[ad_1] Taoiseach Leo Varadkar faced calls from members of his party to protect major road infrastructure projects in government negotiations with the Green Party. During a conference call with the Taoiseachs, Fine Gael TDs and senators insisted that key infrastructure projects should be closed when official talks with Green and Fianna Fáil begin. Leading party … Read more
[ad_1] A British government minister dismissed calls to extend the Brexit transition period and insisted that it is “simple prudence” to follow the current schedule. Michael Gove said the government did not want the UK to continue its “European Union literary membership” beyond December 2020 in an attempt to save taxpayer money and avoid being … Read more
[ad_1] The government must prioritize health financing for the most disadvantaged regions after the coronavirus crisis, politicians and public health experts have demanded, after a new data analysis revealed the devastating scale of the death toll in the parts poorest in England and Wales. In the findings, an expert said he highlighted the fact that … Read more
[ad_1] The number of Covid-19 deaths is declining, but the public must “stick to the plan” and stick to restrictions to reduce viral spread, an infectious disease specialist said. Dr Eoghan De Barra, an infectious disease specialist at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, was commenting on the latest Covid-19 figures, which show a drop in the … Read more
[ad_1] A note issued by a major public nursing home that has had 11 Covid-19-related deaths referred to those who had the infection as the “dirtiest patients.” The name of leading medical expert Martin Cormican was associated with the memo seen by Independent.ie, but he did not write it down and called it “offensive”. The … Read more