Third of All Coronavirus Deaths in The North Happen in Care Homes
April 24, 2020 No Responses

Third of All Coronavirus Deaths in The North Happen in Care Homes

A third of coronavirus-related deaths are happening in care homes, new figures have indicated. The latest weekly update from the Northern Ireland Statistical and Research Agency (NISRA) records 276 deaths involving Covid-19 up to April 17. Of these, 60.1% occurred...
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PSNI Officer Appointed to Senior Role in Gardaí
April 23, 2020 No Responses

PSNI Officer Appointed to Senior Role in Gardaí

A police officer from the North has been appointed to a senior role in An Garda Síochána, marking another “significant milestone”, the Justice Minister has said. PSNI Detective Chief Superintendent Paula Hilman was unveiled as an Assistant Commissioner, ...
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New Group Formed to Lead Recovery of Tourism in The North
April 23, 2020 No Responses

New Group Formed to Lead Recovery of Tourism in The North

Economy Minister Diane Dodds is to head a group leading the recovery of tourism in Northern Ireland. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, the industry employed 65,000 people, generating £1 billion in 2019. The closing of borders and air routes and...
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Contact Tracing in The North to Track Coronavirus Spread to Start Next Week
April 23, 2020 No Responses

Contact Tracing in The North to Track Coronavirus Spread to Start Next Week

Contact tracing to track the spread of coronavirus is set to start in Northern Ireland next week. Chief medical officer Michael McBride told the Stormont health committee that an enhanced contact tracing programme will be piloted. He said it was...
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No Evidence That Coronavirus Spreads on Food Packaging Says Safefood
April 23, 2020 No Responses

No Evidence That Coronavirus Spreads on Food Packaging Says Safefood

There is no need to wash or disinfect food packaging brought into the home, according to an expert. All-Ireland consumer advice body Safefood said there is currently no evidence that Covid-19 can be transmitted by food or its packaging. But...
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RTÉ Will Use Government’s Coronavirus Wage Subsidy Scheme
April 22, 2020 No Responses

RTÉ Will Use Government’s Coronavirus Wage Subsidy Scheme

RTÉ has confirmed it will make use of the Government’s Covid-19 temporary wage subsidy scheme. The scheme is available to employers who have lost a minimum of 25% of turnover because of the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, the broadcaster...
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McDonald Says She Feels ‘Lucky’ to Have Recovered From Coronavirus
April 22, 2020 No Responses

McDonald Says She Feels ‘Lucky’ to Have Recovered From Coronavirus

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said she feels lucky to have recovered from coronavirus. The party president received a positive diagnosis for Covid-19 after being tested on March 28. She experienced weeks of being “very unwell”, adding she...
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Almost 300 Coronavirus Cases Confirmed in Nursing Homes in The North
April 22, 2020 No Responses

Almost 300 Coronavirus Cases Confirmed in Nursing Homes in The North

Almost 300 Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in Northern Ireland’s nursing and residential homes, the Public Health Agency (PHA) said. NHS staff have been drafted in to bolster numbers and that tally of is expected to grow, other Stormont health...
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Varadkar: All Partners Will Have a Say on How Taoiseach is Chosen in Coalition Government
April 22, 2020 No Responses

Varadkar: All Partners Will Have a Say on How Taoiseach is Chosen in Coalition Government

Leo Varadkar has said any junior partner in a Fianna Fáil/Fine Gael coalition will have a role in deciding how the position of Taoiseach is allocated. Mr Varadkar said he and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin believed it was important...
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Projected Coronavirus Death Toll Reduced in The North
April 21, 2020 No Responses

Projected Coronavirus Death Toll Reduced in The North

Northern Ireland’s coronavirus restrictions are working, a power-sharing minister has said. The projected worst-case scenario of 1,500 deaths during the early part of the pandemic is significantly reduced from the toll envisaged weeks earlier. Stormont Assem...
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