More Resources Needed To Avoid Lung Disease Crisis Say Experts
June 19, 2020 No Responses

More Resources Needed To Avoid Lung Disease Crisis Say Experts

Leading respiratory experts have warned that Ireland faces a lung disease crisis if urgent action is not taken to increase resources. According to the Irish Thoracic Society, Covid-19 could lead to unprecedented rates of illness and death from lung disease....
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EU Leaders Make Little Progress Towards Coronavirus Stimulus Plan
June 19, 2020 No Responses

EU Leaders Make Little Progress Towards Coronavirus Stimulus Plan

The European Central Bank’s chief warned that the European Union’s economy was in a “dramatic fall” due to the coronavirus crisis but EU leaders made little progress yesterday towards agreeing a massive stimulus plan. Christine Lagarde ...
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Michael O’Neill Returns To Stoke Training After Coronavirus Self-Isolation
June 19, 2020 No Responses

Michael O’Neill Returns To Stoke Training After Coronavirus Self-Isolation

Michael O’Neill returned to Stoke training on Friday after a period of self-isolation due to a positive test for coronavirus. Stoke had to cancel a friendly at Manchester United’s training ground at short notice on June 9 when O’Neill was...
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Pupils To Return To Northern Schools In August
June 19, 2020 No Responses

Pupils To Return To Northern Schools In August

Most pupils are set for a return to full-time education in Northern Ireland in the autumn, after ministers agreed to cut the social distancing measure to one meter. First Minister Arlene Foster said the move would enable the majority of...
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Almost 20% Of Nursing Home Residents Were Diagnosed With Covid-19
June 18, 2020 No Responses

Almost 20% Of Nursing Home Residents Were Diagnosed With Covid-19

Almost one in five residents in the country’s nursing homes were diagnosed with Covid-19, it has emerged. The figure was confirmed as the secretary general of the Department of Health was forced to defend the department’s response to Covid-19 across...
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No Difference In Trade Between North And Rest Of UK After Brexit Say Ministers
June 18, 2020 No Responses

No Difference In Trade Between North And Rest Of UK After Brexit Say Ministers

Businesses in Northern Ireland will not see any difference in trade with the rest of the UK after the Brexit transition period finishes, British Cabinet ministers have insisted. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove and Northern Ireland Secretary.....
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Ireland Wins Seat On United Nations Security Council
June 18, 2020 No Responses

Ireland Wins Seat On United Nations Security Council

Ireland this evening was elected to the United Nations Security Council and will now take a seat on the 15- member body in 2021 and 2022. Ireland campaigned on the themes of Partnership, Empathy and Independence as the key attributes...
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Dame Vera Lynn Dies, Aged 103
June 18, 2020 No Responses

Dame Vera Lynn Dies, Aged 103

Dame Vera Lynn has died aged 103. The singer entertained troops with morale-boosting visits to the front line during the Second World War. Her family said in a statement they were “deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of...
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UEFA Wants Summer Transfer Window To End By October 5
June 18, 2020 No Responses

UEFA Wants Summer Transfer Window To End By October 5

UEFA has advised that the 2020 summer transfer window should close no later than October 5. The transfer registration period in a number of European countries, including England, has not yet opened because of the delay in finishing the season...
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June 18, 2020 No Responses

Jean Kennedy Smith, the last surviving sibling of President John F. Kennedy and a former ambassador to Ireland, has died aged 92, her daughter confirmed. Ms Smith died at her home in Manhattan, her daughter Kym told the New York...
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