[ad_1] The government appears willing to reject the advice of public health officials to implement a full Level 5 lockdown with the closure of non-essential retail stores on St. Stephen’s Day. In a letter sent Wednesday, the Irish Times reports that the National Public Health Emergency Team recommended a full Level 5 lockdown for six … Read more
[ad_1] Tullamore-based ham producer Carroll’s Cuisine has been acquired by Eight Fifty Food Group, a UK company controlled by private equity firm CapVest Partners. The business was sold by Carlyle Cardinal Ireland (CCI) for an undisclosed sum. CCI had acquired the company in 2015 for 37.3 million euros and is believed to have obtained a … Read more
[ad_1] Homes and schools remain the most common locations for Covid-19 outbreaks in Ireland, according to the latest data. The latest weekly report on outbreaks and clusters produced by the Health Protection Surveillance Center (HPSC) recorded 254 outbreaks in the week ending December 19. During this week, there were no outbreaks in restaurants, cafes, pubs, … Read more
[ad_1] The UK and the European Union are on the verge of reaching a post-Brexit trade deal. An announcement is expected on Christmas Eve, but talks continued overnight on the details of a deal. The development came when Britain and the EU were believed to have made progress in solving problems, including fishing rights and … Read more
[ad_1] The government has been told to institute a six-week Level 5 lockdown starting on St. Stephen’s Day, as public health officials said the data indicates that a new variant first detected in the UK of Covid -19 is present in Ireland. Such a measure, which would take effect at midnight, would imply the closure … Read more
[ad_1] Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue went shopping in Dublin city center hours before a scheduled Covid-19 test that later came back positive. McConalogue is self-isolating in Donegal and was showing no symptoms of the virus yesterday after receiving news that he had tested positive. – an event that forced all members of the Cabinet to … Read more
[ad_1] Britain and the EU are closing in on a Brexit deal that would remove the immediate threat to the beef, dairy and other food sectors that employ hundreds of thousands here. Senior economist Jim Power said punishing tariffs that would have “devastated” beef exports – 50% of which go to Britain – and a … Read more
[ad_1] Denis O’Brien’s Digicel is now juggling multiple approaches for its telecommunications business in the Pacific Islands, including from entities directly or implicitly linked to China and Australia. iti is advising the Irish-owned group on deals that could value its Pacific branch at $ 2 billion (€ 1.64 billion), as geopolitical tensions between Canberra and … Read more
[ad_1] The European Union and the United Kingdom are about to agree on a post-Brexit trade deal, European sources said yesterday, but negotiations continue overnight as they try to finalize final details. European Commission spokesman Eric Mamer tweeted: “Brexit work will continue throughout the night” shortly after 12am. “All Brexit watchers are advised to get … Read more
[ad_1] Shoppers will be encouraged to make their January sales by shopping online with retailers to offer deals and discounts there rather than in store. This follows a two-hour meeting today via video conference between the Minister of Retail, Damien English, and representatives of the retail sector. Yesterday, Taoiseach Micheal Martin called on retailers to … Read more