[ad_1] An Garda Síochána began the Winter Phase of Operation Thor on October 1, 2020, which will run until the end of March 2021. Operation Thor is designed to address the anticipated increase in the number of robberies and associated criminal activities that generally occur in the winter months by conducting targeted preventive and enforcement … Read more
[ad_1] THE COALITION LEADERS will meet today with Medical Director Dr. Tony Holohan to discuss NPHET’s recommendation that the entire country enter Level 5, the highest level of Covid-19 restrictions. Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Green Party leader Eamon Ryan are ready to discuss the recommendation with Holohan, who will return to office … Read more
[ad_1] Irish households have saved nearly € 10 billion in the first seven months of this year, which, according to Ibec, may represent a significant economic stimulus opportunity for the government ahead of the 2021 budget. The business lobby group has also forecast that the Irish Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will fall 2.6% in 2020 … Read more
[ad_1] Taylor, Harper and Ball all in world title fights – live on Sky Sports Last Updated: 04/10/20 11:38 pm Katie Taylor returns on Saturday, November 14, live on Sky Sports Katie Taylor heads a triple-header of world title fights with Terri Harper and Rachel Ball on a historic night for women’s boxing on November … Read more
[ad_1] In a Twitter video from the hospital where he is being treated for coronavirus, US President Donald Trump said he is improving but acknowledged that the next few days would be “the real test.” Trump acknowledged that when he arrived at Walter Reed Military Medical Center on Friday, “he was not feeling well” but … Read more
[ad_1] TS Eliot believed that “humanity cannot bear much reality”; Jack Nicholson told us that “we can’t handle the truth.” Neither the poet nor the actor would have had the coronavirus in mind, but I suspect that their comments, in the current epidemiological landscape, would have been the same. His words have general applicability and … Read more
[ad_1] Cineworld, the world’s second-largest cinema operator, will shut down all its screens in the UK and Ireland next week, London’s Sunday Times reported on Saturday. The owner of Regal cinema wrote to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and British Culture Minister Oliver Dowden over the weekend to tell them that the industry has become … Read more
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump “is not out of the woods yet,” but those dealing with him remain “cautiously optimistic.” Trump was diagnosed with coronavirus Thursday night and was taken to the hospital a day later. In a Saturday night update, his doctor, Dr. Sean Conley, said the president is fever-free and improving, adding that … Read more
[ad_1] Blas na hÉireann has announced a perfect pair of Bretzel Bakery and Irish Gourmet Butter as 2020 award winners. Often dubbed the Oscars of Irish Food, Blas na hÉireann, the Irish Food Awards, is the largest food awards on the island, open to all 32 counties. Bretzel Bakery, a local Dublin business for over … Read more
[ad_1] Gardai is ready to launch an investigation after a large protest in Dublin city center. Around 1,000 people marched down Grafton Street in the capital to protest against current public health guidelines. The march started at Custom House Quay and made its way through the south side business district around 4pm this afternoon, Dublin … Read more