s ‘Second Wave’

The number of people in hospital in Ireland with Covid-19 remains three times higher than at the peak of the second wave in October, a senior Government official has said. Liz Canavan, assistant secretary at Department of the Taoiseach, warned...
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Tánaiste: Government Seeking To Agree Revised Reopening Plan Within Two Weeks
February 9, 2021 No Responses

Tánaiste: Government Seeking To Agree Revised Reopening Plan Within Two Weeks

Cabinet is hoping to agree to a revised plan to reopen society and the economy by February 22, the Tánaiste has said. The proposals would come into effect on March 5th at the earliest, and would be a revision to...
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Judge Rules That Stormont Has Legal Duty To Pay Troubles Pensions
February 9, 2021 No Responses

Judge Rules That Stormont Has Legal Duty To Pay Troubles Pensions

Northern Ireland’s highest court has said Stormont ministers have a legal duty to fund a pension for badly-injured conflict victims. Administrations in London and Belfast are in dispute over who will pay the estimated £800 million (€911.8 million) cost of...
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Ireland’s Health Service Will Be Stretched To The ‘Absolute Limit’ By Missed Care Tsunami
February 9, 2021 No Responses

Ireland’s Health Service Will Be Stretched To The ‘Absolute Limit’ By Missed Care Tsunami

Ireland’s healthcare system is facing a “tsunami of missed care” due to non-Covid care being put on hold during the pandemic, an Oireachtas health committee has said. Professor Robert Landers of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) warned th...
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Garda Border Checkpoints Turning People Away Who Don’t Have Essential Travel Reasons
February 8, 2021 No Responses

Garda Border Checkpoints Turning People Away Who Don’t Have Essential Travel Reasons

People travelling from the North into the Republic are being turned back at the Border if they do not have an essential reason for travel. A number of Garda checkpoints were operating along the border on Monday to enforce the...
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McDonald: Britain Should Share Spare Vaccine Doses With Ireland
February 7, 2021 No Responses

McDonald: Britain Should Share Spare Vaccine Doses With Ireland

The UK should share any spare coronavirus vaccinations with Ireland, the Sinn Féin president has said. Mary Lou McDonald said a spirit of “generosity and solidarity” on vaccine sharing should extend globally. She was asked on Sky News if she...
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PSNI Chief Resists Calls For Resignation Over Memorial Event Arrest
February 7, 2021 No Responses

PSNI Chief Resists Calls For Resignation Over Memorial Event Arrest

Northern Ireland’s chief constable vowed not to quit after apologizing for a police operation that saw a Troubles survivor arrested at a memorial event. PSNI chief constable Simon Byrne announced on Saturday night that one officer had been suspended and...
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