[ad_1] The Medical Director has said that the National Public Health Emergency Team is very concerned as more than 44,000 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in the last two weeks. However, NPHET said that the restrictions imposed since Christmas are beginning to take effect and urged people to maintain and redouble their efforts … Read more
[ad_1] The mother of Belfast teenager Noah Donohoe, who was found dead in a storm drain last year, called for a “full investigation” into his disappearance and death. Fiona Donohoe expressed her gratitude to the hundreds of people who joined her last night outside the gates of Stormont, where she posted a message demanding answers … Read more
[ad_1] The National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) is now concerned that the new variant of Covid-19 is playing a bigger role in the high levels of transmission seen here in recent weeks. This comes as authorities confirm 10 deaths, bringing the total number of Covid-related deaths to 2,307 and 6,521 cases of the virus … Read more
[ad_1] The government has been forced to turn plans 180 degrees to allow Leaving Cert students to return to school next week. Eaving Cert students will now study remotely alongside all other students until January 31st. Then the topic will be reviewed. Plans to reopen the special schools next week will also be canceled. The … Read more
[ad_1] FRONTLINE workers have spoken out on the chaotic scenes witnessed in their hospitals to raise awareness “before it’s too late” as they fear that the stay-at-home message is not reaching the public. Doctors and nurses on the ground have warned that the worrying situation unfolding in Irish hospitals is about to get worse, as … Read more
[ad_1] There have been 10 more coronavirus-related deaths and 6,521 new cases of the disease reported to the Health Department. Backlog of cases due to a delay in reporting positive lab results has been eliminated. A total of 2,307 people have died from coronavirus in Ireland and the cumulative total number of infections has reached … Read more
[ad_1] ONE OF FOUR positive cases of Covid-19 in Ireland last week was of the UK variant, Medical Director Dr Tony Holohan said in a letter to the government on Tuesday. The letter to Health Minister Stephen Donnelly was sent a day before Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced yesterday a series of stricter Covid-19 restrictions, including … Read more
[ad_1] The Irish Secondary Teachers Association has asked the Minister for Education to reconsider the decision to return 61,000 students to school part-time. The cabinet yesterday agreed to close schools for most students starting next Monday as part of new restrictions to address the rise in Covid-19 infections. However, Leaving Cert students will be allowed … Read more
[ad_1] All construction work, except for essential ones, will be closed starting Friday night as part of the national effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Housing, Local Government and Heritage Minister Darragh O’Brien said the shutdown was “necessary” as part of broader measures aimed at halting the current trajectory of the virus. Some … Read more
[ad_1] The Taoiseach says Ireland is “under siege” and facing “a tsunami of infection” when it announced a total shutdown. In the past 24 hours, more than 6,800 swabs tested positive, with a positivity rate of around 25%. Under the new restrictions, schools across the country will be closed starting Monday, but Leaving Certificate students … Read more