Irish Government Issues New Guidance For Travelers From Britain
December 10, 2021 No Responses

Irish Government Issues New Guidance For Travelers From Britain

Anyone arriving from Britain into Ireland will be asked to take daily antigen tests for five consecutive days after arriving in the country, the Government has said. Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that the advice, which will not be placed on...
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HSE Chief: Irish Health System Enters Christmas With ‘Sense Of Hope’
December 9, 2021 No Responses

HSE Chief: Irish Health System Enters Christmas With ‘Sense Of Hope’

The Irish health system can enter the Christmas period with a “sense of hope”, the HSE chief has said. However, health officials on Thursday warned that the emergence of the Omicron variant had also introduced an element of significant uncertainty...
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Energy Bills Should Be Cheaper In The New Year Says Tánaiste
December 9, 2021 No Responses

Energy Bills Should Be Cheaper In The New Year Says Tánaiste

People should see cheaper energy bills in the new year on foot of Government efforts to tackle inflation, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said. It comes as data from the Central Statistics Office showed that the annual rate of inflation rose...
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Protesters Demand Sinn Féin Block Fracking Licenses In The North
December 8, 2021 No Responses

Protesters Demand Sinn Féin Block Fracking Licenses In The North

Fracking protesters have urged Sinn Féin to block petroleum licenses in Northern Ireland. Extinction Rebellion Ireland held a demonstration outside the party’s headquarters in Dublin on Wednesday, in a bid to highlight Sinn Féin’s “lack of timely actio...
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Government To Publish Plan To Vaccinate Children Between Five And Eleven
December 8, 2021 No Responses

Government To Publish Plan To Vaccinate Children Between Five And Eleven

A plan to offer Covid-19 vaccinations to children aged five to 11 will be published within days, the Taoiseach has said. On Wednesday, the National Immunization Advisory Committee (Niac) recommended to Government that jabs should be offered to around 480,000.....
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Belfast Park Closed Due To Avian Flu Outbreak
December 8, 2021 No Responses

Belfast Park Closed Due To Avian Flu Outbreak

A Belfast park has been closed following an outbreak of avian flu. Sixteen dead birds have been removed from Waterworks Park in north Belfast, the city council said. The council added that the park has been closed until further notice....
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New Study Shows Dining Out Is The Main Social Activity Missed During Pandemic
December 8, 2021 No Responses

New Study Shows Dining Out Is The Main Social Activity Missed During Pandemic

Dining out in restaurants, cafés, and pub was the main social activity people missed during the pandemic, new research shows. According to Bord Bia’s 2021 Irish Foodservice Market Insights Report, 73 per cent of consumers surveyed said they missed dining...
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First Cases Of Omicron Variant Found In The North
December 7, 2021 No Responses

First Cases Of Omicron Variant Found In The North

The first Omicron variant cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Northern Ireland, the Department of Health said on Tuesday. Three Omicron cases have been confirmed in total, the department said. Two are from same household in the greater Belfast...
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Covid Cases Jump 10% In Last Two Weeks Of November
December 6, 2021 No Responses

Covid Cases Jump 10% In Last Two Weeks Of November

The number of Covid-19 cases jumped by 10 per cent in the last two weeks of November, new figures show. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) published figures that showed there were 30,243 cases reported in Ireland in the week ending...
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Stormont To Debate Banning Hunting With Dogs
December 6, 2021 No Responses

Stormont To Debate Banning Hunting With Dogs

Stormont MLAs are set to debate whether to ban hunting with dogs in Northern Ireland. The region remains the only part of the UK where hunting wild mammals with dogs is still permitted. A private members bill brought by Alliance...
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