President Higgins And Wife Sabrina Test Positive For Covid-19
March 4, 2022 No Responses

President Higgins And Wife Sabrina Test Positive For Covid-19

President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina tested positive after taking an antigen test earlier on Friday. A spokesman for the President’s office said they both displayed mild symptoms of Covid-19 and will isolate for the next seven days....
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Government’s Housing Plan Is `Most Ambitious Plan In The History Of The State` Says O’Brien
March 2, 2022 No Responses

Government’s Housing Plan Is `Most Ambitious Plan In The History Of The State` Says O’Brien

The Government will exceed its targets this year under its Housing For All plan, the Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien has claimed. Mr O’Brien said there is a target to build 24,600 private and public homes and he expects to...
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Number Of Ukrainian Refugees To Soon Exceed One Million, Says UN
March 2, 2022 No Responses

Number Of Ukrainian Refugees To Soon Exceed One Million, Says UN

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says more than 874,000 people have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion last week and the figure is “rising exponentially”, putting it on track to cross the one million mark possibly within hours. UNHCR spokeswoman Shabia...
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Russian Intensifies Its Assault On Ukraine As War Enters Sixth Day
March 2, 2022 No Responses

Russian Intensifies Its Assault On Ukraine As War Enters Sixth Day

Russian forces escalated their attacks on crowded urban areas in what Ukraine’s leader called a blatant campaign of terror. “Nobody will forgive. Nobody will forget,” Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky vowed after the bloodshed on the central squar...
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Ireland May Get ‘More Involved In European Defense’ Says Tánaiste
March 1, 2022 No Responses

Ireland May Get ‘More Involved In European Defense’ Says Tánaiste

Ireland is likely to reconsider its tradition of military neutrality in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and may get more involved in common European Union defense policy, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said. “This does require us to think abo...
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Ireland Removes Mask Mandates In ‘Milestone’ Move
February 28, 2022 No Responses

Ireland Removes Mask Mandates In ‘Milestone’ Move

The vast majority of Covid-19 restrictions lifted at midnight in a move hailed as a “milestone” for the country. The changes come as 5,919 new cases of the virus were reported to the Department of Health on Monday. A statement...
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Russian And Ukrainian Negotiators Meet On The Belarussian Border
February 28, 2022 No Responses

Russian And Ukrainian Negotiators Meet On The Belarussian Border

Russian and Ukrainian delegations met for talks amid high hopes but low expectations for any diplomatic breakthrough, after Moscow unleashed the biggest land war in Europe since the Second World War but met unexpectedly stiff resistance. As outgunned but deter...
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Public Transport Fares Frozen In The North Amid Spiraling Cost Of Living
February 28, 2022 No Responses

Public Transport Fares Frozen In The North Amid Spiraling Cost Of Living

Public transport fares will be frozen in Northern Ireland, due to the spiraling cost of living. Minister for Infrastructure Nichola Mallon has announced that fares on public transport in Northern Ireland will be frozen, amid concerns about growing pressures on...
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US, UK and EU Agree To Block Selected Russian Banks From Swift System
February 26, 2022 No Responses

US, UK and EU Agree To Block Selected Russian Banks From Swift System

The US, European Union and UK have agreed to block “selected” Russian banks from the Swift global financial messaging system in retaliation for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “Restrictive measures” will also be imposed on Russia’s central bank. The...
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Germany Agrees To Send Weapons To Help Support Ukraine
February 26, 2022 No Responses

Germany Agrees To Send Weapons To Help Support Ukraine

The German government has said it will send weapons and other supplies directly to Ukraine, as Russia attempts to invade its capital city, Kyiv. As part of a significant shift, Germany is also ready to also support some restrictions of...
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