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September 4, 2020 No Responses

Foster Demands Investigation Into BBC’s Use Of Irish Flag To Represent North

Stormont’s First Minister has demanded an investigation into how the wrong flag was used to represent Northern Ireland on BBC Breakfast. Arlene Foster made the call after the Irish tricolor was used in the graphic illustrating differing travel quarantine restrictions...

September 3, 2020 No Responses

Garda Issue Appeal For Information On 21st Anniversary Of Murray Murder

The Garda have issued a re-appeal for information on the 21st anniversary of the killing of a Dublin teenager. Raonaid Murray, 17, was last seen alive at approximately 11.20pm on Friday September 3rd, 1999, as she made her way home...

September 3, 2020 No Responses

One In Four Fail To Show Up For Covid-19 Testing In Ireland

One in four people are not showing up for their Covid-19 appointment, prompting health chiefs to warn about the risk of spreading the virus. Figures show that around 25% of people who have been given appointments for a Covid-19 test...

September 2, 2020 No Responses

Teachers’ Union Reports Some Schools Failing To Implement Social Distancing Policy

Some schools have failed to implement Covid-19 social distancing measures ahead of pupils returning to the classrooms this week, an Oireachtas committee has heard. Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) general secretary Michael Gillespie said that the union had r...

September 1, 2020 No Responses

Same-Sex Weddings Can Now Be Performed In The North

Same-sex couples in Northern Ireland can apply to have a religious wedding ceremony following a change in the law. From today, couples will be able to register to marry in a religious setting, and religious bodies can choose to opt...

September 1, 2020 No Responses

Researchers At Trinity To Participate In Clinical Trial For MND Sufferers

Researchers in Dublin are participating in an early phase gene-based clinical trial for motor neurone disease (MND) sufferers. The team at Trinity College Dublin is one of only four in Europe to take part in the clinical trial for the...

September 1, 2020 No Responses

Met Éireann Announce Storm Names For 2020-21

Aiden will be the first storm to blow in across Ireland and the UK this winter, according to the new list of names for this year’s strongest weather systems. Bella, Gavin, Julia, Minnie, Oscar, Ravi, Saidhbhin and Wilson are among...

August 31, 2020 No Responses

Parents Warned To Keep Sick Children At Home As Schools Reopen In Ireland

Parents have been warned not to “dose” their children with painkillers and send them to school if they have Covid-19 symptoms. Dr Sumi Dunne urged parents to keep their children at home if they are unwell, unless they only have...

August 30, 2020 No Responses

Irish Heart Foundation Warns Of The Dangers Of A Sedentary Lifestyle

More than half of people working from home estimate they are sitting down for an average of two hours and 40 minutes longer per day, a new survey has found. The survey found that more than half of all workers...

August 29, 2020 No Responses

Ireland Faces New Challenges With Rise In Household Infections

The increasing number of outbreaks of Covid-19 in private households is more concerning than clusters in meat plants, according to an infectious diseases expert. Prof Sam McConkey, from the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, said the number of outbreaks in...

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