Martin: This Winter Will Be Key In Battle Against Covid-19

Martin: This Winter Will Be Key In Battle Against Covid-19

Up to 150 people could be in intensive care with Covid by the end of November, the Taoiseach has warned. Micheál Martin also said he believed there could be an annual vaccine against the virus in the future and added...
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New Ticketing Rules For Live Music Are ‘Disaster’ Says Hospitality Industry

New Ticketing Rules For Live Music Are ‘Disaster’ Says Hospitality Industry

New ticketing rules for live music and late-night hospitality in Ireland are a “disaster”, according to industry representatives. The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) said the Government process to reopen the sector had become “Keystone Cops meets Fat...
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Taoiseach: Government ‘Concerned’ About Winter Trajectory Of Covid-19

Taoiseach: Government ‘Concerned’ About Winter Trajectory Of Covid-19

The Government is concerned about the trajectory of Covid-19 heading into the winter months, the Taoiseach has said. Speaking on the fringes of the EU summit in Brussels on Friday, Micheál Martin said the country is beginning to witness the...
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Top Doctor Brands Relaxation Of Lockdowns In The North As ‘Complete Madness’

Top Doctor Brands Relaxation Of Lockdowns In The North As ‘Complete Madness’

A decision to lift coronavirus rules in the North despite mounting pressures on the region’s health service has been branded “complete madness” by medics. Dr Tom Black, chair of BMA’s Northern Ireland council, said the relaxations planned for the e...
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Nightclubs To Reopen In Ireland For First Time Since March 2020

Nightclubs To Reopen In Ireland For First Time Since March 2020

Nightclubs will open in the Republic on Friday for the first time since March 2020, as a slight easing of Covid-19 restrictions takes effect. The Government had been hoping to go further on October 22 by announcing the ending of...
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HSE Chief Warns Of Major Pressures Ahead For Health Service

HSE Chief Warns Of Major Pressures Ahead For Health Service

The health system will face major pressures in the weeks ahead, the chief of the Health Service Executive (HSE) warned on Thursday. At the first HSE briefing since August, Paul Reid said that rising Covid-19 cases, as well as the...
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Ireland Evacuates Another 16 People From Afghanistan

Ireland Evacuates Another 16 People From Afghanistan

On Thursday, Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney confirmed that another 16 Irish people, alongside their dependents, had been evacuated from Kabul Airport to Doha, the capital of Qatar. The evacuation from Afghanistan took place on Wednesday night. On T...
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Almost 30,000 Vaccine Booster Shots Administered In The North

Almost 30,000 Vaccine Booster Shots Administered In The North

Almost 30,000 Covid vaccine booster doses have been administered in Northern Ireland, the region’s Health Minister has told the Assembly. Robin Swann also gave an assurance that there was no shortage of booster doses available after concerns were raised ...
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Sinn Féin Accuses The Government Of Failing To Invest In Healthcare Service

Sinn Féin Accuses The Government Of Failing To Invest In Healthcare Service

The Sinn Féin leader has accused the Government of failing to invest in the healthcare service by not increasing the number of hospital inpatient beds this year. Mary Lou McDonald said the lack of capacity in the country’s hospitals has...
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Holohan Warns That Restrictions May Need To Be Reintroduced In Ireland

Holohan Warns That Restrictions May Need To Be Reintroduced In Ireland

The reintroduction of Covid-19 restrictions cannot be ruled out, the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) has warned. In a letter sent to Health Minister Stephen Donnelly, published on Tuesday, chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan said that the pande...
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