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Wednesday 27 January 2021
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There are currently more than 7,000 people living in Direct Provision.
Around 2.1 million people used contactless payments each day last month.
Homeless numbers are down but Simon Communities says the full impact of the pandemic will only be seen when restrictions are lifted permanently.
The Garda Anti-Corruption Unit went live late last year.
Online car sales have shot up in recent months. Here’s how to approach things like a pro.
It’s understood gardaí are investigating if the two males were involved in an altercation with a takeaway delivery worker.
Stone killed three people in a gun and grenade attack at Milltown Cemetery in west Belfast following an IRA funeral.
We have been answering readers’ questions in our Q&A and covering the roll-out extensively on The Explainer Podcast.
The Ireland midfielder said the Cypriot club reassured him over his future after McCarthy’s exit.
The G7 group of nations also hit out at Navalny’s “politically motivated” detention in a statement today.
Plus how long it takes from deposit to mortgage, and new homes to explore.
Archie fell on to rocks near the pier after 11am.
The vaccine is a one-dose shot.
New restrictions on incoming travel, Ireland reaches 3,000 Covid-19 deaths, and man jailed over courtroom siege…
We bring you an interesting longread each evening to take your mind off the news.
The three men will receive 15 weeks of training in advance of the flight next January.
NPHET does not recommend such a strategy, says Micheál Martin.
Two Dublin sides, Kilkenny camogie, Limerick hurling, Leinster rugby and Shamrock Rovers have all been nominated.
Level 5 is with us until at least 5 March.
Another 1,631 deaths were reported today bringing the total to 100,162.
The HSE said an appropriate cold chain was not in place.
The Government must stop pursuing policies which inflate the property market and think again about the Affordable Housing Bill, writes Cian O’Callaghan of the Social Democrats.
The girl’s father was speaking at the sentencing of his 16 year-old nephew.
The PSNI said a “significant” number of people gathered for the cortege in Derry.
The National Public Health Emergency Team confirmed the latest figures in a statement this evening.
Here’s some TV highlights for the week ahead.
Micheál Martin announced the extended measures this afternoon.
The court heard Edmund Dunican, a fitter by trade, made the fake bomb at home.
Three-year-old Estlin Wall died following the incident on 15 March 2017.
17-year-old Elise Mulumba and 15-year-old Aaliah Mulumba have been missing from since yesterday.
Dion Fanning talks about Roy Keane and a lot more besides in this week’s episode of Behind the Lines.
Despite the supply issues, a European approval for the Astrazeneca vaccine this Friday will pave the way for its rollout in Ireland.
Ministers in Northern Ireland are to establish a ‘victim-centred’ independent investigation.
Measures were introduced in Irish prisons last year to prevent the spread of the virus.
Maxwell’s lawyers also made requests that would reduce the number of charges she faces.
Andy Farrell has a few players short of game time in his 36-man squad for the Six Nations.
The Financial Services Union has welcomed the decision by Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly.
Limerick is the first city that will have a directly-elected mayor after locals voted for the move in 2019.
Jackie Walsh (26) split the victim’s ear lobe during the attack.
The case was heard before the Workplace Relations Commission.
Conte will remain as a caretaker Prime Minister and will try to form a new government.
THE CABINET SUB-COMMITTEE has signed off on mandatory quarantine for those travelling into the country without a negative PCR test, as well as passengers from “high risk areas” such as South Africa and Brazil.
Passengers will have to pay for their own stay in quarantine hotels which are to be policed by private security firms. The measures are expected to be signed off on by Cabinet today.
Speaking on RTÉ One’s Claire Byrne Live last night, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said, if introduced, mandatory quarantine could be in place for a year – affecting some people’s holiday and Christmas plans.
“I don’t think we would reverse (it) until everyone is vaccinated and then heading into winter you wouldn’t want to open flights before Christmas.
“People who may like to take a summer holiday in August, people who would like to see their relatives this Christmas that they didn’t see last Christmas, that would probably be off the agenda,” Varadkar said.
All non-essential travel is not recommended at present, but some people have gone on holiday in recent weeks, and others are planning to later this year.
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