LAST UPDATE | 11 Feb 2021

EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you all the news you need to know as you start the day.

1. #LOCKDOWN: A prolonged period of lockdown restrictions will last until Easter, the Taoiseach has said.

2. #FROSTY: Here’s what you need to know as the cold snap bites today.

3. #CORONAVIRUS: The number of people hospitalised with Covid-19 has fallen to 990. 

4. #IMPEACHMENT TRIAL: New Capitol footage showing police overwhelmed and a mob chanting “hang Mike Pence” was presented at the Trump impeachment trial yesterday.

5. #FUNDING: Greyhound racing officials said its future wasn’t sustainable with Covid restrictions prior to State funding boost.

6. #HUSTLER: Larry Flynt, who founded Hustler magazine, has died aged 78.

7. #EDUCATION: Students are set to return to special classes in secondary schools on Monday week after a deal was reached.

8. #SAUDI ARABIA: A prominent Saudi women’s rights activist has been released from prison.

9. #NORTHERN IRELAND: Ahead of a meeting today with British counterpart Michael Gove, EU official Maros Sefcovic said that the Northern Ireland Protocol is the “only way to protect the Good Friday Agreement. 

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