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November 16, 2020 No Responses

‘Appropriate’ Travel Restrictions Should Remain For Christmas Says Expert

Ireland’s Covid-19 international travel restrictions are “appropriate” and should remain in place over the Christmas period, a National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) member has said. Dr Mary Favier also said there had been a “fraying around the edges” in...

November 16, 2020 No Responses

More Lockdown Restrictions Expected In The North

More coronavirus restrictions before Christmas will “more likely than not” be recommended to Stormont, the Northern Ireland chief scientific officer has said. Prof Ian Young said a four week circuit-break in the North slowed the spread of the virus but...

November 16, 2020 No Responses

New Irish Consulate To Be Opened In Manchester, England

A new Irish consulate covering the north of England is to be opened in Manchester. Ireland’s minister for foreign affairs Simon Coveney made the announcement to mark a “virtual visit” to Dublin by the mayors of Greater Manchester and the...

November 15, 2020 No Responses

Outbreaks At Funerals And Workplaces Leading To ‘Worrying’ Rise In Cases

Outbreaks linked to funerals and workplaces are contributing to a “worrying” rise in Covid-19 infection rates the Chief Medical Officer has said. Dr Tony Holohan said there was also evidence of small numbers of people gathering for social purposes and...

November 15, 2020 No Responses

Leading Epidemiologist Warns Against Travel Over Christmas

Infection risks associated with the widespread movement of people back to Ireland for Christmas would be a recipe for disaster, a leading epidemiologist has warned. Dr Gabriel Scally said he agreed with Tánaiste Leo Varadkar’s assessment that it was too...

November 15, 2020 No Responses

Swann Will Ask For Further Coronavirus Restrictions In The North

Stormont’s health minister has said he is likely to ask for further coronavirus restrictions for Northern Ireland before the scheduled reopening of the hospitality sector. Robin Swann’s remarks raise the prospect of more executive discord in the near futur...

November 13, 2020 No Responses

Northern Businesses Express Dismay Over Lockdown Extensions

Businesses have voiced their “deep dismay and distress” at the “shambolic” decision to extend lockdown restrictions on the hospitality sector in Northern Ireland. Belfast Chamber chief executive Simon Hamilton said there was “huge disappointment” a...

November 13, 2020 No Responses

John and Pat Hume Foundation Launched To Inspire Next Generation

A foundation in the name of the late Nobel Peace Prize winner, John Hume, and his wife Pat has been launched to inspire the next generation of peacemakers. The cross-community foundation has been set up to promote the peaceful legacy...

November 12, 2020 No Responses

Coronavirus Lockdown Extended In The North

Covid-19 restrictions will be extended for one week in Northern Ireland, sources said. Some areas of the locked down hospitality sectors will partly reopen next Friday. The Democratic Unionists and ministers from smaller parties in Stormont backed the proposal...

November 12, 2020 No Responses

Irish Government Helps Bring 8,000 Home During The Pandemic

The Department of Foreign Affairs has helped more than 8,000 Irish citizens return home safely from 126 countries during the Covid-19 pandemic, the minister has said. Simon Coveney said that Ireland has also allocated over €140 million to the global...

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