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Wednesday 28 October 2020
The Cabinet has agreed the report will be published “as soon as possible”.
A 15-day trial is due to take place in early 2022.
At last night’s briefing, officials said it was unlikely they would issue advice against the reopening of schools after the mid-term break.
A father and his two sons were found dead on Monday in Kanturk, Co Cork.
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Aoife Murray travelled between Dublin and Cork for much of her inter-county playing days.
Kardashian’s announcement that she surprised her “inner circle” with celebrations for her 40th birthday has attracted a mixed response.
Ireland West Airport in Knock will close for four weeks as a result of this announcement.
The WHO special envoy says he doesn’t accept that the virus will inevitably require ‘draconian responses’ to be rolled out.
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Two residents’ clinical files were left on the nurses’ station unattended and a filing cabinet was left unlocked.
The union president said teachers are “demanding that the government step up” and provide solutions.
The family of the deceased man said they are “scarred for life” by the circumstances of his death.
A rapid increase in cases this month resulted in a backlog in the HSE’s contact tracing system.
Gardaí are currently at the scene at a residential property in South Dublin where the discovery was made.
The ten people were investigated and had their cases listed in court today.
Northern Ireland’s contact tracing app has been made compatible with equivalent apps in Scotland and Jersey.
Cabinet is expected to discuss the fallout from the controversy over the handling of legislation which was passed last week.
Minister Michael McGrath says the hope is Level 5 gives us a decent Christmas.
Garry Ringrose misses out due to the broken jaw he sustained last weekend.
David Jamieson also spoke of his fears of a ‘time bomb’ of civil unrest.
The Ireland scrum-half hit the ground running despite an eight-month gap between competitive fixtures.
Bailey has been reacting to the State’s decision not to appeal a ruling in his favour.
The long-standing dispute between the union and the government centres on a two-tier pay system for school secretaries.
“We are aware that we should be an example for the wider public and we don’t want news like [this] to emerge,” a Government spokesperson said.
Zeta broke the record for the earliest 27th named Atlantic storm – set on November 29 2005.
The ruling would deny legal abortions to women even in cases where a child is sure to die upon birth.
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Forensic collision investigators are carrying out an examination of the scene.
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The Foras board of management and the club’s administrative staff have both publicly backed a yes vote.
The First Lady defended Donald Trump’s record on Covid-19.
A rapid increase in cases this month resulted in a backlog in the HSE’s contact tracing system.
The Department confirmed that an order establishing a tribunal had been signed and said “this could not be reversed”.
Gardaí have announced the commencement of a third phase of Operation Faoiseamh.
Human rights activists describe such examinations conducted under duress as equivalent to sexual assault.
Representatives from Ryanair, Aer Lingus as well as the Shannon Group and Rome Airport will also appear before the committee.
The two officers each fired at least seven rounds – at least 14 total shots – at Mr Wallace.
This week, our diary writer has to sacrifice her daily walks when a cycling accident aggravates her knee pain.
The search was carried out as part of an investigation into the sale and supply of controlled drugs in Dublin 1.
Covid-19′s knock-on effects mean the tender for the facility’s construction won’t be put out by the end of December as planned.
THE HSE IS today expected to outline that the contact tracing system is “back on track” after its capacity was surpassed due to a surge in Covid-19 cases earlier this month.
It is understood that Oireachtas Health Committee will be told that the contact tracing system’s capacity was surpassed when the number of Covid-19 cases sharply increased at the start of the month, but that it has gotten back on track since 23 October.
In July, the HSE launched its Covid-19 contact tracing app, which is intended to help contact tracing, particularly with people who aren’t family and friends, and uses Bluetooth technology to determine whether you’ve been a close contact of someone who’s tested positive for the virus.
Users are encouraged to switch on their Bluetooth settings, and to check in with their symptoms every day.
So, today we want to know: Are you still using the Covid-19 contact tracing app?
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