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September 25, 2020 No Responses

NUI Galway Warns Students That They Can Face Expulsion If Coronavirus Guidelines Flouted

Students at NUI Galway have been warned they could face expulsion if they fail to adhere to Covid-19 public health guidelines. The students were urged to “socialize safely and call out reckless behavior” when they return to campus. In a...

September 24, 2020 No Responses

Foster: ‘Everyone Is Subject To The Law’ After Wilson Seen Unmasked On A Train

DUP leader Arlene Foster has said everyone is “equally subject to the law” after a photograph emerged showing one of her MPs on a train without a face covering. Sammy Wilson said he “should have had it on and am...

September 24, 2020 No Responses

HSE’s Winter Plan Called A ‘Wish-List’ That Is Short On Hard Targets

The HSE’s winter plan has been slammed as a “wish-list” that is short on targets. The winter plan was published on Thursday and includes pledges to add hundreds of extra acute beds in to the system by early next year....

September 23, 2020 No Responses

New Restrictions Are A ‘Wake-Up Call’ Not Second Lockdown Says Foster

Northern Ireland’s new Covid-19 restrictions are a wake-up call and not a second lockdown, the First Minister has said. Arlene Foster encouraged the public to follow the latest measures, which she said were designed to prevent the need for a...

September 22, 2020 No Responses

Martin Defends Cuts To Coronavirus Unemployment Payments

The Taoiseach has defended cuts to Covid-19 unemployment payments, insisting the Government may need to fund pandemic financial support measures through the whole of 2021. Micheál Martin was responding to calls in the Dáil to reverse the reduction in the...

September 22, 2020 No Responses

Border Control Posts At North’s Ports ‘Almost Certainly’ Not Ready For Brexit

Border control posts at Northern Ireland’s ports will “almost certainly” not be ready in time due to a dispute over technology with the EU, Stormont minister Edwin Poots has said. The UK’s Environment Secretary George Eustice has written to the...

September 22, 2020 No Responses

Brexit Negotiations Have Been ‘Challenging’ Says Coveney

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has said the EU-UK Brexit negotiations have been challenging in recent weeks and that the EU has his full support. Mr Coveney made the comments ahead of meeting with chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier in...

September 21, 2020 No Responses

Karen Bradley Apologizes For ‘Hurt’ Her Words Caused When Serving As NI Secretary

A senior Tory MP has expressed regret at the “hurt” her words caused while serving as Northern Ireland secretary. Karen Bradley spent 18 months in the role, but faced criticism after saying she did not know nationalists in the North...

September 21, 2020 No Responses

EU Awards Ireland Almost $4.5m To Cover Covid-19 Equipment Costs

Ireland has been awarded $4.47 million (€3.8 million) from the European Union (EU) towards covering the costs of battling coronavirus. The funding is set to pay for the transportation of personal protective equipment (PPE) and life-saving medical equipment t...

September 20, 2020 No Responses

Former Lord Mayor Of Belfast David Cook Dies With Covid-19

Former lord mayor of Belfast David Cook has died with Covid-19. Mr Cook died on Saturday at Craigavon Hospital, his family has said. He was in his 70s. He was a founding member of the Alliance Party in 1970 and...

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