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Saturday 19 September 2020
Noelle Sloane went to Cash & Carry Kitchens to design her perfect space.
Dublin is to be moved to Level 3 of Covid-19 restrictions for the next three weeks.
Dublin is expected to be placed on Level Three before the weekend.
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said meat barons are playing with people’s lives.
O’Callaghan said the Taoiseach is ‘doing a good job’.
Noelle Sloane went to Cash & Carry Kitchens to design her perfect space.
The seriousness of the crime must be reflected in the sentence our judges can impose, says the justice minister.
The government have moved to clarify their travel policy.
TD Paul Murphy has called or cross-party support for the Bill.
Moving Dublin to Level 3 would be a significant step, the Taoiseach said.
Opposition politicians have said the new plan is confusing.
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It’s expected a press conference outlining the measures will take place after ministers meet at 8am.
The Dying with Dignity Bill will be introduced in the Dáil tomorrow.
The detailed plan is expected to set out how we’ll proceed over the winter and into next spring.
It is understood that the new plan will allow for a limited number of supporters to return under social distancing guidelines.
Minister Catherine Martin said the government would not be discouraging live music.
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Health Minister Stephen Donnelly called for political solidarity.
Ireland needs to look to other EU countries and how they are handling spikes, says Tánaiste.
The Taoiseach says the UK government’s actions ‘does not build trust’.
Yesterday, Cabinet agreed that ‘wet’ pubs can reopen their doors on 21 September.
Cabinet ministers have highlighted that case numbers have not resulted in a big hike in ICU, hospitalisation numbers, or deaths.
Sitting for long periods of time is a risk factor for heart disease and stroke.
Today’s Cabinet meeting is set to be dominated about Brexit.
“No one in Ireland has died of Covid in the last 14 days,” Leo Varadkar said today.
With the Leaving Certificate results out on Monday, the minister said an apprenticeship is a great way to get the career you want.
Leo Varadkar said the publication of daily figures should continue but said more ‘common sense’ needed to be heard now.
Ministers are concerned Ireland has the most restrictive travel rules in Europe in the run up to Christmas.
Dad-of-two Chris Fitzsimons shares his experience of going back to study.
‘We do want to open up other sectors of the economy, including pubs,’ said the Taoiseach.
There is a push to get pubs open next month.
Varadkar said he wouldn’t be surprised if Ireland loses the Trade Commissioner role.
Alan Kelly TD said we can’t have a situation where workers are going into meat plants having taken paracetamol or Calpol to hide their temperature.
Electric Ireland is set to increase prices by an average of 3.4% from October.
Lidl’s biggest ever baby event arrives in store today.
There was public fury over revelations that around 80 guests, including serving and former politicians, attended the golf dinner.
Ireland is the only country in the whole of Europe where pubs remain closed.
The Dáil was recalled early this year to deal with Covid-19 and the reopening of the country.
Nearly 1,500 confirmed cases have been linked to 28 meat factory outbreaks.
The decision was made at a Cabinet meeting this afternoon.
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly and Minister for Arts Catherine Martin are meeting artists today.
Former Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald has said she is interested in the role.
Motoring expert Dave Humphreys explains why the new electric vehicle from Volkswagen is making headlines.
In the 28 days up to 15 August, there were 330 confirmed Covid-19 cases associated with meat/poultry factory outbreaks.
Government has u-turned on the idea of sending officers into peoples’ homes to break up gatherings.
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe have ruled themselves out of the running.
NPHET has been asked to work on guidelines that would allow for the safe reopening of all pubs.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
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