HSE Chief Urges Public to Maintain ‘Sacrifices’ to Fight Spread of Coronavirus
March 31, 2020 No Responses

HSE Chief Urges Public to Maintain ‘Sacrifices’ to Fight Spread of Coronavirus

The chief executive of the Health Service Executive has appealed to the public to keep up their sacrifices to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Paul Reid tweeted: “I’m always an optimist and all of your sacrifices are helping. They...
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Local Authorities to Assist Vulnerable and Elderly in ‘Cocooning’ Plan
March 30, 2020 No Responses

Local Authorities to Assist Vulnerable and Elderly in ‘Cocooning’ Plan

Local authorities are assisting elderly and vulnerable people during Ireland’s “cocooning” plan to protect them from coronavirus over the next two weeks. People over the age of 70, and others who are considered vulnerable to the disease, have been told.....
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Counting Begins Behind Closed Doors in Seanad Elections
March 30, 2020 No Responses

Counting Begins Behind Closed Doors in Seanad Elections

Counting in the Seanad election begins on Monday with access to the count center restricted due to Covid-19. Seanad candidates’ election campaigns were put on hold during the outbreak in order to comply with social distancing measures. Chairman of the...
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More Than 283,000 Receive Emergency Unemployment Payments in Ireland
March 30, 2020 No Responses

More Than 283,000 Receive Emergency Unemployment Payments in Ireland

More than a quarter of a million people have received the Covid-19 emergency unemployment payment. The Department of Social Protection said by close of business on Friday, payments were issued to 283,000 people. It said these payments are in addition...
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Citywest Conference Center Repurposed as Isolation and Stepdown Care Facility
March 29, 2020 No Responses

Citywest Conference Center Repurposed as Isolation and Stepdown Care Facility

A Dublin hotel and conference center has become the first of a series of new coronavirus centers for isolation and stepdown care in Ireland. The hotel part of the Citywest complex will provide beds for 750 people who are unable...
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Flight Carrying Protective Medical Equipment from China Lands in Ireland
March 29, 2020 No Responses

Flight Carrying Protective Medical Equipment from China Lands in Ireland

A flight from China carrying millions of euro of protective equipment for healthcare workers battling coronavirus has landed in Ireland. The Aer Lingus Airbus A330 touched down at Dublin Airport just before 3pm on Sunday. It was the first of...
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Six More Coronavirus Deaths Reported in The North
March 29, 2020 No Responses

Six More Coronavirus Deaths Reported in The North

Six further people with coronavirus have died in Northern Ireland, taking the death toll in the region to 21. With 86 new cases of the infection reported on Sunday, the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 stands at 410. The...
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Gardaí Begin Operation to Ensure Compliance with Coronavirus Lockdown
March 28, 2020 No Responses

Gardaí Begin Operation to Ensure Compliance with Coronavirus Lockdown

Gardaí have commenced a nationwide operation to ensure compliance with the Government’s latest coronavirus restrictions. Patrols will be run across the country during the weekend. The policing operation runs from Friday night until 7am on Monday and will in...
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PSNI Have No Plans to Use Mass Surveillance to Enforce Social-Distancing
March 27, 2020 No Responses

PSNI Have No Plans to Use Mass Surveillance to Enforce Social-Distancing

Northern Ireland’s police have no plans for mass surveillance of social-distancing behavior. The Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Assistant Chief Constable Alan Todd was speaking after Derbyshire Police received criticism for posting drone footage of a...
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Coronavirus Death Toll in Ireland Rises to 19
March 27, 2020 No Responses

Coronavirus Death Toll in Ireland Rises to 19

The coronavirus death toll in Ireland has more than doubled after 10 further victims lost their lives to the virus. A total of 19 people infected with Covid-19 have now died in the country. The latest update from the National...
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