[ad_1] Growing alarm over the spiraling spread of Covid-19 may force the government to order the closure of non-essential stores from St. Stephen’s Day. The latest blow comes as people are canceling Christmas plans and companies bracing for weeks of lockdown. The highly infectious strain of the virus, blamed by the UK for the skyrocketing … Read more
[ad_1] The countdown clock to Christmas ticks forward and Santa’s preparations are in full swing. His elves have helped him load the last gifts onto his sleigh at the North Pole and he is almost ready to go. Santa will begin his journey at 10 am Irish time. The man in red and his 12 … Read more
[ad_1] Tying a trade deal between the European Union and the United Kingdom boosts the outlook for the Irish economy next year, in large part because it removes a major threat to food exports and trade in general. The Irish economy will dodge the bullet of higher tariffs that would have meant huge problems for … Read more
[ad_1] Barring belated surprises like a rebellion in Westminster or by an EU member state, a last-minute deal between Europe and the UK would avoid Ireland’s worst fears on January 1. A no-deal would mean the entry into force of tariffs on many products and particularly high levies on agri-food products, affecting an industry that … Read more
[ad_1] Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue went shopping in Dublin city center hours before a scheduled Covid-19 test that later came back positive. McConalogue is self-isolating in Donegal and was showing no symptoms of the virus yesterday after receiving news that he had tested positive. – an event that forced all members of the Cabinet to … Read more
[ad_1] Growing alarm over the spiraling spread of Covid-19 may force the government to order the closure of non-essential stores from St. Stephen’s Day. The latest blow comes as people are canceling Christmas plans and companies bracing for weeks of lockdown. The highly infectious strain of the virus, blamed by the UK for the skyrocketing … Read more
[ad_1] A BLIND mystic who supposedly predicted 9/11 foresees a cure for cancer, an assassination attempt on Vladimir Putin and a “dragon that takes hold of humanity” by 2021. Baba Vanga, known as the “Nostradamus of the Balkans”, died twenty years ago, but is believed to possess an uncanny ability to see the future. 3 … Read more
[ad_1] Linking a trade deal between the European Union and the United Kingdom would boost the outlook for the Irish economy next year, in large part because it removes a major threat to food exports and trade in general. The draft of the agreement that is being finalized Wednesday night, which has yet to be … Read more
[ad_1] The most widely spread variant of COVID-19 believed to be behind an increase in cases in England has been detected in Ireland and Northern Ireland, authorities say. This relates to the coronavirus strain first revealed by Downing Street last week, called VUI-202012/01, not the second variant who has since been linked to contacts from … Read more
[ad_1] An explosion at a high-rise building in the US injured 23 people and temporarily trapped a window cleaning crew on a hanging scaffold. Goy-one people were rushed to the hospital after the explosion in Baltimore, which caused the roof to partially collapse. Close (Jerry Jackson / Baltimore Sun / AP) AP / PA images … Read more