[ad_1] Level 5 lockdown restrictions will be extended for at least another six weeks, with only schools and the construction sector likely to be able to reopen before Easter. A “revamped” Living with Covid plan will be released the following week, but leading figures involved in drafting the document say it is unlikely to provide … Read more
[ad_1] COLD WEATHER will continue for the next several days with Met Éireann forecasting sleet, snow and low temperatures across the country. The forecaster has implemented Status Yellow weather warnings for most of the country since this morning, with more warnings expected as conditions worsen. It probably won’t reach the 2018 Beast from the East … Read more
[ad_1] Almost 3,000 high school students appear ready to return to their classrooms on Monday, February 22, after an agreement was reached between the teachers’ unions and SNA and the Department of Education. Returning students are those with additional educational needs who attend special classes. The Teachers ‘Union of Ireland, ASTI and Fórsa signed the … Read more
[ad_1] TD’s brothers Danny and Michael Healy Rae have been accused of “donning a political disguise” and “a cartoon” to pretend they are working class. And then it was said yesterday in the Dáil that they drove Mercedes as teenagers while “counting their money” and “counting their properties.” Kerry’s famous independent representatives enraged Dublin Fingal … Read more
[ad_1] Updated 35 minutes ago CETA, the controversial EU-Canada trade deal, will be referred to a committee of Oireachtas, delaying a Dáil vote that would likely split the Green Party TDs. A vote to ratify the deal was planned for December 2020 and delayed until the new year, but this latest move will see the … Read more
[ad_1] The Department of Health has been notified of 54 more deaths of people with Covid-19 and 1,006 additional cases. Of the deaths reported today, 45 occurred in February, 5 occurred in January, and 4 are still under investigation. The average age of those who died was 86 years and the age range was 48-104 … Read more
[ad_1] The Government seeks to increase fines for non-essential international travel from 500 to 2,000 euros. Speaking at the Dáil, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that around 60% of international travelers arriving in Ireland are returning Irish tourists. He told Labor’s Duncan Smith that “there is a feeling that € 500 is not a sufficient disincentive … Read more
[ad_1] The National Public Health Emergency Team has recommended that the Health Service Executive resume testing twice on all close contacts of a confirmed case, on day zero and on day ten after their last exposure to the case, “as soon how the ability to rub, test and trace contacts can facilitate this development. “ … Read more
[ad_1] Updated 47 minutes ago European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said she deeply regrets the decision to invoke Article 16 of Northern Ireland’s protocol on Brexit in a row over Covid-19 vaccines. The move was quickly reversed after much criticism from Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain. Speaking today at a meeting of … Read more
[ad_1] The new Covid-19 restrictions targeting tourists, including increased fines for those leaving and mandatory hotel quarantine when returning from some destinations, are likely part of the government’s plans to tighten external controls as the country is preparing to reopen slowly. Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said a revised plan to “live with Covid” would be revealed … Read more