Four Irish Universities To Pilot Rapid Covid-19 Testing Schemes
April 2, 2021 No Responses

Four Irish Universities To Pilot Rapid Covid-19 Testing Schemes

Rapid Covid-19 testing schemes are to be piloted in four Irish universities, Simon Harris has confirmed. The Minister for Further and Higher Education announced the move after a Government report recommended the use of self-administered antigen testing on a trial...
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PSNI’s Handling Of Bobby Storey Funeral To Come Under Review
April 1, 2021 No Responses

PSNI’s Handling Of Bobby Storey Funeral To Come Under Review

The Police Service of Northern Ireland’s handling of the funeral of senior republican Bobby Storey last year is to be reviewed. The PSNI has come under fire this week following a decision by the Public Prosecution Service not to pursue...
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Drug-Driving Incidents Up By 11% In First Quarter Of 2021
April 1, 2021 No Responses

Drug-Driving Incidents Up By 11% In First Quarter Of 2021

Drug-driving incidents jumped by 11 per cent in the first three months of the year despite lockdown and less road traffic, figures show. It comes as data from the Medical Bureau of Road Safety (MBRS) show a 37 per cent...
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Both Main Parties In The North Face Criticism For Failure To Agree Budget
March 31, 2021 No Responses

Both Main Parties In The North Face Criticism For Failure To Agree Budget

Sinn Féin and the DUP have been criticized over the failure to agree a final budget for Northern Ireland in the new financial year. The SDLP said the two parties had been “haggling” over the budget for weeks and that...
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Donnelly Defends Changes To Vaccine Rollout Plan, Says They Will Speed Up Reopenings
March 31, 2021 No Responses

Donnelly Defends Changes To Vaccine Rollout Plan, Says They Will Speed Up Reopenings

Changes to the vaccine rollout plan will help the country to open up more quickly, the Minister for Health has said. The Taoiseach announced on Tuesday that once those most at risk have been vaccinated, the priority list will be...
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North’s Health Minister To Be Vaccinated After Rollout Extended To Over-45s
March 31, 2021 No Responses

North’s Health Minister To Be Vaccinated After Rollout Extended To Over-45s

Northern Ireland’s Health Minister, Robin Swann, has said he is looking forward to receiving his coronavirus vaccine as the rollout is expanded to all those aged 45 and over. Mr Swann, age 49, said he will get his jab “very...
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North’s Police Chief Defends Policing Of Storey Funeral
March 30, 2021 No Responses

North’s Police Chief Defends Policing Of Storey Funeral

Northern Ireland’s police chief has stood by an investigation into allegations of breaches of the coronavirus regulations at the funeral of a senior republican. Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill was among 24 questioned over attendance at the funeral o...
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No Charges For Covid-19 Lockdown Breaches At Storey Funeral Say Prosecutors
March 30, 2021 No Responses

No Charges For Covid-19 Lockdown Breaches At Storey Funeral Say Prosecutors

Prosecutors in Northern Ireland have not recommended the prosecution of any individuals – including Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill – for alleged breaches of Covid-19 regulations last year at the funeral of a senior republican, Stormont sources ha...
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Any Vaccine Surplus In UK Should Be Offered To The Republic Says Foster
March 29, 2021 No Responses

Any Vaccine Surplus In UK Should Be Offered To The Republic Says Foster

Any surplus coronavirus vaccines in the UK should be offered to the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland’s First Minister Arlene Foster has said. By Sunday, more than 850,000 Covid-19 vaccines had been administered in the North. Mrs Foster said more...
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Recorded Crime In Ireland Falls Dramatically During Pandemic Lockdown
March 29, 2021 No Responses

Recorded Crime In Ireland Falls Dramatically During Pandemic Lockdown

There was a sharp decline in recorded crime levels in Ireland last year amid continuous lockdown measures to fight the pandemic. New figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that burglary and related offences fell by over a third,...
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