[ad_1] England began their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 5-0 defeat of San Marino when Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored twice and Ollie Watkins scored his debut with a goal. On a Wembley night where Gareth Southgate could have done without defenders entirely, England played the lowest ranked nation in FIFA, which rarely exceeded the midline. … Read more
[ad_1] A whistleblower from the Department of Health has said that the information that is available to government departments is “mind-boggling”. Shane Corr, a senior official with the Department of Health, has revealed to RTÉ’s Prime Time program how the department has been secretly using information from medical consultations to build and maintain files on … Read more
[ad_1] Ireland will receive approximately 160,000 doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine after 29 million doses were found in an Italian warehouse. Irish Examiner understands. Of the 29 million doses discovered, 16 million will be divided proportionally among the EU member states, with Ireland getting 1%, or 160,000. About 13 million of the doses are … Read more
[ad_1] PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS tonight have confirmed 606 additional Covid-19 cases and three deaths in Ireland tonight. Tonight’s figures bring the total number of Covid-19 cases in Ireland to 232,758, with a death toll of 4,631. This evening’s briefing was led by Deputy Medical Director Dr Ronan Glynn, along with Professor Philip Nolan, Chair of … Read more
[ad_1] Tonight another 606 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed. Meanwhile, three other Covid-19 related deaths have sadly been reported. The figures were confirmed by the National Public Health Emergency Team. NPHET will meet on Monday to discuss the current Covid-19 situation in Ireland before issuing recommendations to the government on the current restrictions. The … Read more
[ad_1] There has been a call for an investigation into the Department of Health’s practice of secretly collecting information from private medical practices to create files on children with autism involved in legal action against the state. Sinn Féin finance spokesman Pearse Doherty said the investigation should be “similar in scope and duration to Scally’s … Read more
[ad_1] It is “very difficult” to see daily cases fall below 500 or 600, as the virus has “mutated” and is now “more deadly”, said Tánaiste Leo Varadkar. The Fine Gael leader told Dáil that the prospect of 10, 50 or 100 cases per day is unlikely due to the B117 variant. “Going down to … Read more
[ad_1] The Central Bank has fined Ulster Bank Ireland nearly € 38 million for dozens of regulatory violations in handling its tracker mortgage clients. The fine of 37,774 million euros is the highest imposed on a company by the regulator. During its compliance investigation, the Central Bank discovered what it described as “serious flaws” by … Read more
[ad_1] Irish and international members of the European Parliament have been inundated with thousands of emails organized by anti-vaccination and anti-blockade activists in an attempt to stop the introduction of vaccine certificates intended to facilitate the resumption of travel in the European Union. The proposed pan-European digital certificates would show whether people have been vaccinated, … Read more
[ad_1] Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has told Dáil that there will be a “sea change” in the launch of the vaccine starting in April. He told Sinn Féin health spokesman David Cullinane that Ireland is still on track to have received 1.1 million doses of vaccines by the end of this month, which would also … Read more