Translink Will Need Bail Out After Coronavirus Crisis
April 1, 2020 No Responses

Translink Will Need Bail Out After Coronavirus Crisis

Translink will need a $124m (£100m) injection of funds to continue providing a public transport network across Northern Ireland after the coronavirus crisis, its chief executive has said. Chris Conway said there has been a 90% reduction in passenger numbers...
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Taoiseach Acknowledges Possible Delays in Coronavirus Testing
April 1, 2020 No Responses

Taoiseach Acknowledges Possible Delays in Coronavirus Testing

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said there will be delays in Covid-19 tests and results in the coming weeks. Speaking in Dublin on Wednesday, Mr Varadkar told reporters he understands the anxiety and worry of people waiting for tests and results....
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Harrington Hoping That Ryder Cup Can Be Played in September
April 1, 2020 No Responses

Harrington Hoping That Ryder Cup Can Be Played in September

Padriag Harrington says it would be better to stage the Ryder Cup on schedule this September with a shortened qualification period than postpone the biennial showpiece. The coronavirus pandemic has already forced the first two major championships of the year.....
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Canavan Urges Landlords to Halt Evictions of Room Rental Tenants
April 1, 2020 No Responses

Canavan Urges Landlords to Halt Evictions of Room Rental Tenants

The Government has asked landlords of tenants living in informal accommodation to show “allegiance” and not evict them. Last month, the Government announced a temporary ban on evictions and a pause on rent increases for an initial period of three...
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Decision on British Grand Prix to be Taken by End of April
April 1, 2020 No Responses

Decision on British Grand Prix to be Taken by End of April

Silverstone has said it has until the end of April to decide whether or not the British Grand Prix can go ahead in July. Formula One bosses are in the process of putting together a new calendar for the 2020...
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Harris Says Ireland Seeing Benefits of Coronavirus Measures
April 1, 2020 No Responses

Harris Says Ireland Seeing Benefits of Coronavirus Measures

The Health Minister has said the country is beginning to see the benefits of some of the coronavirus measures that the public has undertaken. Simon Harris said that if an individual was diagnosed with Covid-19 two weeks ago, they had,...
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HSE Chief Urges Public to Maintain ‘Sacrifices’ to Fight Spread of Coronavirus
March 31, 2020 No Responses

HSE Chief Urges Public to Maintain ‘Sacrifices’ to Fight Spread of Coronavirus

The chief executive of the Health Service Executive has appealed to the public to keep up their sacrifices to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Paul Reid tweeted: “I’m always an optimist and all of your sacrifices are helping. They...
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Spurs Cut 20% From Non-Playing Staff’s Salaries
March 31, 2020 No Responses

Spurs Cut 20% From Non-Playing Staff’s Salaries

Tottenham are reducing the salaries of non-playing staff by 20 per cent as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The measure means that 550 employees will endure the cuts for the next two months and comes after Premier League rivals...
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Shell Warns of Possible First Quarter Losses of $800 Million
March 31, 2020 No Responses

Shell Warns of Possible First Quarter Losses of $800 Million

Royal Dutch Shell has warned it expects to take a hit of up to $800m (€730m) in the first quarter as the coronavirus crisis and an oil price war have sent the cost of crude plummeting. The oil giant said...
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Broadband Usage Up But Last Christmas’s Record Stands
March 31, 2020 No Responses

Broadband Usage Up But Last Christmas’s Record Stands

Broadband usage increased significantly last week but has not topped the record set during the last Christmas period and live football streaming through Amazon Prime, Openreach has said. Internet service providers have been monitoring the UK’s broadband infr...
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