Almost 65,000 12 To 15-Year Olds Registered For Vaccine In Ireland
August 13, 2021 No Responses

Almost 65,000 12 To 15-Year Olds Registered For Vaccine In Ireland

An estimated 65,000 children aged 12-15 have registered for their Covid-19 vaccine within 24 hours of the portal opening. It comes with more than 80 per cent of the adult population in Ireland now fully vaccinated and around 90 per...
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O’Neill Pledges To Keep ‘An Open Mind’ On Vaccine ‘Passports’
August 12, 2021 No Responses

O’Neill Pledges To Keep ‘An Open Mind’ On Vaccine ‘Passports’

Michelle O’Neill has pledged to keep an open mind on using vaccine access passports within the North, but reiterated her concerns about such a system. The Government has introduced rules in the Republic to bar anyone from eating and drinking...
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HSE: Demand For Vaccines Increases As Hospitals Remain Extremely Busy
August 12, 2021 No Responses

HSE: Demand For Vaccines Increases As Hospitals Remain Extremely Busy

Hospitals remain extremely busy, the chief executive of the HSE has warned, as a further 1,903 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed. As of 8am on Thursday, 219 Covid patients are in hospital, including 37 in intensive care units. Paul...
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Ministers At Stormont To Consider Relaxing Self-Isolation Rules In The North
August 12, 2021 No Responses

Ministers At Stormont To Consider Relaxing Self-Isolation Rules In The North

Stormont ministers are to consider relaxing the rules on self-isolation in the North at a meeting on Thursday. Ministers will examine a proposal to bring regulations into line with the rest of the UK, meaning people who are contacts with...
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Charity Warns That New Parole Board Must Not Delay Rehabilitation Services
August 11, 2021 No Responses

Charity Warns That New Parole Board Must Not Delay Rehabilitation Services

An increase in the time a life sentence prisoner must serve before being considered for parole should not come at the expense of rehabilitation support, a charity has warned. The Irish Penal Reform Trust, a leading charity that campaigns on...
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Numbers Killed On Irish Roads This Year Falls By 7% Compared To Last Year
August 11, 2021 No Responses

Numbers Killed On Irish Roads This Year Falls By 7% Compared To Last Year

The number of people killed on Irish roads in the first seven months of the year has fallen compared with last year, new figures show. There were 75 fatalities between January and July, compared with 81 in the same period...
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Varadkar Has Donohoe’s Support Following Merrion Hotel Controversy
August 10, 2021 No Responses

Varadkar Has Donohoe’s Support Following Merrion Hotel Controversy

Paschal Donohoe has said that his party leader Leo Varadkar has his full backing, following on from the Merrion Hotel controversy. Speaking at Government Buildings on Tuesday, the Minister for Finance said: “I apologize for the annoyance and the difficulty.....
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80% Of Under-60s Hospitalized In The North With Covid-19 Are Unvaccinated
August 10, 2021 No Responses

80% Of Under-60s Hospitalized In The North With Covid-19 Are Unvaccinated

Some 80 per cent of patients in hospital with Covid-19 in Northern Ireland who are aged under 60 have not been vaccinated, the region’s chief scientific adviser has said. Overall in the North around 82 per cent of people aged...
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Ryan: Varadkar’s Attendance At Merrion Hotel Event ‘Undermined Public Confidence’
August 9, 2021 No Responses

Ryan: Varadkar’s Attendance At Merrion Hotel Event ‘Undermined Public Confidence’

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has said the Tánaiste’s attendance at a controversial event at the Merrion Hotel in Dublin has “undermined public confidence”. Leo Varadkar last week apologized for attending the party, hosted by former minister Katherine Z...
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Petrol Bombs Thrown During Night Of Violence In Dungannon
August 8, 2021 No Responses

Petrol Bombs Thrown During Night Of Violence In Dungannon

A gang of up to 30 people, including masked men, threw masonry and petrol bombs during a night of disorder in Co Tyrone. Police are investigating a number of incidents which happened in Dungannon on Saturday night. Bonfires are lit...
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