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Wednesday 4 August 2021
# Fr Con Cronin
# Public Health
# Industrial Relations
Today’s reports of a 50-person event led to increased pressure over how Zappone got the role as UN special envoy.
Locailsed flooding and hazardous driving conditions have been forecast.
Dermot Farrell claimed the Government’s Covid-19 measures were “discriminatory” to the Catholic Church.
CEO of the Restaurants Association of Ireland Adrian Cummins has called for the limit on closing times to end from September onwards.
Lukashenko has been cracking down on opponents since protests erupted last year following ‘unfair’ elections.
O’Connor and Kilkenny finish joint-seventh in Wednesday’s individual final.
The driver of the bus was also killed in the crash on the Strand Road in Monkstown yesterday.
Hoops head coach Stephen Bradley reveals 22-year-old defender might not be destined for Celtic Park after record €600,000 bid.
Calvin Gilchrist died after he collided with other vehicles while on his motorcycle.
Emerald Airlines plans to hire over 400 new staff members as it adds additional aircraft to its fleet.
The charges – in place in London for almost 20 years – are intended to discourage people from driving in city centres.
At least 214 people were killed in the blast in Lebanon’s capital.
The Royal Navy’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said the incident was ‘complete’
China is battling its largest outbreak in months by testing entire cities and locking down millions.
A report said the public health team became the “de facto decision maker” rather than simply an adviser to government.
The IOC has received a report from Belarus’s Olympic committee, which is “being evaluated.”
“I think he should resign,” US President Joe Biden told reporters.
The law to break up the Irish Aviation Authority is currently before the Seanad.
Bohemians manager Keith Long hails his players for savouring ‘the time of their lives’ after first-leg win over PAOK but expresses frustration at lack of TV coverage.
Catch up on all you missed overnight from the Olympic Games.
London has had congestion charges for almost 20 years to discourage people from driving into the city centre. Could it work here?
Gardaí have said they are investigating whether the driver may have suffered a medical emergency.
Nineteen-year-old Aya Hachem was “in the wrong place at the wrong time” when she was shot in Lancashire last May.
PSNI detectives have asked those with information to come forward to help their investigation.
Ali Coote scored twice to secure a first-leg victory over PAOK from Greece.
It comes after a relaxation of coronavirus regulations by the Stormont Executive to allow live music to resume.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the incident near Castleblaney this morning.
Tragedy in Cork, the death of a missing Belarusian dissident and Kellie Harrington made headlines today.
Freshly released reports also found that prisoners are not being provided with sufficient meaningful human contact.
Head coach Warren Gatland has explained his selection decisions for the third Test.
There’s a clear economic interest in the State allowing the resumption of economically productive indoor activities, writes Dr Donal Coffey.
The walrus was spotted lounging on rocks off Valentia Island in March. Now he’s at Clonea Strand.
The ship has been identified as the Panama-flagged Asphalt Princess.
Subway services were temporarily suspended and buses headed to the station were diverted to other stops.
The state’s attorney general Letitia James announced the findings of an independent investigation into allegations against Cuomo.
Ireland’s history-making siblings: Aidan Walsh says his bronze medal is shared with his sister, Michaela.
The latest figures were announced by the Department of Health this evening.
Daniel Murtagh (34) has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter.
LAST WEEK, THE Oireachtas budgetary oversight committee recommended that the Government examine the introduction of congestion charges to help pay for the cost of climate change.
In 2003, London introduced a £5 levy for driving into a relatively small area of central London between 7am and 6.30pm on weekdays, with exemptions for taxis, emergency vehicles and people living inside the zone.
Aside from some supposedly temporary pandemic tightening, the scheme remains the same in its essentials today and is widely hailed as a success.
Pete Lunn, head of the Behavioural Research Unit at the Economic and Social Research Institute, said it is “incontrovertible” that these charges are an effective way to reduce congestion.
So today we’re asking: Should Ireland bring in congestion charges?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
A couple of showers this afternoon
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Min: 13 °C
Rain; breezy in the morning
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Cloudy and breezy with a passing shower
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Min: 12 °C
