Northern Leaders Call for People to Stay Apart on Mother’s Day
March 22, 2020 No Responses

Northern Leaders Call for People to Stay Apart on Mother’s Day

Stormont’s First and Deputy First Ministers have urged people to stay apart on Mother’s Day. They praised those working on the front line of the battle against Covid-19. DUP leader Arlene Foster said it is normally a day when children...
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Irish Navy Repurposes The Samuel Beckett as Coronavirus Testing Center
March 21, 2020 No Responses

Irish Navy Repurposes The Samuel Beckett as Coronavirus Testing Center

An Irish naval vessel is being transformed into a Covid-19 testing center. The LE Samuel Beckett is berthed at Sir John Rogerson’s Quay on the Liffey River in Dublin city center. Hundreds of cases of the virus have been recorded...
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President Higgins Warns That Irresponsible Actions Must Stop Now
March 20, 2020 No Responses

President Higgins Warns That Irresponsible Actions Must Stop Now

Any irresponsible failure to adopt social distancing must end, the President has said. Michael D Higgins appealed to young people to respond to official advice on limiting the spread of Covid-19. Another 126 cases were confirmed today, bringing the total...
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Irish Distilleries Help Fight Coronavirus by Producing Hand Sanitizers
March 20, 2020 No Responses

Irish Distilleries Help Fight Coronavirus by Producing Hand Sanitizers

Irish distilleries are fighting against Covid-19 by making hand sanitizers. It comes after bars around the country were asked by the Government to close their doors last Sunday. The decision to close pubs until March 29 followed discussions with industry...
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Additional Measures May Be Needed To Fight Coronavirus Says Taoiseach
March 20, 2020 No Responses

Additional Measures May Be Needed To Fight Coronavirus Says Taoiseach

Additional measures to protect life from the Covid-19 disease may be needed in the weeks ahead, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said. Powers of detention contained within emergency legislation passed today are “necessary” to protect health, the Taoiseach added. He ...
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Health Chief Says Ireland Faces ‘Uncertain, Unprecedented and Unpredictable’ Future
March 20, 2020 No Responses

Health Chief Says Ireland Faces ‘Uncertain, Unprecedented and Unpredictable’ Future

Health Service Executive chief Paul Reid has said the country faces into a “an uncertain, unprecedented and unpredictable” time during the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking in Dublin on Friday, he said: “It is a war against a very silent and dangerous...
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Children of Healthcare Workers in North will be ‘Looked After’ When Schools Close
March 19, 2020 No Responses

Children of Healthcare Workers in North will be ‘Looked After’ When Schools Close

The children of healthcare workers will be looked after when schools close, Northern Ireland’s Education Minister has said. First Minister Arlene Foster announced on Wednesday evening that schools across the region will be closed from Monday in a bid to...
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The North Records First Death from Coronavirus
March 19, 2020 No Responses

The North Records First Death from Coronavirus

Northern Ireland has recorded the first death of a patient with coronavirus. Stormont’s Department of Health said the patient, who died in hospital in the greater Belfast area, was elderly and had an underlying health condition. A total of 68...
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Harris Reassures The Elderly About Availability of Covid-19 Test Kits
March 18, 2020 No Responses

Harris Reassures The Elderly About Availability of Covid-19 Test Kits

The Health Minister Simon Harris has moved to reassure older people the Government will look after them as the number of cases of Covid-19 is expected to rise to 15,000 by the end of the month. Speaking in Dublin today,...
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British Government Pledges to ‘End the Cycle of Re-Investigations’ Over Troubles
March 18, 2020 No Responses

British Government Pledges to ‘End the Cycle of Re-Investigations’ Over Troubles

The British Government has pledged to “end the cycle of re-investigations” in a set of proposals to deal with Northern Ireland’s troubled past. Once cases have been considered, there will be a legal bar on any future investigation occurring, under...
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