HSE: Demand For Vaccines Increases As Hospitals Remain Extremely Busy
August 12, 2021 No Responses

HSE: Demand For Vaccines Increases As Hospitals Remain Extremely Busy

Hospitals remain extremely busy, the chief executive of the HSE has warned, as a further 1,903 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed. As of 8am on Thursday, 219 Covid patients are in hospital, including 37 in intensive care units. Paul...
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Romelu Lukaku Returns To Chelsea On Five-Year Deal
August 12, 2021 No Responses

Romelu Lukaku Returns To Chelsea On Five-Year Deal

Chelsea have announced the signing of striker Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan on a five-year deal. The Belgium international returns to Stamford Bridge having previously played for the Blues between 2011 and 2014. Head coach Thomas Tuchel had been keen...
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Ministers At Stormont To Consider Relaxing Self-Isolation Rules In The North
August 12, 2021 No Responses

Ministers At Stormont To Consider Relaxing Self-Isolation Rules In The North

Stormont ministers are to consider relaxing the rules on self-isolation in the North at a meeting on Thursday. Ministers will examine a proposal to bring regulations into line with the rest of the UK, meaning people who are contacts with...
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Out&About
August 11, 2021 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy I am ready to be Out&About again as things seem to be getting back to some normality I hope and pray. Please be careful still as it is not over yet and I am sure the precautions...
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Charity Warns That New Parole Board Must Not Delay Rehabilitation Services
August 11, 2021 No Responses

Charity Warns That New Parole Board Must Not Delay Rehabilitation Services

An increase in the time a life sentence prisoner must serve before being considered for parole should not come at the expense of rehabilitation support, a charity has warned. The Irish Penal Reform Trust, a leading charity that campaigns on...
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Kepa Comes Off The Bench To Help Chelsea Win UEFA Super Cup
August 11, 2021 No Responses

Kepa Comes Off The Bench To Help Chelsea Win UEFA Super Cup

Kepa Arrizabalaga came off the bench to save two penalties and earn Chelsea Super Cup success in a shoot-out victory over Villarreal. Thomas Tuchel made the call to replace Edouard Mendy in the closing stages of the 1-1 draw –...
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Numbers Killed On Irish Roads This Year Falls By 7% Compared To Last Year
August 11, 2021 No Responses

Numbers Killed On Irish Roads This Year Falls By 7% Compared To Last Year

The number of people killed on Irish roads in the first seven months of the year has fallen compared with last year, new figures show. There were 75 fatalities between January and July, compared with 81 in the same period...
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Messi Vows To ‘Build Something Special’ At PSG
August 11, 2021 No Responses

Messi Vows To ‘Build Something Special’ At PSG

Lionel Messi has vowed to “help build something special” at Paris St Germain after launching a new phase of his illustrious career in France. The worst-kept secret in world football was finally confirmed on Tuesday night when the 34-year-old, who...
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Varadkar Has Donohoe’s Support Following Merrion Hotel Controversy
August 10, 2021 No Responses

Varadkar Has Donohoe’s Support Following Merrion Hotel Controversy

Paschal Donohoe has said that his party leader Leo Varadkar has his full backing, following on from the Merrion Hotel controversy. Speaking at Government Buildings on Tuesday, the Minister for Finance said: “I apologize for the annoyance and the difficulty.....
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80% Of Under-60s Hospitalized In The North With Covid-19 Are Unvaccinated
August 10, 2021 No Responses

80% Of Under-60s Hospitalized In The North With Covid-19 Are Unvaccinated

Some 80 per cent of patients in hospital with Covid-19 in Northern Ireland who are aged under 60 have not been vaccinated, the region’s chief scientific adviser has said. Overall in the North around 82 per cent of people aged...
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