Taoiseach Congratulations President Biden As He Takes Office
January 20, 2021 No Responses

Taoiseach Congratulations President Biden As He Takes Office

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has congratulated the new US President Joe Biden on his “immense achievement”. Mr Biden was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States of America on Wednesday, succeeding former president Donald Trump. The Taoiseach referenced Mr...
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Edwin Poots Set For Surgery After Kidney Cancer Diagnosis
January 20, 2021 No Responses

Edwin Poots Set For Surgery After Kidney Cancer Diagnosis

Stormont Minister Edwin Poots has revealed he is waiting for an operation after being diagnosed with kidney cancer. He said a tumor on his kidney was discovered by chance when he underwent surgery on a burst appendix before Christmas. A...
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Tracing Legislation For Mother And Baby Home Survivors To Be Published By April
January 19, 2021 No Responses

Tracing Legislation For Mother And Baby Home Survivors To Be Published By April

The Children’s Minister has said the outline of the Government’s information and tracing legislation allowing survivors of mother and baby homes access to their personnel information will be published by early April. Roderic O’Gorman also said elements o...
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Pressure On Most Vulnerable Eases As Vaccination Program Continues In The North
January 19, 2021 No Responses

Pressure On Most Vulnerable Eases As Vaccination Program Continues In The North

Vaccination has begun to drive down the rate of coronavirus infection of the most vulnerable in Northern Ireland, the region’s chief medical officer said. Nursing homes and the over 80s population have seen pressures easing, Dr Michael McBride added. Fre...
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Irish Government Approves Plan For GPs And Pharmacists To Administer Vaccine
January 19, 2021 No Responses

Irish Government Approves Plan For GPs And Pharmacists To Administer Vaccine

A government plan to use general practitioners and pharmacists to administer the Covid-19 vaccine is an opportunity to get ahead of the virus, a GP has said. On Tuesday, the Cabinet signed off on an agreement with GPs and pharmacists...
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Stalement Between Executive And British Government Over Victims’ Compensation Scheme Continues
January 18, 2021 No Responses

Stalement Between Executive And British Government Over Victims’ Compensation Scheme Continues

A stalemate between the Northern Ireland Executive and Westminster is continuing over a compensation scheme for injured Troubles victims. Stormont Finance Minister Conor Murphy said the UK government should fund the payments because the legislation was passed ...
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British Government To ‘Intensify’ Engagement With Troubles Victims’ Groups
January 18, 2021 No Responses

British Government To ‘Intensify’ Engagement With Troubles Victims’ Groups

The UK government has pledged to “intensify” engagement with victims’ groups in addressing the legacy of the Northern Ireland conflict. The system for releasing Troubles-related information is not working and the “divisive” cycle of reinvestigations ...
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Minister Says Health Service Facing Its ‘Most Challenging Week’
January 17, 2021 No Responses

Minister Says Health Service Facing Its ‘Most Challenging Week’

Ireland’s health service is potentially facing the most challenging week in its history, a minister for state has said. Joe O’Brien’s stark prediction came as health minister Stephen Donnelly warned that the situation in hospitals would get worse before ...
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France Said To Be Considering Covid-19 Tests For Irish Truck Drivers
January 17, 2021 No Responses

France Said To Be Considering Covid-19 Tests For Irish Truck Drivers

France is considering requiring rapid Covid-19 tests from Irish truck drivers operating on a logistics route that has become key since Britain’s exit from the European Union, the Minister for Transport said on Sunday. Large numbers of Irish trucks have.....
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Holohan: Non-Compliance With Lockdowns Makes It Harder To Bring Down Infection Rates
January 17, 2021 No Responses

Holohan: Non-Compliance With Lockdowns Makes It Harder To Bring Down Infection Rates

Failures to fully comply with coronavirus rules is frustrating efforts to bring down infection rates in Ireland, the chief medical officer has warned. Dr Tony Holohan said reductions in infections are not happening fast enough with the virus having taken...
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