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January 18, 2021 No Responses

Stalement Between Executive And British Government Over Victims’ Compensation Scheme Continues

A stalemate between the Northern Ireland Executive and Westminster is continuing over a compensation scheme for injured Troubles victims. Stormont Finance Minister Conor Murphy said the UK government should fund the payments because the legislation was passed at Westminster. It...

January 18, 2021 No Responses

British Government To ‘Intensify’ Engagement With Troubles Victims’ Groups

The UK government has pledged to “intensify” engagement with victims’ groups in addressing the legacy of the Northern Ireland conflict. The system for releasing Troubles-related information is not working and the “divisive” cycle of reinvestigations ...

January 17, 2021 No Responses

Minister Says Health Service Facing Its ‘Most Challenging Week’

Ireland’s health service is potentially facing the most challenging week in its history, a minister for state has said. Joe O’Brien’s stark prediction came as health minister Stephen Donnelly warned that the situation in hospitals would get worse before ...

January 17, 2021 No Responses

France Said To Be Considering Covid-19 Tests For Irish Truck Drivers

France is considering requiring rapid Covid-19 tests from Irish truck drivers operating on a logistics route that has become key since Britain’s exit from the European Union, the Minister for Transport said on Sunday. Large numbers of Irish trucks have.....

January 17, 2021 No Responses

Holohan: Non-Compliance With Lockdowns Makes It Harder To Bring Down Infection Rates

Failures to fully comply with coronavirus rules is frustrating efforts to bring down infection rates in Ireland, the chief medical officer has warned. Dr Tony Holohan said reductions in infections are not happening fast enough with the virus having taken...

January 16, 2021 No Responses

Nora Quoirin’s Family Brand Inquest In Death As ‘Incomplete’

The mother of the Franco-Irish schoolgirl found dead during a holiday in a Malaysian jungle said there is “compelling evidence” showing the 15-year-old was abducted. The body of Nora Quoirin was discovered dead nine days after she went missing from...

January 16, 2021 No Responses

Pfizer Production Revamp Should Only Cause Minor Delays Says Head Of Vaccine Taskforce

The head of Ireland’s Covid-19 vaccine taskforce has said there will only be a modest impact to the rollout of the vaccination program. Pfizer BioNTech has announced a temporary reduction in supplies as it expands its facilities. Professor Brian MacCraith...

January 15, 2021 No Responses

‘Highly Unlikely’ Lockdowns In The North Will End In February

It is “highly unlikely” that coronavirus restrictions in Northern Ireland will be eased after the six-week lockdown ends, the Stormont Health Minister said. Robin Swann said although the R number for Covid-19 has dropped to 0.7 in the North, the...

January 15, 2021 No Responses

Church Of Ireland Apologizes After Publication Of Mother And Baby Home Report

The Church of Ireland has apologized for the role it played in “shaping a society” in which unmarried women and their children were stigmatized. In a joint statement, Church of Ireland Primate Archbishop John McDowell and Archbishop of Dublin Michael...

January 15, 2021 No Responses

Taoiseach Says Ireland Is ‘At Moment Of Balance Between Deep Danger And Great Hope’

The Taoiseach has said the scale and pace of the increase in Covid-19 cases is “well beyond” what was predicted. Micheál Martin said that tough restrictions to curb the spread of the disease will remain in place for some time....

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