Sinn Féin MLA Becomes Fourth Party Member To Resign Over Pandemic Payments
November 1, 2020 No Responses

Sinn Féin MLA Becomes Fourth Party Member To Resign Over Pandemic Payments

Sinn Féin MLA Catherine Kelly has become the fourth member of the party to resign over a delay in the repayment of mistakenly issued Covid relief cash. The West Tyrone MLA tendered her resignation to party leader Mary Lou McDonald...
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Thousands Without Power After Storm Aiden Tears Through Ireland
October 31, 2020 No Responses

Thousands Without Power After Storm Aiden Tears Through Ireland

Thousands of people are without power throughout the country with winds of up to 130 kilometers per hour forecast due to Storm Aiden. An orange wind warning is in effect for Counties Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Sligo and Clare. The Met...
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Actor Sean Connery Dies At The Age Of 90
October 31, 2020 No Responses

Actor Sean Connery Dies At The Age Of 90

Scottish movie legend Sean Connery, who shot to international stardom as the suave, sexy and sophisticated British agent James Bond and went on to grace the silver screen for four decades, has died aged 90, the BBC and Sky News...
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Mother And Baby Homes Report Expected To Be Submitted Today
October 30, 2020 No Responses

Mother And Baby Homes Report Expected To Be Submitted Today

The Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes is expected to submit its final report to the Government on Friday after five years of work. The report, which stretches to 4,000 pages, is due to be delivered to Children’s...
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Taoiseach: ‘Too Early To Say’ What Impact Coronavirus Will Have On Christmas
October 29, 2020 No Responses

Taoiseach: ‘Too Early To Say’ What Impact Coronavirus Will Have On Christmas

The Taoiseach has said it is “far too early” to say what type of Christmas people are facing. Micheál Martin said the Government was focusing on making Level 5 restrictions work and that he wanted to wait until the end...
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Hospitals In The North Reach 103% Occupancy In Second Wave
October 29, 2020 No Responses

Hospitals In The North Reach 103% Occupancy In Second Wave

Hospitals in Northern Ireland have reached 103 per cent occupancy amid a second surge of Covid-19 cases. The latest data from the North’s Department of Health shows the pressure hospitals are under. At 9am on October 27th, there were 2,979...
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HSE Apologizes For Breakdown In Contact Tracing System
October 28, 2020 No Responses

HSE Apologizes For Breakdown In Contact Tracing System

The HSE has apologized after asking almost 2,000 people who received a positive Covid-19 result to alert their own close contacts due to a breakdown in its contact tracing system. Niamh O’Beirne, national lead for testing and tracing at the...
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Ireland’s Health Chiefs Do Not Anticipate Closing Down Schools
October 27, 2020 No Responses

Ireland’s Health Chiefs Do Not Anticipate Closing Down Schools

Public health chiefs say they are not anticipating asking the Government to keep schools closed after mid-term break. Teachers’ unions have expressed concerns about the reopening of schools if safety measures around Covid-19 are not improved. But Chief Medic...
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Coveney: Post-Brexit Trade Deal Is ‘Likely’ But ‘Won’t Be Easy’
October 27, 2020 No Responses

Coveney: Post-Brexit Trade Deal Is ‘Likely’ But ‘Won’t Be Easy’

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said a post-Brexit trade deal is “likely” but it will not be easy. Mr Coveney described talks between the EU and the UK as currently being in a “very serious zone” and said...
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Over 3,000 Coronavirus Fines And Warnings Issued In The North
October 26, 2020 No Responses

Over 3,000 Coronavirus Fines And Warnings Issued In The North

Police in Northern Ireland have issued more than 3,000 fines and warnings related to coronavirus regulations. The 3,118 total includes 45 fines of £1,000 (€1,103) for failure to self-isolate. There have also been 1,598 penalty notices, 1,075 community resol...
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