$1.32 Billion Signed Off In Deal For Belfast Region
December 15, 2021 No Responses

$1.32 Billion Signed Off In Deal For Belfast Region

The formal sign off of a “monumental” £1 billion ($1.32 billion) city deal for the Belfast region has been welcomed. The deal, first announced in 2019, includes £350 million ($462 million) in funding from Stormont and £350m from Westminster, and...
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Dáil Hears Of Crisis In Home Care With 5,000 On Waiting Lists
December 15, 2021 No Responses

Dáil Hears Of Crisis In Home Care With 5,000 On Waiting Lists

There is a “crisis” in home care services with no statutory regulations in place and almost 5,000 people waiting for access to services, the Dáil has heard. Sinn Fein TD Claire Kerrane said a new report by the Health Information...
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Government Announces Extra Funding For Animal Welfare Organizations
December 15, 2021 No Responses

Government Announces Extra Funding For Animal Welfare Organizations

Charlie McConalogue has announced funding of more than €3.7 million to 98 animal welfare organizations nationwide. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine unveiled the funding on the inaugural Animal Welfare Awareness Day, an initiative to raise aw...
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Manchester City Put Seven Past Leeds At The Etihad
December 14, 2021 No Responses

Manchester City Put Seven Past Leeds At The Etihad

Kevin De Bruyne struck twice as Manchester City sent Pep Guardiola’s Premier League goal tally hurtling past 500 with a stunning 7-0 demolition of Leeds. Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Riyad Mahrez, John Stones and Nathan Ake also got on the...
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Taoiseach Urges People To ‘Hold The Collective Nerve’ Over Omicron Variant
December 14, 2021 No Responses

Taoiseach Urges People To ‘Hold The Collective Nerve’ Over Omicron Variant

The Taoiseach has urged people to “hold the collective nerve” over the threat from the Omicron variant. Micheál Martin described this phase of the pandemic as “different” with the vaccine booster jab being rolled out across Ireland. “A week is...
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Stormont Votes Down DUP’s Attempt To Change Abortion Legislation
December 14, 2021 No Responses

Stormont Votes Down DUP’s Attempt To Change Abortion Legislation

A bid to exclude cases of fatal fetal impairment from abortion laws in Northern Ireland has fallen following a close vote at Stormont. A private members bill, sponsored by DUP MLA Christopher Stalford, was designed to change abortion legislation brought...
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Defense Forces To Be Brought In To Help Ramp Up Booster Rollout
December 14, 2021 No Responses

Defense Forces To Be Brought In To Help Ramp Up Booster Rollout

More members of the Defense Forces will be drafted in to help ramp up the number of booster jabs a day, the Taoiseach has said. The Government is under pressure to rapidly accelerate the vaccine program as concerns over the...
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Premier League Announces Record Number Of New Covid-19 Cases
December 13, 2021 No Responses

Premier League Announces Record Number Of New Covid-19 Cases

The Premier League has announced 42 new coronavirus cases among club players and staff, the highest weekly figure recorded since testing figures began being circulated in May last year. Only a dozen cases were reported last week but Covid-19 outbreaks...
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PSG To Face Real Madrid After Champions League Draw Do Over
December 13, 2021 No Responses

PSG To Face Real Madrid After Champions League Draw Do Over

Paris St Germain will face Real Madrid in a huge clash in the last 16 of the Champions League while Manchester United take on Atletico Madrid after UEFA declared the original draw void due to a technical error in the...
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Stormont Set To Vote On Making Covid Certification Legally Enforceable
December 13, 2021 No Responses

Stormont Set To Vote On Making Covid Certification Legally Enforceable

The North’s Covid certification scheme is set to become legally enforceable on Monday. The scheme requiring people to prove Covid status to gain entry to a range of hospitality venues and larges attendance events was introduced late last month with...
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