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IRELAND

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Michael Carr, owner of the Paddy Mac bar in Ballina, Co Mayo, as residents kick off the celebrations at the ancestral home of US presidential candidate Joe Biden.

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  • Public health officials have confirmed another five deaths and 335 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
  • Irish leaders have offered their congratulations to Joe biden after he secured the race to become the 46th president of the United States.
  • Premises in Ballina, Joe Biden’s ancestral home, are celebrating their May victory.
  • People coming to Ireland from Denmark will be asked to restrict their movements for two weeks due to a new strain of coronavirus on Danish mink farms.
  • Gardaí is reporting high levels of compliance Level 5 restrictions since they were introduced at the end of October.
  • North Ireland has confirmed another 528 Covid-19 cases and 15 more deaths in its latest update this afternoon.
  • A specific limit on the weekly number of close contacts a person can have is a possible restriction that could be implemented after the lifting of Level 5 restrictions.
  • Gardaí continues stop a man suspected of murder in Dublin.
  • € 110,000 in cash and a vehicle have been attorney at Coolock as part of the ongoing investigations against organized crime.

WORLD

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#VICTORY Joe Biden will be the 46th president of the United States after surpassing an important 270 electoral votes today.

#FOR THE FIRST TIME Kamala Harris is set to make history as the first woman and the first black person to serve as Vice President of the United States.

#BREXIT British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agreed to “redouble efforts” to reach a trade agreement.

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#IRAN Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said he hopes the next US administration will learn that the sanctions will not make Tehran comply with US policy.

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An Irish woman living in New York, Rosalind McKenna, captured this video of the reaction in Brooklyn after Joe Biden was declared the winner of the presidential election.

Source: TheJournal.ie/YouTube



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