Coronavirus Tracing App May Not Be Ready Until May
April 17, 2020 No Responses

Coronavirus Tracing App May Not Be Ready Until May

A Covid-19 contact tracing app is still being tested but may become available when restrictions are due to be lifted next month, the HSE has said. Plans for the app were announced by the HSE on March 29 but it...
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Coveney Slams President Trump for Freezing Payments to WHO
April 15, 2020 No Responses

Coveney Slams President Trump for Freezing Payments to WHO

The Tánaiste has criticized Donald Trump after he said he is freezing US payments to the World Health Organisation pending a review of its warnings about coronavirus and China. The US president said the Covid-19 outbreak could have been contained...
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Fianna Fail and Fine Gael to Hold Meetings to Sign Off on Program for Government
April 15, 2020 No Responses

Fianna Fail and Fine Gael to Hold Meetings to Sign Off on Program for Government

Fianna Fail and Fine Gael’s parliamentary parties will hold separate meetings later today to sign off the details for the joint blueprint for government. Micheál Martin and Leo Varadkar reached agreement on Tuesday following weeks of talks. The two parliame...
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Early Abortions to be Provided in The North in Response to Pandemic
April 15, 2020 No Responses

Early Abortions to be Provided in The North in Response to Pandemic

Early abortions are to be provided in Northern Ireland in an emergency response to the coronavirus pandemic, a charity has said. It will cover the first nine weeks and six days of pregnancy and will be arranged through existing sexual...
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Number of Confirmed Cases in Ireland Exceeds 11,000
April 14, 2020 No Responses

Number of Confirmed Cases in Ireland Exceeds 11,000

The challenges facing nursing homes have been top of the agenda at a meeting between the Health Minister Simon Harris and the sector’s representatives. Staffing and Personal Protection Equipment are key issues that need to be addressed according to the.....
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Over 30 Care Homes Now Affected by Coronavirus in The North
April 14, 2020 No Responses

Over 30 Care Homes Now Affected by Coronavirus in The North

Some 32 care homes in Northern Ireland have been affected by coronavirus, the health minister has said. Robin Swann confirmed the figure today which represents a rise from the announced figure of 20 last week. The North’s death toll of...
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Over 1,000 Fines Issued in The North over Easter Weekend
April 13, 2020 No Responses

Over 1,000 Fines Issued in The North over Easter Weekend

More than 100 coronavirus-related fines have been issued in three days in Northern Ireland, police said. Officers broke up barbecues and a small number of large house parties, assistant chief constable Alan Todd said. Some parents were also believed to...
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McDonald Praises Frontline Workers in Easter Rising Oration
April 12, 2020 No Responses

McDonald Praises Frontline Workers in Easter Rising Oration

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has used her Easter Rising oration to honor frontline and health workers. Ms McDonald paid tribute to staff working in hospitals, as well as those working in shops and delivery services, during the coronavirus...
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Eleven New Deaths Takes Toll to 118 in The North
April 12, 2020 No Responses

Eleven New Deaths Takes Toll to 118 in The North

The number of people with coronavirus who have died in a hospital setting in Northern Ireland has risen to 118, with 11 further deaths reported on Sunday. There were 89 new cases of the virus, bringing the total of confirmed...
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Ireland Hopes to be Testing 15,000 Each Day by The End of Next Week
April 12, 2020 No Responses

Ireland Hopes to be Testing 15,000 Each Day by The End of Next Week

The chair of the Covid-19 expert advisory group has said that Ireland will increase its coronavirus testing to 15,000 a day “probably” by the end of next week. Dr Cillian De Gascun, a consultant virologist and director of the National...
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