[ad_1] The Pfizer / BioNTech coronavirus vaccine offers more protection than previously thought with an effectiveness in preventing symptomatic illness reaching 97%, based on real-world evidence published by pharmaceutical companies. Using data from January 17 to March 6 from Israel’s national vaccination campaign, Pfizer / BioNTech found that prevention against asymptomatic diseases also reached 94%. … Read more
[ad_1] JUSTICE MINISTER HELEN McEntee will take six months of paid maternity leave beginning April 30. Speaking at the Dáil this afternoon, the Taoiseach announced that the government would facilitate the minister’s maternity leave. Minister McEntee will become Minister without Portfolio, and Minister Heather Humphreys will temporarily occupy the post of Minister of Justice, as … Read more
[ad_1] A young man is fighting for his life after a serious accident in Donegal this morning. The man, in his 30s, was driving his car on the N15 near Ballintra at 8 a.m. when he was involved in a collision with a pickup truck. Emergency services rushed to the scene and have closed the … Read more
[ad_1] Gardaí will resume an exhaustive search of a vacant lot this morning in search of the missing remains of a 17-year-old who was killed and dismembered last year. The search involving some 30 officers from a large area behind the Rathmullen estate in Drogheda began yesterday. The murdered teenager cannot be identified for legal … Read more
[ad_1] It’s been a year since the coronavirus threat was declared a pandemic, with vaccines offering hope, but much of the world’s population still endures severely restricted lives without a clear path back to normalcy. It has also been a year since the first death of a person from Covid-19 was reported in Ireland. Over … Read more
[ad_1] “A wave from hell”. Matt Ketchum was muttering as he showed me the video he had recorded on his phone of the terrifying moment when the tsunami struck his city a few days earlier. Miyako, on the northeast coast of Japan, became world famous for images of a jet black wall of water launching … Read more
[ad_1] The European Medicines Agency is expected to clear the way for the European Commission to approve the Covid-19 vaccine made by Janssen, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, later today. It will be the fourth coronavirus vaccine approved for use in Europe. The Government expects Ireland to receive 600,000 doses of this new vaccine during … Read more
[ad_1] Amateur jockey Rob James has been suspended for 12 months, with the last eight months suspended, after images surfaced on social media of him sitting on a dead horse. An IHRB (Irish Horse Racing Regulatory Board) referral hearing was held on Wednesday evening, after they concluded their investigation into the incident. And it was … Read more
[ad_1] Gardaí in Co Leitrim has detected a series of violations of the Covid-19 travel rules ahead of a funeral that will take place tomorrow. The funeral will take place in Carrick-on-Shannon tomorrow morning. Tonight Gardaí confirmed that “a series of infractions of travel regulations have been detected.” “A Garda Síochana has no comment regarding … Read more
[ad_1] Significant restrictions are expected to remain until the second half of May, and government sources minimize the chances of a major relaxation of the shutdown next month. While Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar gave strong indications on Wednesday that current trends would allow already-marked loosenings to continue, senior government figures have poured … Read more