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Tuesday 20 October 2020
New restrictions and a rainfall warning – it was one of those days.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced this evening that Ireland will move to Level 5 restrictions for six weeks.
The payment was cut to a maximum of €300 per week last month.
The measure will permit people who live alone to interact with another household.
Here’s how to get involved – plus tips for your safest, smartest run yet.
Cabinet signed off on the measures earlier today.
New restrictions are to come into force across the country – so what does this mean for retail?
The exemption will leave international rugby and European football available for viewing from home.
Cabinet signed off on new Covid-19 restrictions earlier today.
The announcement comes two weeks after NPHET first recommended that Ireland move to Level 5.
The detention was made approximately 45 nautical miles south-west of Mizen Head.
The European Parliament will vote this week on terminology used for vegan products.
The case was heard before the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
He was last seen in Edgeworthstown, Co Longford.
It follows advice from the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) last week.
May asked senior Tory minister Michael Gove what the post-Brexit security plan for the UK was, and didn’t like the answer he gave.
Here are our picks of TV movies this week.
Fancy another mathematics challenge? (And get the answer to yesterday’s puzzle.)
There are 34 people in ICU, and there have been 20 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
Philip Dunbar (20) has pleaded not guilty to the murder of 23-year-old Adam ‘Floater’ Muldoon.
Samuel Paty was killed on Friday in an attack that has drawn parallels with the 2015 Charlie Hebdo massacre.
The authors noted that it was in developed nations that babies were likely ingesting the most plastic.
Bevan Duffy says it’s unfair to put amateur athletes under pressure to play matches.
Five stories, five minutes, five o’clock…
The Data Protection Commission launched an investigation last month following a number of complaints.
Kathleen Bergin was speaking as gardaí confirmed they had made the case a murder investigation.
The review was undertaken by Crowe in association with Apteligen in 2018.
The British government has launched a ‘time is running out’ campaign urging businesses to get ready for the end of the transition period on 31 December.
Conor McKenna scored 1-2 and set-up 1-1 on his first senior appearance for his county.
There are currently no countries on Ireland’s travel green list, however.
The “sharp and deep” lockdown will begin at 6pm on 23 October.
Hairdressers would close under Level 4 and 5 of the current Living with Covid plan.
Heavy rainfall is expected at times with a risk of local flooding.
244,153 people are now in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment.
Derry and Strabane continues to be the worst-affected area, with Belfast also posting high numbers.
Business owners aren’t holding out hope for all retailers to be deemed essential.
The 21-year-old went missing 25 years ago.
The union wants a number of actions taken immediately to help safeguard schools.
Mary Walsh settled proceedings brought against her by her step-son David Walsh in 2018.
Many governments are seeking to avoid a repeat of full-scale lockdowns seen in spring.
AN POST INTENDS to allow free postage to and from residents in nursing and care homes ahead of an expected tightening of restrictions on social movement.
Senders are advised to write ‘FREEPOST’ in capital letters on the envelope where they would usually put a stamp.
A statement from An Post said that the decision was made “recognising the increasing restrictions across the country” with a view to “bring a little joy”.
Fewer people send letters nowadays, opting for other forms of communication such as email, but some have started sending letters and postcards again amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
We want to know: How often do you post letters?
Poll Results:
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