[ad_1] The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (Gsoc) is investigating the circumstances behind a speeding car incident in Co Longford on Monday afternoon that left a garda and another man in hospital. The two were being treated Monday night at Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore following an incident in the town of Longford shortly after 4 … Read more
[ad_1] Defense Forces officers will coordinate contacts between state departments and the private operator that manages the mandatory Covid-19 hotel quarantine system for the government. The hotel’s mandatory quarantine for passengers arriving from 33 high-risk Covid countries will begin Tuesday after Health Minister Stephen Donnelly signed the initiation orders on Monday night. Donnelly will outline … Read more
[ad_1] A young male has been taken to hospital for treatment for non-life-threatening injuries after two groups of young men clashed on the Samuel Beckett Bridge tonight. It is understood that the clashes involved two rival gangs of youths and that the wounded man was stabbed during the incident near the Convention Center in Dublin’s … Read more
[ad_1] Representatives from the hotel industry are heading to the Dáil on Tuesday to advocate for their livelihoods. The country’s bartenders are on their knees, they’ve had enough, and they want to know when they can serve their thirsty punters again. Our local bar owners, restaurant operators and hotel workers have been decimated by Covid, … Read more
[ad_1] The Health Department has been notified of 520 more cases of Covid-19, while an additional death has also been recorded. It brings the total number of Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland to 4,588, with the cumulative number of cases since the start of the pandemic at 231,119. The number of people hospitalized with the … Read more
[ad_1] A man appeared before the Special Criminal Court without a jury on Monday charged with laundering money for expenses at a five-star hotel in south Dublin and carrying out renovations to his home. Graham Whelan (38), residing at Walkinstown Avenue, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, appeared before the three-judge court charged with 10 unscheduled crimes including … Read more
[ad_1] Two background TDs from Fianna Fáil are openly questioning the leadership of Taoiseach Micheál Martin on what they say is the lack of an effective Covid strategy and a collapse of public trust in the Government. Flaherty and Marc MacSharry have issued separate warnings, one in an open letter to the Taoiseach and the … Read more
[ad_1] Half of restaurants are facing permanent closure in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the lobby group representing the industry. The Irish Restaurant Association will ask tomorrow that the VAT reduction from 13.5% to 9%, which was introduced at the end of last year, be maintained until 2025. It will also require … Read more
[ad_1] The owner of a Co Offaly child care service affected by a Covid-19 outbreak has said the government must do more to support day care centers and other child care providers during the pandemic. Sharon Moyles said she felt “vilified” over the past 24 hours by the news of the Covid-19 cases among M … Read more
[ad_1] Ireland had the third lowest rate of Covid-19 intensive care unit (ICU) hospitalizations and admissions in a review of 18 countries, an international study on lockdown strategies shows. The state also experienced one of the steepest reductions in virus-related deaths. The international review, released by the state health watchdog, the Health Information and Quality … Read more