North’s Public Health Agency Admits PPE Masks Were Not Properly Tested
June 23, 2020 No Responses

North’s Public Health Agency Admits PPE Masks Were Not Properly Tested

Some masks protecting healthcare staff against coronavirus were not properly tested, Northern Ireland’s Public Health Agency (PHA) has said. UK fitting requirements were not followed by an independent contractor but any risk to staff is likely to be low, the...
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Martin Says Second Election Is Possible If Government Deal Voted Down
June 23, 2020 No Responses

Martin Says Second Election Is Possible If Government Deal Voted Down

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has said a second general election in 2020 cannot be ruled out if the Green Party votes down the program for government deal. Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party have been balloting their...
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Northern Conflict Survivors’ Pension Campaigner Pat Cassidy Dies
June 22, 2020 No Responses

Northern Conflict Survivors’ Pension Campaigner Pat Cassidy Dies

A campaigner for a pension for the worst injured Northern Ireland conflict survivors has died before the measure was introduced. Paddy Cassidy, aged in his late 70s, suffered life-long pain after being shot in the spine by the UVF while...
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Stormont To Consider Further Easing Of Coronavirus Lockdown Today
June 22, 2020 No Responses

Stormont To Consider Further Easing Of Coronavirus Lockdown Today

Stormont ministers are considering further easing of the North’s lockdown on Monday. The executive is poised to allow up to six people to gather in an indoor setting. The final decision at the meeting of the executive on Monday afternoon...
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McDonald: Time Is Right For A Woman To Be Taoiseach
June 21, 2020 No Responses

McDonald: Time Is Right For A Woman To Be Taoiseach

Mary Lou McDonald has predicted she will eventually become Taoiseach, insisting Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil can only delay Sinn Féin’s journey to power. The party president said the time was right for a woman to lead an Irish government....
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No New Coronavirus-Related Deaths Reported In The North Today
June 21, 2020 No Responses

No New Coronavirus-Related Deaths Reported In The North Today

Northern Ireland reported no further coronavirus-linked deaths on Sunday. The death toll recorded by the region’s Department of Health remains at 545. There were four new cases confirmed through tests conducted in health trust labs in the region, taking the....
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Veteran Republican Bobby Storey Dies
June 21, 2020 No Responses

Veteran Republican Bobby Storey Dies

Senior republican and former leading IRA figure Bobby Storey has died, Sinn Féin has announced. Storey, from west Belfast, was a highly influential presence within the republican movement throughout the Troubles and subsequent peace process. Party president M...
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President Higgins To Hold Memorial Service For Murdered Garda
June 20, 2020 No Responses

President Higgins To Hold Memorial Service For Murdered Garda

The President will hold a memorial service for a murdered Garda to coincide with a state funeral in his hometown. Detective Garda Colm Horkan, 49, was shot dead on Wednesday night in the town of Castlerea in Co Roscommon. The...
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Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin Questions 50-Person Limit In Churches
June 20, 2020 No Responses

Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin Questions 50-Person Limit In Churches

Limiting attendees to 50 people at resumed indoor church services is strange and disappointing, a senior cleric has said. Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin’s comments came as a scientific expert claimed the chances of being infected with coronavirus in th...
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More Resources Needed To Avoid Lung Disease Crisis Say Experts
June 19, 2020 No Responses

More Resources Needed To Avoid Lung Disease Crisis Say Experts

Leading respiratory experts have warned that Ireland faces a lung disease crisis if urgent action is not taken to increase resources. According to the Irish Thoracic Society, Covid-19 could lead to unprecedented rates of illness and death from lung disease....
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