Teachers Express Doubts About Return To Classrooms In The North
December 19, 2020 No Responses

Teachers Express Doubts About Return To Classrooms In The North

Teachers have expressed rising anxiety about a return to class in the North next term, as Covid-19 numbers continue to soar across the region. A further 17 deaths and 640 new cases of the virus were confirmed in the region...
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North’s Leaders Clash As Covid-19 Infections Soar
December 18, 2020 No Responses

North’s Leaders Clash As Covid-19 Infections Soar

Northern Ireland’s political leaders have clashed amid a blame game over the region’s spiraling Covid-19 infection rates. First Minister Arlene Foster claimed a drop in compliance with regulations was down to the attendance of senior Sinn Féin figures at ...
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Paramedics From The Republic Being Sent To Help Out In The North
December 18, 2020 No Responses

Paramedics From The Republic Being Sent To Help Out In The North

Paramedics from the Republic are set to help their Northern Ireland counterparts this weekend. It comes as the health service in the North continues to face severe pressure amid the coronavirus pandemic. Michael Bloomfield, chief executive of the Northern Irel...
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WHO Appeals For People To Stay At Home Over Christmas
December 18, 2020 No Responses

WHO Appeals For People To Stay At Home Over Christmas

The World Health Organization (WHO) has appealed to people to stay home during the holiday season as it is “not worth the risk” of catching Covid-19. With restrictions on household mixing and inter-county travel relaxing from Friday, the WHO said...
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French President Macron Tests Positive For Covid-19
December 17, 2020 No Responses

French President Macron Tests Positive For Covid-19

French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for Covid-19 Thursday after a week of meeting numerous European leaders. The French and Spanish prime ministers are among those self-isolating because they had recent contact with him. Mr Macron took a test....
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Northern Ireland Protocol Will Give North Trade Advantage
December 16, 2020 No Responses

Northern Ireland Protocol Will Give North Trade Advantage

The Northern Ireland Protocol has placed the region at a significant market advantage over competitors in Britain, a senior Stormont official has said. The unfettered access Northern Ireland has already secured to the EU market was what the rest of...
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Taoiseach Says Banks Were Not ‘Bailed Out’ After 2008 Financial Crisis
December 16, 2020 No Responses

Taoiseach Says Banks Were Not ‘Bailed Out’ After 2008 Financial Crisis

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has claimed the banks were not bailed out following the 2008 financial crisis. In 2010, Irish banks were given upwards of €64 billion in State liquidity, borrowed from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)....
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Coronavirus Numbers In North Are ‘Very Worrying And Concerning’ – Taoiseach
December 16, 2020 No Responses

Coronavirus Numbers In North Are ‘Very Worrying And Concerning’ – Taoiseach

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has warned that Northern Ireland’s escalating Covid-19 figures could be repeated in the Republic if “we allow things to get out of control”. Mr Martin said the number of coronavirus cases in Northern Ireland is “very worrying....
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Up To 15 Mass-Vaccination Centers Being Considered In Ireland
December 16, 2020 No Responses

Up To 15 Mass-Vaccination Centers Being Considered In Ireland

Up to 15 mass-vaccination centers are being considered by the HSE to facilitate the roll-out of the coronavirus inoculation. The Government’s high-level taskforce on Covid-19 vaccination has been in discussions with a number of third level institutions about...
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Lines Of Ambulances Form Outside Overloaded Northern Hospitals
December 15, 2020 No Responses

Lines Of Ambulances Form Outside Overloaded Northern Hospitals

Queues of ambulances formed outside several hospitals in Northern Ireland as pressure continued to mount on the region’s over-capacity health service. The scenes unfolded as First Minister Arlene Foster participated in a call with other UK political leaders ...
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