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Wednesday 14 April 2021
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It’s understood the time between vaccines being administered will be looked at, as has been the approach adopted by the UK and Canada.
The consideration is being made amid a serious disruption to Ireland’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout.
Galen Weston bought the bankrupt department store that would become Penneys in the 1960s, when he moved to Dublin.
Neymar twice hit the woodwork for PSG in the first half and Choupo-Moting then put Bayern in front five minutes before the break.
Junior Minister Malcolm Noonan said that rhododendron “is one of the biggest threats to peatlands in the west of Ireland”.
The “Togatus” marble piece was looted in 2011 from a villa in Rome.
No bookings are available on the State’s mandatory hotel quarantine site until next Monday.
From the J&J vaccine delay, to the mandatory hotel quarantine pause, it’s been a busy news day.
The holy month is marked by intense prayer, dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightly feasts
We bring you an interesting longread each evening to take your mind off the news.
Gardaí are currently at the scene of the collision which occurred on the R127 near Milverton in Skerries.
10 years on from a landmark U21 football title for Cavan, goalkeeper Alan O’Mara reflects on the significance of that win.
The claim was circulated on WhatsApp, Twitter and Facebook this week.
The 200,000-tonne MV Ever Given got diagonally stuck on 23 March.
Businesses selling food can now apply for outdoor dining grants of up to €4,000.
The city’s police chief has said he believes Kim Potter mistakenly grabbed her gun instead of her Taser.
The right to disconnect allows employees to switch off from work outside of normal working hours, including the right to not respond immediately to emails, telephone calls or other messages.
Flexible mental health supports, monitoring trends, and countering misinformation are of key importance, Ireland’s first professor of public mental health believes.
Gardaí are at the scene, and are appealing for witnesses.
The woman travelled to support her father, who is due to undergo major cancer surgery.
Here are some TV highlights from the week ahead.
Immunisation clinics using the AstraZeneca vaccine will still go ahead for certain people over the age of 60.
Joe Biden is expected to make the announcement tomorrow.
The latest figures were reported this evening.
Two expert organisations said that this may be why there were no cases in Covid surges last year.
Boris Johnson was of sowing mistrust among the unionist community, and is not “a casual observer” to events in the North.
Representatives from Meat Industry Ireland and the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland were before politicians today.
This compares with a decrease of approximately 11-12% across Europe.
He is currently detained in Blanchardstown Garda Station.
Leinster’s Champions Cup semi fixed for Sunday 2 May, with Ulster’s Challenge Cup trip to Leicester set for Friday 30 April.
The jury at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court found the appellant guilty in 2019.
We want to know how work has changed for you because of the pandemic and what you think should change in the aftermath of Covid-19.
The concert, which airs on 8 May, will also showcase Foo Fighters, Eddie Vedder, J Balvin and H.E.R.
Minister of State for Sport Jack Chambers says any exemptions will be approved by the HSE and policed by Sport Ireland.
NPHET and the Government are due to consider the further easing of restrictions again at the beginning of May.
A second car parked in the driveway was also damaged in the fire.
The boy attacked two teenage girls during his spree and was also linked to other attacks in 2019 and 2020.
Six cases of a rare blood clot have been reported out of 6.8 million doses of the vaccine administered in the US.
ALTHOUGH SOME RESTRICTIONS were eased yesterday, the government is still asking employees to work from home as much as possible.
Many have continued in essential roles at their workplaces throughout the pandemic – retail, food service, frontline healthcare, education, public transport, and more.
For roles where it is possible to do so, workers should be working from home – and employers should not be pressuring them to return to the office.
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has reminded employers not to ask workers to return and said that there is a high risk of new outbreaks if large numbers of people move back into the workplace.
“There is clear evidence that some people are drifting back to the office or the workplace, and new data from the CSO this week shows that more people are moving beyond 10km of their homes. I particularly want to remind employers that staff members should not be pressurised to return to work,” Varadkar said.
So today, we’re asking you: Are you facing pressure to return to work?
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