Donnelly Facing Criticism For Missing Coronavirus Committee Meeting
August 12, 2020 No Responses

Donnelly Facing Criticism For Missing Coronavirus Committee Meeting

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has been criticized for not attending a special committee on the Government’s response to Covid-19. Mr Donnelly was invited to attend the committee tomorrow but said it was “short notice” and that he would appear...
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Outbreak at Co Kildare Hospital Being Handled Says SIPTU
August 12, 2020 No Responses

Outbreak at Co Kildare Hospital Being Handled Says SIPTU

A suspected Covid-19 outbreak at a Co Kildare hospital is being tackled, workers union Siptu has said. Staff at Naas General Hospital were said to be affected by the disease, with it being reported that a member of the hospital’s...
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Co Down Village Pays Final Farewell To Brian Black
August 10, 2020 No Responses

Co Down Village Pays Final Farewell To Brian Black

A Co Down village has bid a final farewell to a former television presenter. Brian Black, 77, died last week after his car entered the water at the harbor in Strangford. Local people intervened to rescue him, but he was...
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Social Distancing Standards Falling Says Acting CMO
August 10, 2020 No Responses

Social Distancing Standards Falling Says Acting CMO

People are mixing closer together on Ireland’s streets, the acting chief medical officer has warned. Dr Ronan Glynn raised alarm at declining physical distancing standards as he urged a renewed national effort to defeat the pandemic. No new Covid-19 related....
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Cod And Monkfish Under Threat From Climate Change Says Study
August 10, 2020 No Responses

Cod And Monkfish Under Threat From Climate Change Says Study

Popular dishes such as cod and chips could be under threat and disappear from menus due to climate change, a study has warned. Atlantic waters off the south coast of Ireland, through to the English Channel and southern North Sea...
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Fine Gael TD Proposes Cross-Border University In Memory Of John Hume
August 9, 2020 No Responses

Fine Gael TD Proposes Cross-Border University In Memory Of John Hume

A cross-Border university in memory of the late SDLP leader and Nobel Laureate John Hume has been proposed. The 83-year-old, celebrated across the world as a peace maker, died last week following a long battle with illness. Fine Gael TD...
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Aviation Workers Demonstrate Against Job Losses In The North
August 8, 2020 No Responses

Aviation Workers Demonstrate Against Job Losses In The North

Aviation workers have staged a demonstration at Belfast International Airport calling for politicians to step in to save jobs. The Keep Northern Ireland Connected – Save Our Airports protest was part of a national effort demanding action to protect the...
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Parties At Stormont Welcome Support Package For Northern Businesses
August 7, 2020 No Responses

Parties At Stormont Welcome Support Package For Northern Businesses

Northern Ireland’s political parties have welcomed the plan for a system to ease processes around moving goods into the region from the rest of the UK post-Brexit, but warned that questions remain. UK government minister Michael Gove visited a carpet...
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Shared Island Unit Prepared For Britain To ‘Lose Interest’ In The North
August 7, 2020 No Responses

Shared Island Unit Prepared For Britain To ‘Lose Interest’ In The North

The North’s First Minister Arlene Foster has said she is disappointed to hear that the Taoiseach’s office is preparing for Britain to “lose interest” in Northern Ireland. The Shared Island Unit was set up in Micheal Martin’s office earlier this.....
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Donohoe: Economy Is Performing ‘Better Than We Would Have Hoped For’
August 6, 2020 No Responses

Donohoe: Economy Is Performing ‘Better Than We Would Have Hoped For’

The deficit in the public finances was €7.4 billion at the end of July, the latest figures show. This compares with a surplus of €896 million in the same period last year. The exchequer returns show the continued impact of...
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