Ministers Meet To Discuss Lockdown Exit Strategy In The North
March 1, 2021 No Responses

Ministers Meet To Discuss Lockdown Exit Strategy In The North

Stormont ministers have asked civil servants to finalize details of Northern Ireland’s lockdown exit strategy. Ministers met on Monday morning to examine the plan for a gradual easing of restrictions in the region. It is understood officials have been asked...
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Over 300,000 Pupils Return To Schools In Ireland As Restrictions Are Eased
March 1, 2021 No Responses

Over 300,000 Pupils Return To Schools In Ireland As Restrictions Are Eased

More than 300,000 students have returned to classrooms across the country for the first time since December after pandemic restrictions were lifted. After 33 lost school days, 60,000 Leaving Cert Students and another 260,000 junior primary have returned to in-...
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Government May Consider Vaccination ‘Green Cards’ For Access To Services In Pandemic
February 28, 2021 No Responses

Government May Consider Vaccination ‘Green Cards’ For Access To Services In Pandemic

The Government could introduce so-called “green cards” that allow people who have been vaccinated to access services including gyms and cinemas. The system is currently being used in Israel, where citizens who are inoculated against Covid-19 have been prov...
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Taoiseach Condemns ‘Thuggish Behavior’ Of Anti-Lockdown Protestors In Dublin
February 27, 2021 No Responses

Taoiseach Condemns ‘Thuggish Behavior’ Of Anti-Lockdown Protestors In Dublin

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he “utterly condemns” the protests in Dublin city center on Saturday. Mr Martin said the protests posed “an unacceptable risk to both the public and gardaí”. In a statement, the Taoiseach said: “The large gathering, in...
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Pressure On Healthcare Workers Eases As Vaccination Program Continues
February 27, 2021 No Responses

Pressure On Healthcare Workers Eases As Vaccination Program Continues

The “great signs” of the Covid-19 vaccine starting to reduce transmission is giving healthcare staff a second wind, the HSE chief executive has said. Paul Reid said while the country is winning in its battle in reducing the spread of...
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Stormont Minister Halts Work On Post-Brexit Inspection Infrastructure
February 26, 2021 No Responses

Stormont Minister Halts Work On Post-Brexit Inspection Infrastructure

Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister has halted construction of permanent inspection facilities for post-Brexit checks on agri-food goods arriving from Britain. DUP minister Gordon Lyons has also stopped further recruitment of inspection staff for the por...
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Amount Of Electrical Waste Recycled In Ireland Rises By 10% In 2020
February 26, 2021 No Responses

Amount Of Electrical Waste Recycled In Ireland Rises By 10% In 2020

The amount of electrical waste recycled at local authority centers rose by 10 per cent last year, the equivalent of half a million small appliances, new data shows. The survey shows how the behavior and attitude of Irish people towards...
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No Changes To North’s School Reopening Plan Despite DUP Concerns
February 25, 2021 No Responses

No Changes To North’s School Reopening Plan Despite DUP Concerns

Stormont ministers have stuck with their phased plan for returning children to school despite DUP concerns that it is too slow. While the main stages of the plan remain in place, officials are to engage on one controversial aspect that...
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Reid: ‘Lose Of Focus’ In Pandemic Battle Is ‘A Risk To All Of Us’
February 25, 2021 No Responses

Reid: ‘Lose Of Focus’ In Pandemic Battle Is ‘A Risk To All Of Us’

The public have been urged to keep their focus in the battle against the pandemic, with the HSE warning of a potentially “explosive” impact on healthcare services. Health service boss Paul Reid has raised concerns over whether the public has...
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Number Of Vaccine Doses Administered In The North Tops Half A Million
February 24, 2021 No Responses

Number Of Vaccine Doses Administered In The North Tops Half A Million

More than half a million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Northern Ireland. Those aged over 65 and the clinically vulnerable are among those being booked in for jabs. Health Minister Robin Swann said it was a landmark moment....
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