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March 30, 2020 No Responses

Local Authorities to Assist Vulnerable and Elderly in ‘Cocooning’ Plan

Local authorities are assisting elderly and vulnerable people during Ireland’s “cocooning” plan to protect them from coronavirus over the next two weeks. People over the age of 70, and others who are considered vulnerable to the disease, have been told...

March 30, 2020 No Responses

Counting Begins Behind Closed Doors in Seanad Elections

Counting in the Seanad election begins on Monday with access to the count center restricted due to Covid-19. Seanad candidates’ election campaigns were put on hold during the outbreak in order to comply with social distancing measures. Chairman of the...

March 30, 2020 No Responses

Messi Confirms That Barca Players Have Accepted 70% Wage Cut

Barcelona’s players have accepted a 70 per cent pay cut and pledged donations to help the club’s non-sport staff continue to receive their full wages. Lionel Messi announced the move in an Instagram post, insisting Barcelona’s players were always open...

March 30, 2020 No Responses

Cruise Lines Extend Sailing Suspensions into May

P&O Cruises and Cunard have extended the suspension of sailings by a month. The cruise lines were previously due to resume operations on April 11, but they have been cancelled up to and including May 15. Customers with a holiday...

March 30, 2020 No Responses

More Than 283,000 Receive Emergency Unemployment Payments in Ireland

More than a quarter of a million people have received the Covid-19 emergency unemployment payment. The Department of Social Protection said by close of business on Friday, payments were issued to 283,000 people. It said these payments are in addition...

March 30, 2020 No Responses

Final Decision Still Awaits for Wimbledon, But Cancellation Looks Likely

Wimbledon officials have yet to make a final decision on the fate of this year’s tournament but the cancellation of the championships remains likely. A statement from the All England Club last week said that several options remained on the...

March 30, 2020 No Responses

Budget Airline EasyJet Grounds Entire Fleet

EasyJet has grounded its entire fleet of aircraft due to the coronavirus pandemic, the airline has announced. The Luton-based carrier said the measure “removes significant cost” as the aviation industry struggles to cope with a collapse in demand caused by...

Kane Won’t Stay at Spurs Just ‘For The Sake of It’

March 29, 2020 No Responses

Local Authorities to Assist Vulnerable and Elderly in ‘Cocooning’ Plan

Counting Begins Behind Closed Doors in Seanad Elections

Messi Confirms That Barca Players Have Accepted 70% Wage Cut

Cruise Lines Extend Sailing Suspensions into May

More Than 283,000 Receive Emergency Unemployment Payments in Ireland

Final Decision Still Awaits for Wimbledon, But Cancellation Looks Likely

Budget Airline EasyJet Grounds Entire Fleet

Kane Won’t Stay at Spurs Just ‘For The Sake of It’

Citywest Conference Center Repurposed as Isolation and Stepdown Care Facility

Flight Carrying Protective Medical Equipment from China Lands in Ireland