[ad_1] By Eunan McConvilleBBC News NI image copyrightPennsylvania The coronavirus pandemic has brought with it a great deal of interest in statistics and figures that can be used to try to understand what is going on with the virus. While the numbers may not reflect the true human cost of the pandemic, they can give … Read more
[ad_1] Ferry operator Stena Line will further increase its direct cargo capacity from Ireland to mainland Europe in response to increased post-Brexit demand by adding a new weekend sailing from Dublin to Cherbourg. The new service will begin next Saturday and will lead to a temporary reduction in weekend capacity on the Dublin to Holyhead … Read more
[ad_1] The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s friend Tom Bradby has said that Harry was “heartbroken by the situation with his family” after moving to the United States. ut Bradby, the host of ITV News on Ten, also said that Harry and Meghan are “happy” with their new lives after leaving office as royalty and … Read more
[ad_1] Nobody thought it would be that bad. If we had known then what we know now. There was a great demand to reopen the country. People had been locked up in November. If you had canceled Christmas, it would have been too difficult after last year. These are some of the comments now being … Read more
[ad_1] President Michael D Higgins paid tribute to HIV / AIDS educator and activist Father Michael Kelly, who died in Zambia on Friday. The death of the Tullamore-born priest at the age of 91 was announced by the Jesuit order, of which he was a member, on Friday. Father Kelly rose to fame for his … Read more
[ad_1] The global number of deaths from Covid-19 has exceeded 2 million, according to Johns Hopkins University, and more than a quarter of deaths occur in the US and Brazil alone. The two countries top the list of the most affected countries in the world with almost 370,000 deaths registered in the United States and … Read more
[ad_1] The Department of Health has today recorded another 50 deaths related to Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland. This comes as CMO Dr. Tony Holohan warned about new Covid-19 variants identified in travelers from Japan and Brazil, however, he said there is no evidence that these variants are in Ireland. He added: “Anyone who … Read more
[ad_1] Individuals will have the legal right to seek work from home in the future under the government’s plans to be announced on Friday. The government says it will legislate to give employees the right to request their employer to allow them to work remotely. It will also introduce a new legally permissible code of … Read more
[ad_1] EMPLOYEES WILL HAVE the legal right to request remote work under the new legislation the government plans to introduce this year. Tánaiste and the Minister for Business, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar, will today publish Ireland’s first national telecommuting strategy to make telecommuting a permanent option for life after the pandemic. Under the new … Read more
[ad_1] Ireland has been placed as the second highest in the EU for the number of people vaccinated against Covid-19. his was calculated per 100,000 people, with Denmark in first place. The Our World Data report estimated that 1.57% of Ireland’s population has been vaccinated, while 2.23% of Denmark’s population has been vaccinated. After Ireland … Read more