[ad_1] A Cork man who is currently on an extended holiday in the Canary Islands has said that the decision to travel earlier this year was a “no-brainer”. Dean, who works in construction, initially flew to Tenerife for a week, but has been extending his stay while waiting for construction to resume. He told The … Read more
[ad_1] The government is expected to ease restrictions slightly within two weeks as part of its “The Road Ahead” plan. hen April 5 marks the key date, the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) and cabinet ministers will consider virus cases, transmission levels, the number of hospitalized and the number of people who have been … Read more
[ad_1] Northern Ireland has recorded its fewest new Covid-19 cases in six months. 87 new cases were registered from tests on 1,010 people. One more death has been recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the official Health Department figure to 2,105. The seven-day incidence rate per 100,000 people in Northern Ireland is 55.8, also … Read more
[ad_1] A man is being detained after Gardaí was alerted to an alleged attempted kidnapping of a minor in Co Offaly. The suspect, who is in his 30s, allegedly approached a four-year-old girl in Tullamore on Sunday around 6 p.m. It is understood that the boy did not know him and was observed to act … Read more
[ad_1] Micheál Martin has urged the country to “continue with” a strict lockdown to prevent a fourth deadly wave of Covid. The Taoiseach said that “we have to be vigilant” to avoid the same kind of rapid escalation that many of our EU colleagues are sadly enduring this week. This indicates that there will be … Read more
[ad_1] Updated 5 minutes ago AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON mandatory hotel quarantine operations for passengers from high-risk countries will be announced this week, and the contract will be awarded to Tifco Hotel Group. Tifco Hotel Group has 24 hotel properties, including Clontarf Castle, Crowne Plaza Dublin Airport, Holiday Inn Express next to Dublin Airport, and Travelodge … Read more
[ad_1] The tension between the European Union and Britain over the supply of vaccines was not the fault of either party, but was due to AstraZeneca not delivering the doses it contracted to supply, an EU official said. “The UK is not to blame. The EU is not to blame. It is AstraZenca,” the official … Read more
[ad_1] Europe could have herd immunity against Covid-19 in July as incoming vaccines are expected to speed up vaccination rollout on the continent, an EU commissioner said. Thierry Breton, the Internal Market commissioner, told French broadcaster TF1: “Let’s take a symbolic date: for July 14, we have the possibility of achieving immunity across the continent.” … Read more
[ad_1] A WOMAN HAS died in a hospital in Ireland after the transatlantic flight she was traveling on was diverted to Shannon Airport early yesterday morning. The German media outlet Bild named the woman as Karin Strenz, a member of the German federal parliament. He was traveling on a flight from Cuba to Germany when … Read more
[ad_1] Residents of long-term residential care facilities, including nursing homes, will be able to receive two visits per week starting today. Guidelines issued by the Health Department say visits will be allowed for general compassionate reasons, where a facility has a high standard of vaccinations. Level 5 restrictions introduced earlier in the year have been … Read more