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February 13, 2021 No Responses

Almost 5,000 Vaccine Doses To Be Given To Staff At Mass Vaccination Centers This Weekend

Almost 5,000 Covid-19 vaccines are being administered to doctors and practice nurses at mass vaccination centers across the country this weekend. The HSE is hoping that the vast majority of them will have had at least their first dose of...

February 12, 2021 No Responses

Garda Commissioner Had Covid-19 Over Christmas

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has said he counts himself very lucky after a mild dose of Covid-19. Mr Harris told RTÉ’s The Late Late Show that he had the virus over the Christmas period, but was back to work after...

February 12, 2021 No Responses

New Inquest Ordered Into Murder Of New Lodge Six In 1973

The Northern Ireland Attorney General has ordered a new inquest into the deaths of six men believed to have been killed by the British Army in north Belfast during the Troubles. James McCann, James Sloan, Anthony Campbell, Ambrose Hardy, John...

February 12, 2021 No Responses

‘Clinically Extremely Vulnerable’ In The North Should All Be Vaccinated By Early March

The clinically extremely vulnerable should all be vaccinated by early next month, Northern Ireland’s chief medical officer has said. Appointments for people with conditions like some cancers have to be carefully planned because their needs can be complex. So...

February 11, 2021 No Responses

Over-70s Should Be All Vaccinated By Mid-May Says Donnelly

People aged 70 and over should have received both doses of their Covid-19 vaccine by mid-May, the Health Minister has said. Stephen Donnelly said that despite disruptions to the supply chain, and changing delivery schedules, it should still be possible...

February 11, 2021 No Responses

George Nkencho’s Family Calls For Public Investigation Into His Death

The family of a man shot dead by gardaí have called for a public investigation into his death. George Nkencho, 27, was shot multiple times outside his home in Clonee, west Dublin, on Wednesday, December 30th. He was allegedly brandishing...

February 10, 2021 No Responses

Varadkar: Coronavirus Case Numbers ‘Going In The Right Direction’

Ireland’s Covid-19 case numbers are “going in the right direction”, Leo Varadkar has said. The Tánaiste said falling case numbers prove that lockdown is working and strengthen the case for a phased reopening of schools, which he described as a...

February 10, 2021 No Responses

Kelly Warns Government That Majority Will Not Participate In CervicalCheck Tribunal

The Government has been warned that the majority of women affected by the CervicalCheck scandal will not participate in the proposed tribunal. Labour leader Alan Kelly said the tribunal is “not fit for purpose” and the majority of cases will...

February 10, 2021 No Responses

Number Hospitalized In Ireland Still Three Times Higher Than In October’s ‘Second Wave’

The number of people in hospital in Ireland with Covid-19 remains three times higher than at the peak of the second wave in October, a senior Government official has said. Liz Canavan, assistant secretary at Department of the Taoiseach, warned...

February 9, 2021 No Responses

Tánaiste: Government Seeking To Agree Revised Reopening Plan Within Two Weeks

Cabinet is hoping to agree to a revised plan to reopen society and the economy by February 22, the Tánaiste has said. The proposals would come into effect on March 5th at the earliest, and would be a revision to...

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