Dublin Grandmother Becomes First To Be Vaccinated In The Republic
December 29, 2020 No Responses

Dublin Grandmother Becomes First To Be Vaccinated In The Republic

A 79-year-old grandmother from Dublin has become the first person in the Republic of Ireland to receive a coronavirus vaccination. Annie Lynch received the vaccine at St James’s Hospital in Dublin. It was the first Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 jab to be...
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Croke Park To Host Criminal Trials During First Months Of 2021
December 29, 2020 No Responses

Croke Park To Host Criminal Trials During First Months Of 2021

Croke Park is set to host criminal trials during the first three months of 2021. The venue has been let to the Courts Service to provide courtrooms from mid-January. In a statement, the Courts Service said it has worked with...
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Experts Warn Of Huge Backlog In Dealing With Respiratory Diseases
December 29, 2020 No Responses

Experts Warn Of Huge Backlog In Dealing With Respiratory Diseases

A leading consultant has warned of a huge backlog of untreated respiratory diseases in Ireland as the health service grapples with Covid-19 cases. Sweeping closures of services were introduced in March while other respiratory supports were dramatically scaled ...
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Government Will Build Up To 25,000 Homes In 2021 Says Martin
December 29, 2020 No Responses

Government Will Build Up To 25,000 Homes In 2021 Says Martin

Up to 25,000 new homes will be built by the end of next year, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said. Mr Martin said the Government’s target is a “challenging” figure. Around 12,750 will be social homes and of those 9,750 will...
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Number of Irish Passports Issued In 2020 Falls 60%
December 28, 2020 No Responses

Number of Irish Passports Issued In 2020 Falls 60%

The number of Irish passports issued this year dropped by 60 per cent compared to last year, new figures show. Around 400,000 Irish passports were issued over the last 12 months, which is around 40 per cent of the number...
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Holohan Warns Of ‘Significant Increase’ In Number Of Hospital Admissions
December 27, 2020 No Responses

Holohan Warns Of ‘Significant Increase’ In Number Of Hospital Admissions

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has warned of the “significant increase” in the number of hospital admissions due to Covid-19 in recent weeks. Dr Holohan said that the number of people admitted to hospital with the virus jumped from...
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Ireland Will ‘Catch Up’ With Vaccine Distribution Says Tánaiste
December 27, 2020 No Responses

Ireland Will ‘Catch Up’ With Vaccine Distribution Says Tánaiste

The Tánaiste has said that Ireland is rolling out the Covid-19 vaccine at a slower pace than other countries – but it will catch up. The first coronavirus vaccine arrived in Ireland on St Stephen’s Day but it will not...
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Records Show Government Rejected Calls For Changes After Stardust Tragedy
December 27, 2020 No Responses

Records Show Government Rejected Calls For Changes After Stardust Tragedy

The Irish Government rejected a recommendation for change in how the State monitors major disaster victims following the Stardust fire, archived files show. A total of 48 young people died in the nightclub blaze in Artane in Dublin on Valentine’s...
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Taoiseach: Government Will Examine Introduction Of Living Wage
December 27, 2020 No Responses

Taoiseach: Government Will Examine Introduction Of Living Wage

The Government is to examine the introduction of a statutory living wage to tackle income inequality, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said. A living wage is the amount considered necessary to provide an acceptable standard of living. In Ireland, the living...
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Taoiseach Hails ‘Day Of Great Hope’ As First Coronavirus Vaccines Arrive In Ireland
December 26, 2020 No Responses

Taoiseach Hails ‘Day Of Great Hope’ As First Coronavirus Vaccines Arrive In Ireland

The Taoiseach has hailed “a day of great hope” as the first coronavirus vaccine arrived in Ireland on St Stephen’s Day. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is the first to be approved for use in Ireland by the European Medicines Agency. The...
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