[ad_1] Final certificate students will have the option to take advantage of a modified version of the calculated grades and sit for written exams in June, according to plans discussed today by cabinet ministers. This would allow students to choose between calculated grades or written tests, or both, for individual subjects, and secure the highest … Read more
[ad_1] What will be the format of the certificate of completion this year? Students exiting Cert appear ready to have the option of taking advantage of a modified version of the calculated grades, taking written tests in June, or a combination of both. Students will get a set of results in August / September with … Read more
[ad_1] Two politicians who allegedly hosted the infamous Golfgate dinner will be charged with violating Covid-19 regulations. Ardaí is prosecuting four people for organizing the Oireachtas Golf Society dinner, which led to serious political consequences. The sanction for the infractions are fines of up to € 2,500 and up to six months in prison. Former … Read more
[ad_1] The European Union is missing about 10 million doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine that were due to be delivered in December, according to EU sources. This leaves the trading bloc about a third short of the supplies it was now expecting from the US company. It comes as the European Commission revealed that it … Read more
[ad_1] Updated 32 minutes ago There were 813 Covid-19 patients in hospitals in Ireland last night as the numbers keep falling. The number of patients in an ICU is also declining, with 151 people in intensive care yesterday. St James’s Hospital in Dublin has the highest number of Covid-19 patients, with 98 people currently hospitalized. … Read more
[ad_1] The Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 single dose vaccine should be available in Ireland in April and it will be a sea change in the plan to vaccinate the entire population, said Taoiseach Micheál Martin. With the state’s death toll from Covid-19 set to surpass 4,000 this week, on Tuesday night, Martin set out to … Read more
[ad_1] There will be no cuts in public sector pay or an increase in income tax for “at least the first few years” after the pandemic, said Tánaiste Leo Varadkar. nd immediate cuts to pre-pandemic welfare payments have also been ruled out, Tánaiste told Miriam O’Callaghan, on RTÉ Stellar hour. Mr. Varadkar said it was … Read more
[ad_1] An infestation of insects in a dialysis room, bugs on the grounds of a morgue, bugs in a drug detox unit and repeated sightings of mice in a canteen. These were some of the problems reported to a pest control company by staff at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin last year, during which time a … Read more
[ad_1] FINANCE MINISTER PASCHAL Donohoe has said the launch of the vaccine will be the most important determining factor in the recovery of the Irish economy this year and next. The minister said the correlation between the launch of the vaccine and the ability of companies to reopen is crucial, as he also highlighted the … Read more
[ad_1] The GAA has announced acute losses of 34.1 million euros for 2020 as the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic hit hard. Central finance posted 15.6 million euros in the red, and when the deficit of 10.2 million euros of the Croke Park stadium was accounted for, the injury fund plus other exceptional costs (1.3 … Read more