[ad_1] AFTER A FIRST quarter marked by supply setbacks, criticism of the EU Commission and a growing incidence of Covid-19, vaccine deliveries in April, May and June will be key for Ireland to protect its most vulnerable society and reopened. As of Monday, 690,449 vaccines had been administered in Ireland: 503,796 were first doses with … Read more
[ad_1] RURAL INDEPENDENT TDS has asked that places of worship be open to small congregations at Easter. Mattie McGrath, Carol Nolan and Michael Collins raised the proposal at the Dáil tonight as a topical issue. TDs want places of worship to be allowed to open on a limited basis during Easter. However, they were told … Read more
[ad_1] The government will discuss the removal of the 5km travel limit at next Tuesday’s cabinet meeting. Changes to Level 5 restrictions will be announced after the meeting and will go into effect Monday, April 5, according to government sources. Removal of the 5km limit and a return to outdoor children’s sport are the preferred … Read more
[ad_1] Covid-19 infection rates in Tullamore, Co Offaly, have risen again and the city remains the worst location in Ireland for the spread of the virus, according to new data. Statistics from the Health Protection Surveillance Center (HPSC) measuring 14-day infection incidence rates, released Thursday, show the city of Midlands had 754.5 cases per 100,000 … Read more
[ad_1] A whistleblower from the Department of Health has said that the information that is available to government departments is “mind-boggling”. Shane Corr, a senior official with the Department of Health, has revealed to RTÉ’s Prime Time program how the department has been secretly using information from medical consultations to build and maintain files on … Read more
[ad_1] PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS tonight have confirmed 606 additional Covid-19 cases and three deaths in Ireland tonight. Tonight’s figures bring the total number of Covid-19 cases in Ireland to 232,758, with a death toll of 4,631. This evening’s briefing was led by Deputy Medical Director Dr Ronan Glynn, along with Professor Philip Nolan, Chair of … Read more
[ad_1] Tonight another 606 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed. Meanwhile, three other Covid-19 related deaths have sadly been reported. The figures were confirmed by the National Public Health Emergency Team. NPHET will meet on Monday to discuss the current Covid-19 situation in Ireland before issuing recommendations to the government on the current restrictions. The … Read more
[ad_1] There has been a call for an investigation into the Department of Health’s practice of secretly collecting information from private medical practices to create files on children with autism involved in legal action against the state. Sinn Féin finance spokesman Pearse Doherty said the investigation should be “similar in scope and duration to Scally’s … Read more
[ad_1] It is “very difficult” to see daily cases fall below 500 or 600, as the virus has “mutated” and is now “more deadly”, said Tánaiste Leo Varadkar. The Fine Gael leader told Dáil that the prospect of 10, 50 or 100 cases per day is unlikely due to the B117 variant. “Going down to … Read more
[ad_1] Irish and international members of the European Parliament have been inundated with thousands of emails organized by anti-vaccination and anti-blockade activists in an attempt to stop the introduction of vaccine certificates intended to facilitate the resumption of travel in the European Union. The proposed pan-European digital certificates would show whether people have been vaccinated, … Read more