Government Announces Extra Funding For Animal Welfare Organizations
December 15, 2021 No Responses

Government Announces Extra Funding For Animal Welfare Organizations

Charlie McConalogue has announced funding of more than €3.7 million to 98 animal welfare organizations nationwide. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine unveiled the funding on the inaugural Animal Welfare Awareness Day, an initiative to raise awareness of...
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Taoiseach Urges People To ‘Hold The Collective Nerve’ Over Omicron Variant
December 14, 2021 No Responses

Taoiseach Urges People To ‘Hold The Collective Nerve’ Over Omicron Variant

The Taoiseach has urged people to “hold the collective nerve” over the threat from the Omicron variant. Micheál Martin described this phase of the pandemic as “different” with the vaccine booster jab being rolled out across Ireland. “A week is...
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Stormont Votes Down DUP’s Attempt To Change Abortion Legislation
December 14, 2021 No Responses

Stormont Votes Down DUP’s Attempt To Change Abortion Legislation

A bid to exclude cases of fatal fetal impairment from abortion laws in Northern Ireland has fallen following a close vote at Stormont. A private members bill, sponsored by DUP MLA Christopher Stalford, was designed to change abortion legislation brought...
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Defense Forces To Be Brought In To Help Ramp Up Booster Rollout
December 14, 2021 No Responses

Defense Forces To Be Brought In To Help Ramp Up Booster Rollout

More members of the Defense Forces will be drafted in to help ramp up the number of booster jabs a day, the Taoiseach has said. The Government is under pressure to rapidly accelerate the vaccine program as concerns over the...
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Stormont Set To Vote On Making Covid Certification Legally Enforceable
December 13, 2021 No Responses

Stormont Set To Vote On Making Covid Certification Legally Enforceable

The North’s Covid certification scheme is set to become legally enforceable on Monday. The scheme requiring people to prove Covid status to gain entry to a range of hospitality venues and larges attendance events was introduced late last month with...
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Harris: Truck Drivers’ Planned Protest In Dublin Is ‘Not The Way To Do Business’
December 12, 2021 No Responses

Harris: Truck Drivers’ Planned Protest In Dublin Is ‘Not The Way To Do Business’

A protest by truckers and haulers against soaring fuel prices which is expected to cause havoc in Dublin city center is “not the way to do business”, Simon Harris has said. The Minister for Further Education has hit out at...
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‘Largest Ever’ Avian Flu Outbreak Reported In The North
December 12, 2021 No Responses

‘Largest Ever’ Avian Flu Outbreak Reported In The North

The North is experiencing the “largest ever” outbreak of avian flu in the region after two additional suspected cases were discovered. The cases have been identified in a commercial poultry flock near Markethill in Co Armagh and a commercial duck...
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Labour Brands Fine Gael’s Tax Plans As ‘Race To The Bottom’
December 11, 2021 No Responses

Labour Brands Fine Gael’s Tax Plans As ‘Race To The Bottom’

Plans to cut taxes by up to €600 ($677) a year by widening income bands have been branded a “race to the bottom” by the Labour Party. Fine Gael’s Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has flagged plans to raise the...
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Pressure To Grow On Hospitals In December And January Says HSE Chief
December 11, 2021 No Responses

Pressure To Grow On Hospitals In December And January Says HSE Chief

Hospitals will be under real pressure in December and January as a result of Covid-19, the head of the Health Service Executive has said. Chief executive Paul Reid has urged people to get the booster vaccine, with walk-in centers across...
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Stormont Approves Draft Budget Despite DUP Opposition
December 10, 2021 No Responses

Stormont Approves Draft Budget Despite DUP Opposition

Stormont Ministers have agreed to send the Executive’s draft three-year budget out for public consultation despite the DUP voting against the spending plans. A majority of Ministers backed a compromise proposal that will allow Minister for Finance Conor Murp...
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