[ad_1] Met Eireann predicts a big “wintry” change will take place, as one expert warned that a “very unusual” weather system could affect Ireland. Conditions are expected to turn significantly cooler next week after a few very mild days, and the national forecaster is forecasting some “winter showers” for Easter Monday and beyond. While Carlow … Read more
[ad_1] There is a fear that stubbornly high new Covid-19 cases mean the public will have to wait at least six more weeks before a significant easing of restrictions is likely. Experts from the medical emergencies advisory committee, Nphet, are meeting today to finalize their latest advice to the government, which they will then relay … Read more
[ad_1] Between 60 and 80 percent of students in some third-level computer science and engineering courses are dropping out, new data shows. Young men with low Leaving Cert scores are at particularly high risk of not completing their college courses. The findings are contained in a Higher Education Authority (HEA) study that tracked the progress … Read more
[ad_1] The reduction of the 5 km limit, outdoor sports and the possibility of two households meeting in the open air should be considered this week by the government. The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) will meet today to discuss what recommendations it will make to the government. The cabinet subcommittee on Covid is … Read more
[ad_1] There is a lakeside life preserver mined at the Ballyneety quarry in Limerick. The buoy is attached to a support that says: “Closed area. Do not swim in the quarry. ” Obviously the warning is ignored so someone thought it best to put a buoy there as a last resort. Another sign says “Danger … Read more
[ad_1] It was a very emotional night for Virgin Media viewers on Sunday night. The channel is organizing a televised fundraiser Donate for Dementia featuring various documentaries on the effects of the cruel disease to raise money for families who support their loved ones during the disease. Virgin Media host Martin King directed a powerful … Read more
[ad_1] Residents of a small town in northwestern Switzerland today voted in a referendum to leave a German-speaking canton and join a French-speaking one, after years of animosity. In 1978, when Switzerland, a confederation of 26 cantons with four national languages, established the new French-speaking canton of Jura, several districts in the area preferred to … Read more
[ad_1] Another 13 coronavirus-related deaths and 604 confirmed cases have been reported in the state. A total of 4,666 people have died with Covid-19 in the Republic since the pandemic began. The Health Protection Surveillance Center (HPSC) reported that the average age of those who died was 77, with an age range of 51 to … Read more
[ad_1] Wales finished with their second title in three years and their first with head coach Wayne Pivac and now all that remains is for the Guinness Six Nations Player of the Championship to be chosen by fan vote. Selected by an expert panel of 12 journalists and broadcasters, two from each nation, the six … Read more
[ad_1] Suez Canal salvage crews alternated between dredging and pulling to dislodge a massive container ship blocking the busy waterway, while two sources said the efforts had been complicated by rocks below the ship’s bow. The dredgers working to dislodge the stranded ship have so far displaced 27,000 cubic meters of sand, at a depth … Read more