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April 23, 2020 No Responses

No Evidence That Coronavirus Spreads on Food Packaging Says Safefood

There is no need to wash or disinfect food packaging brought into the home, according to an expert. All-Ireland consumer advice body Safefood said there is currently no evidence that Covid-19 can be transmitted by food or its packaging. But...

April 22, 2020 No Responses

RTÉ Will Use Government’s Coronavirus Wage Subsidy Scheme

RTÉ has confirmed it will make use of the Government’s Covid-19 temporary wage subsidy scheme. The scheme is available to employers who have lost a minimum of 25% of turnover because of the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, the broadcaster...

April 22, 2020 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy Before I start my Out and About column, I just want to tell our readers that The Irish Examiner is offering free full page ads to any organization who would like to get the word out on...

April 22, 2020 No Responses

UEFA To Meet To Discuss Qualification If Leagues Are Cancelled

UEFA’s executive committee is expected to set out on Thursday how teams might qualify for next season’s European competitions if domestic leagues and cups are cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. European football’s governing body had said earlier ...

April 22, 2020 No Responses

McDonald Says She Feels ‘Lucky’ to Have Recovered From Coronavirus

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said she feels lucky to have recovered from coronavirus. The party president received a positive diagnosis for Covid-19 after being tested on March 28. She experienced weeks of being “very unwell”, adding she...

April 22, 2020 No Responses

Almost 300 Coronavirus Cases Confirmed in Nursing Homes in The North

Almost 300 Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in Northern Ireland’s nursing and residential homes, the Public Health Agency (PHA) said. NHS staff have been drafted in to bolster numbers and that tally of is expected to grow, other Stormont health...

April 22, 2020 No Responses

Michael O’Neill Steps Down as Manager of the Northern Ireland Team

Michael O’Neill has permanently left his role as Northern Ireland manager due to proposed revised international match scheduling by UEFA in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. After a meeting with its 55 member associations via video conference yesterday it appe...