Two Former RUC Officers Will Not Be Prosecuted For Fatal Shootings In 1969
July 30, 2020 No Responses

Two Former RUC Officers Will Not Be Prosecuted For Fatal Shootings In 1969

Two former police officers will not be prosecuted over two fatal shootings in Belfast 50 years ago. The first child to be killed in the Troubles, Patrick Rooney (9), along with Hugh McCabe (20), and Samuel McLarnon (28) died amid...
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Contact Tracing App Released For Download In The North
July 30, 2020 No Responses

Contact Tracing App Released For Download In The North

The app for tracking and tracing coronavirus in Northern Ireland has been released for download. It is called Stop Covid NI and is aimed at interrupting the spread of coronavirus by finding those most at risk of catching it. Should...
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No Guarantee That Pubs And Bars Can Reopen This Month Says Tánaiste
July 30, 2020 No Responses

No Guarantee That Pubs And Bars Can Reopen This Month Says Tánaiste

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said he hopes pubs that do not serve food can reopen for business on August 10th, but there are no guarantees. Pub lobby groups have called on the Government to release guidelines that will allow them...
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Kelly Says Changes To Covid Welfare Payments Are ‘Discriminatory’
July 29, 2020 No Responses

Kelly Says Changes To Covid Welfare Payments Are ‘Discriminatory’

Labour leader Alan Kelly has said that people receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) are being “discriminated” against under new legislation passed by the Dáil last night. Mr Kelly also said that the decision to withhold the payment from people...
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PSNI Say Suspicious Device Left Outside Sinn Féin Office In Belfast Was Hoax
July 28, 2020 No Responses

PSNI Say Suspicious Device Left Outside Sinn Féin Office In Belfast Was Hoax

A suspicious object left outside a Sinn Féin office in Belfast has been declared a hoax. West Belfast MP Paul Maskey said the object was left at the front gates of Connolly House on the Andersonstown Road on Monday evening....
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Death Rate Was Up By 17.4% In The North During Pandemic
July 28, 2020 No Responses

Death Rate Was Up By 17.4% In The North During Pandemic

The death rate in Northern Ireland rose by almost a fifth during the coronavirus pandemic between March and June, new figures have shown. The latest research published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra) has indicated there were...
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Martin Says That Those Receiving Covid Payments Should Be Looking For Work
July 27, 2020 No Responses

Martin Says That Those Receiving Covid Payments Should Be Looking For Work

People receiving the pandemic unemployment payment (PUP) should be looking for work, Taoiseach Micheal Martin has said. On Sunday the Department of Social Protection confirmed that 104 cases of PUP have been stopped, as a result of checks carried out...
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TDs Criticize Covid Welfare Payment Checks At Irish Airports
July 27, 2020 No Responses

TDs Criticize Covid Welfare Payment Checks At Irish Airports

Fianna Fáil TD Willie O’Dea has criticized the Government for “singling out” a section of people by stopping their pandemic unemployment payment, following checks carried out at airports. On Sunday the Department of Social Protection confirmed that 104 ...
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Reopening Of Schools Will See Extra Teachers, Cleaning and PPE Says Tanaiste
July 26, 2020 No Responses

Reopening Of Schools Will See Extra Teachers, Cleaning and PPE Says Tanaiste

The plan to reopen schools will see extra teachers, extensive cleaning regimes and personal protective equipment put in place, Tanaiste Leo Varadkar has said. The Department of Education has been finalizing details in its planning document before it is brought...
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HSE Boss Says Working Class Background Has Kept Him ‘Grounded’
July 25, 2020 No Responses

HSE Boss Says Working Class Background Has Kept Him ‘Grounded’

HSE boss Paul Reid has said that growing up in a single-parent home in a working-class area has helped him “stay grounded”. As the CEO steers the health service through one of its most difficult periods, Mr Reid said that...
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