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November 24, 2021 No Responses

Booster Jabs For Over 50s To Kick Off In December Or January

Booster jabs for people in their 50s will begin in late December or early January, HSE chief Paul Reid has said. Mr Reid appeared before the Joint Committee on Health on Wednesday to discuss the pressures facing the Irish health...

November 24, 2021 No Responses

Irish Healthcare System Under Pressure In Fourth Wave Warns Reid

The Irish health system remains under “very serious pressure”, the head of the HSE has warned an Oireachtas committee. Paul Reid appeared before the Joint Committee on Health on Wednesday to discuss the plans to support the health service through...

November 23, 2021 No Responses

Northern Executive Urges People To Work From Home As Case Numbers Rise

People will be urged to work from home where possible as part of reinforced Covid measures agreed by the Northern Ireland Executive. Current Stormont advice for businesses to prepare for a return to office working is to be changed to...

November 22, 2021 No Responses

Olio App Aims To Help Reduce Food Waste In Ireland

Consumers are being urged to sign up to a new app to stem the rising tide of dumped food in Ireland – estimated at more than 19,000 tonnes a week. The food sharing app Olio connects neighbors to give away...

November 21, 2021 No Responses

Coveney: Still Possible To Avoid Lockdown Despite Case Surge

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said it was still possible to avoid a return to lockdown, amid a worrying surge in Covid-19 cases in Ireland. Speaking on Sunday, Mr Coveney appealed to people to follow public health advice. “It is...

November 21, 2021 No Responses

Agriculture Minister Hopes Mica Redress Scheme Will Come Before Cabinet ‘Very Soon’

The Agriculture Minister has declined to say exactly when a much-anticipated Government proposal on a mica redress scheme will be considered by Cabinet. Charlie McConalogue, a Donegal TD whose constituency has been at the center of the mica crisis, said...

November 21, 2021 No Responses

Give EU And UK Space To Negotiate Solution Says Coveney

The UK and the EU negotiating teams need space to continue working to solve the impasse on post-Brexit arrangements in Northern Ireland, the Minister for Foreign Affairs has said. The two sides have been in negotiations over the implementation of...

November 20, 2021 No Responses

Campaigners Gather At Border To Warn Against Triggering Of Article 16

Campaigners gathered at the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic on Saturday to warn the UK Government against triggering Article 16. A crowd gathered at Carrickcarnon to demand that the post-Brexit arrangements introduced for Northern Ireland are ...

November 19, 2021 No Responses

Numbers Seeking Vaccination In The North Surge After Decision On Vaccine Certificates

A surge of people came forward to get a Covid-19 jab in the North after plans were announced for certification arrangements to access some venues, the region’s vaccine rollout chief has said. The Northern Executive announced on Wednesday it had...

November 19, 2021 No Responses

NEU Proposals On Brexit Protocol To Create ‘Express Line’ For Trade

New measures on the Brexit Protocol will create an “express line” on trade between Northern Ireland and Great Britain, resulting in a “win-win situation” for all, the EU’s lead negotiator has said. European Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic sa...

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