President Higgins Leads Special Easter Rising Commemoration
April 12, 2020 No Responses

President Higgins Leads Special Easter Rising Commemoration

President Michael D Higgins led a special commemoration marking the 104th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising on Sunday. The ceremony took place at Áras an Uachtaráin and the GPO, the rebels’ headquarters during the 1916 Rising. The ceremony began...
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Ireland to Face ‘Darkest Days’ in Weeks Ahead Says Taoiseach
April 12, 2020 No Responses

Ireland to Face ‘Darkest Days’ in Weeks Ahead Says Taoiseach

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that Ireland will face some of its darkest days in the weeks ahead, as it battles to contain the spread of coronavirus. In a video message posted on Twitter, Mr Varadkar said that the country...
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More Than 33,000 Off Government Supports After Returning to Work
April 9, 2020 No Responses

More Than 33,000 Off Government Supports After Returning to Work

More than 33,000 people have come off the Government’s coronavirus pandemic unemployment payment as they have returned to work. The €350 per week payment is available for employees and self-employed people who have lost all their employment due to the...
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Coronavirus Patients Could Be Moved Out of Dublin, If Capacity Exceeded
April 8, 2020 No Responses

Coronavirus Patients Could Be Moved Out of Dublin, If Capacity Exceeded

Critically-ill coronavirus patient may be transferred from Dublin to other hospitals if intensive care capacity is exceeded in the capital, a senior HSE official said. National director of acute operations at the HSE, Liam Woods, was responding to concerns rai...
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Northern Lockdown Likely To Be In Place ‘For The Foreseeable Future’
April 8, 2020 No Responses

Northern Lockdown Likely To Be In Place ‘For The Foreseeable Future’

Restrictions on movement in Northern Ireland will remain in place for the foreseeable future, a Stormont minister has said. Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey indicated there would be no relaxation of the coronavirus lockdown measures next week when a review ...
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Johnson in ‘Stable’ Condition After Night Spent in Intensive Care
April 7, 2020 No Responses

Johnson in ‘Stable’ Condition After Night Spent in Intensive Care

Boris Johnson is “stable” after spending the night in intensive care following a worsening of his coronavirus symptoms, Downing Street has said. The British Prime Minister’s official spokesman said he had been receiving “standard oxygen treatment” bu...
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Northern Paramedics Ask Fire Department for Support
April 7, 2020 No Responses

Northern Paramedics Ask Fire Department for Support

Paramedics have asked the fire service for support in tackling the coronavirus pandemic in Northern Ireland. Ambulance chiefs are braced for a wave of cases over the next fortnight which may require an emergency response and the transfer of many...
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Belfast Researchers Trial Cell Therapy Treatment for Coronavirus Patients
April 7, 2020 No Responses

Belfast Researchers Trial Cell Therapy Treatment for Coronavirus Patients

Belfast researchers are leading a UK-wide clinical trial offering cell therapy treatment for coronavirus patients with acute respiratory failure. The team at the Queen’s University Belfast is investigating the use of allogenic Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs...
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Kelly Does Not Expect Labour Party to Enter Coalition Government
April 7, 2020 No Responses

Kelly Does Not Expect Labour Party to Enter Coalition Government

Labour Party leader Alan Kelly says he does not expect his party to enter a new government coalition. The newly-elected leader said the party is not in a position to enter government with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. He said...
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Boris Johnson’s Condition Worsens, Admitted to Intensive Care
April 6, 2020 No Responses

Boris Johnson’s Condition Worsens, Admitted to Intensive Care

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care after his coronavirus symptoms worsened, Downing Street has confirmed. Mr Johnson was admitted to hospital yesterday with continuing coronavirus symptoms, as UK ministers resisted pressure t...
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