Pupils To Return To Northern Schools In August
June 19, 2020 No Responses

Pupils To Return To Northern Schools In August

Most pupils are set for a return to full-time education in Northern Ireland in the autumn, after ministers agreed to cut the social distancing measure to one meter. First Minister Arlene Foster said the move would enable the majority of...
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Almost 20% Of Nursing Home Residents Were Diagnosed With Covid-19
June 18, 2020 No Responses

Almost 20% Of Nursing Home Residents Were Diagnosed With Covid-19

Almost one in five residents in the country’s nursing homes were diagnosed with Covid-19, it has emerged. The figure was confirmed as the secretary general of the Department of Health was forced to defend the department’s response to Covid-19 across...
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Ireland Wins Seat On United Nations Security Council
June 18, 2020 No Responses

Ireland Wins Seat On United Nations Security Council

Ireland this evening was elected to the United Nations Security Council and will now take a seat on the 15- member body in 2021 and 2022. Ireland campaigned on the themes of Partnership, Empathy and Independence as the key attributes...
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Dame Vera Lynn Dies, Aged 103
June 18, 2020 No Responses

Dame Vera Lynn Dies, Aged 103

Dame Vera Lynn has died aged 103. The singer entertained troops with morale-boosting visits to the front line during the Second World War. Her family said in a statement they were “deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of...
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June 18, 2020 No Responses

Jean Kennedy Smith, the last surviving sibling of President John F. Kennedy and a former ambassador to Ireland, has died aged 92, her daughter confirmed. Ms Smith died at her home in Manhattan, her daughter Kym told the New York...
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Stormont Could Receive Funding To Extend Free School Meals Program Into Summer
June 17, 2020 No Responses

Stormont Could Receive Funding To Extend Free School Meals Program Into Summer

Stormont could be set to receive additional funding from Westminster to extend the free school meals scheme over the summer. Direct payments in respect of free school meals are due to end on June 30. There have been widespread calls...
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Bar And Restaurant Industry Warns That Even One-Meter Distancing Is Restrictive
June 17, 2020 No Responses

Bar And Restaurant Industry Warns That Even One-Meter Distancing Is Restrictive

Halving social distancing measures for pubs and restaurants from two meters to one would still be restrictive, the head of the vintners organisation has said. Restaurants and cafes can reopen – as well as pubs and bars which operate as...
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Irish Government Processes Years Of Welfare Claims In Just A Few Weeks
June 16, 2020 No Responses

Irish Government Processes Years Of Welfare Claims In Just A Few Weeks

More than four years’ worth of welfare claims were processed in just five weeks after strict lockdown measures were introduced across the country. The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection usually receive 200,000 jobseeker claims in a year, ...
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Foster: British Government Must Deliver Troubles Compensation Scheme If Stormont Can’t
June 16, 2020 No Responses

Foster: British Government Must Deliver Troubles Compensation Scheme If Stormont Can’t

The British Government has an obligation to implement a compensation scheme for Troubles victims if the Stormont executive is unable to, the North’s First Minister has said. Arlene Foster said the delay in introducing the payments had caused hurt and...
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Outdoor Gatherings Of Up To 5,000 May Be Allowed In September
June 16, 2020 No Responses

Outdoor Gatherings Of Up To 5,000 May Be Allowed In September

Up to 5,000 people could meet in outdoor gatherings from September if the Covid-19 virus stays suppressed, the Taoiseach has said. Leo Varadkar also said that cinemas could reopen in August if people practice social distancing. The Government has banned...
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