Ireland May Remain Locked Down Until June Says Taoiseach
January 23, 2021 No Responses

Ireland May Remain Locked Down Until June Says Taoiseach

Ireland’s tough Covid-19 restrictions could remain in place for the first half of the year, the Taoiseach has said. Micheál Martin said the number of new daily cases of Covid-19 needs to fall into the hundreds, and possibly as low...
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North Reports Highest Weekly Coronavirus Death Toll Since Pandemic Began
January 22, 2021 No Responses

North Reports Highest Weekly Coronavirus Death Toll Since Pandemic Began

Northern Ireland has recorded its highest weekly Covid-19 death toll since the pandemic began. Another 156 fatalities occurred in the week of January 9th to 15th, the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra) said. The figure emerged as Stormont....
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Lockdown In The North Extended Until March
January 21, 2021 No Responses

Lockdown In The North Extended Until March

Northern Ireland’s Covid-19 lockdown restrictions will be extended to March 5th. Stormont health minister Robin Swann proposed the step to help drive down case numbers. Ministerial colleagues at the Executive in Belfast agreed the move and there are suggesti...
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Sinn Féin Raises New Questions About Varadkar’s GP Contract Deal Leak
January 21, 2021 No Responses

Sinn Féin Raises New Questions About Varadkar’s GP Contract Deal Leak

Sinn Féin has raised fresh questions over the leaking of a confidential GP contract by Leo Varadkar while he was Taoiseach. Donegal TD Pearse Doherty said records released under the Freedom of Information act have shown that then-minister for health...
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Tánaiste: Ireland Is ‘No Where Near’ Easing Level 5 Restrictions
January 21, 2021 No Responses

Tánaiste: Ireland Is ‘No Where Near’ Easing Level 5 Restrictions

Ireland is “nowhere near where we need to be at present” to consider easing Level 5 restrictions, the Tánaiste has said. Leo Varadkar told the Dáil that the numbers surrounding Covid-19 were too high to consider lifting restrictions in the...
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Taoiseach Congratulations President Biden As He Takes Office
January 20, 2021 No Responses

Taoiseach Congratulations President Biden As He Takes Office

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has congratulated the new US President Joe Biden on his “immense achievement”. Mr Biden was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States of America on Wednesday, succeeding former president Donald Trump. The Taoiseach re...
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Edwin Poots Set For Surgery After Kidney Cancer Diagnosis
January 20, 2021 No Responses

Edwin Poots Set For Surgery After Kidney Cancer Diagnosis

Stormont Minister Edwin Poots has revealed he is waiting for an operation after being diagnosed with kidney cancer. He said a tumor on his kidney was discovered by chance when he underwent surgery on a burst appendix before Christmas. A...
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Tracing Legislation For Mother And Baby Home Survivors To Be Published By April
January 19, 2021 No Responses

Tracing Legislation For Mother And Baby Home Survivors To Be Published By April

The Children’s Minister has said the outline of the Government’s information and tracing legislation allowing survivors of mother and baby homes access to their personnel information will be published by early April. Roderic O’Gorman also said elements o...
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Pressure On Most Vulnerable Eases As Vaccination Program Continues In The North
January 19, 2021 No Responses

Pressure On Most Vulnerable Eases As Vaccination Program Continues In The North

Vaccination has begun to drive down the rate of coronavirus infection of the most vulnerable in Northern Ireland, the region’s chief medical officer said. Nursing homes and the over 80s population have seen pressures easing, Dr Michael McBride added. Fre...
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Irish Government Approves Plan For GPs And Pharmacists To Administer Vaccine
January 19, 2021 No Responses

Irish Government Approves Plan For GPs And Pharmacists To Administer Vaccine

A government plan to use general practitioners and pharmacists to administer the Covid-19 vaccine is an opportunity to get ahead of the virus, a GP has said. On Tuesday, the Cabinet signed off on an agreement with GPs and pharmacists...
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