Ikea To Start Reopening Stores In England And The North

Ikea To Start Reopening Stores In England And The North

Ikea is set to reopen 19 stores across England and Northern Ireland, making it the latest big-name chain to announce plans to welcome back customers. The stores are set to start reopening from June 1 and social distancing wardens will...
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Over-65s Make Up 90% Of Coronavirus-Related Deaths In Ireland

Over-65s Make Up 90% Of Coronavirus-Related Deaths In Ireland

Those aged over 65 make up 90% of Covid-19 related deaths, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The CSO published a detailed breakdown of Covid-19 deaths and cases in Ireland on Friday. It found almost...
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New Coronavirus Cases In Ireland Remain Below 100 For Sixth Successive Day

New Coronavirus Cases In Ireland Remain Below 100 For Sixth Successive Day

Ireland’s tally of daily new coronavirus cases has fallen below 100 for a sixth day in a row. Senior medics praised the vast majority of the public for following social distancing advice. Recent accounts and images have shown packed beaches...
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Jaap Stam Appointed As Head Coach At FC Cincinnati

Jaap Stam Appointed As Head Coach At FC Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati have appointed former Holland and Manchester United defender Jaap Stam as their new head coach. The ex-Reading, PEC Zwolle and Feyenoord boss has signed a deal to become Cincinnati’s fifth head coach, until December 2021. Stam, who has...
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Damien Dempsey – Still Taking The World By Storm

Damien Dempsey – Still Taking The World By Storm

Each week we will highlight one artist from Paddy McCarthy’s regular Music And Entertainment Guide for your reading pleasure. To read the full weekly guide, visit our ePaper. Here is another great Irish singer/songwriter that is taking the music scene...
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Out&About

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy How is everybody doing? Not to good right now I presume as Coronavirus is still with us and that is sad. As you all know I enjoy being Out&About and that has not happened for the past...
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Survey: 70% Of Irish Rethinking Way They Deal With Death And Bereavement

Survey: 70% Of Irish Rethinking Way They Deal With Death And Bereavement

Almost 70% of Irish people say that the health pandemic has made them rethink they way they deal with death and bereavement. The survey also shows that 89% of people say that being together with extended family and friends is...
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Union Boss Says Penalizing Players For Refusing To Play Would Be ‘Inhumane’

Union Boss Says Penalizing Players For Refusing To Play Would Be ‘Inhumane’

It would be “inhumane” for players like Watford forward Troy Deeney to face disciplinary action if they refuse to return to action amid the pandemic in order to protect their family, according to the head of the world players’ union....
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More Than Four In Ten Dublin Pubs Plan On Reopening As A Restaurant In June

More Than Four In Ten Dublin Pubs Plan On Reopening As A Restaurant In June

More than four out of every ten pubs in Dublin are planning on reopening ‘essentially as restaurants’ on 29th June, according to new figures released by the Licensed Vintners Association (LVA). In light of this data, the LVA has called...
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Airlines Accused Of Exaggerating Pandemic Impact To Inflict Job Losses

Airlines Accused Of Exaggerating Pandemic Impact To Inflict Job Losses

Airlines are exaggerating the impact of the coronavirus pandemic to make job cuts, a pilots union in the UK has warned. Brian Strutton, general secretary of Balpa, told British politicians that carriers are looking to “take advantage of the crisis”....
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