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Wednesday 28 October 2020
We’re building a picture of what first-time buyers in Ireland today are looking for – and the help they need along the way.
Both Pat Hickey and Kevin Mallon were due to appear at a local court in Rio de Janeiro on the afternoon of 29 November.
Mallon’s legal team told the court: “We are shouting but no one is listening.”
Prosecutors said that if Hickey doesn’t attend the trial, he would forfeit the €400,000 bond he paid.
The Brazilian lawyer representing the local committee said that he was unaware that an Irish inquiry was trying to get in touch with him.
We’re building a picture of what first-time buyers in Ireland today are looking for – and the help they need along the way.
Mallon was arrested on the eve of the Olympic Games.
The former president of the Olympic Council of Ireland had been detained in Rio de Janeiro for the past four months.
Kevin Mallon may have his back by the end of the week.
He could have his passport back later today.
Hickey was arrested last August in Brazil.
The ANOC said it was giving Hickey a temporary loan.
It is not known who is paying the €410,000 bond.
Hickey has been detained in Brazil since August.
The passports of the two Irish men have been retained.
Rio police are seeking the arrest of OCI sports director Martin Burke, though he is not named on the same charges as Pat Hickey and Kevin Mallon.
Pat Hickey and Kevin Mallon were formally charged by the public prosecutor today.
Kevin Mallon from THG is due to give new testimony to police today. Both men deny any wrongdoing.
He was driven from Bangu Prison in a blacked-out car.
The delighted man, who is staying anonymous, was joined in Lotto HQ today as he collected his prize.
He has been in jail since his arrest on 17 August.
THE HSE IS today expected to outline that the contact tracing system is “back on track” after its capacity was surpassed due to a surge in Covid-19 cases earlier this month.
It is understood that Oireachtas Health Committee will be told that the contact tracing system’s capacity was surpassed when the number of Covid-19 cases sharply increased at the start of the month, but that it has gotten back on track since 23 October.
In July, the HSE launched its Covid-19 contact tracing app, which is intended to help contact tracing, particularly with people who aren’t family and friends, and uses Bluetooth technology to determine whether you’ve been a close contact of someone who’s tested positive for the virus.
Users are encouraged to switch on their Bluetooth settings, and to check in with their symptoms every day.
So, today we want to know: Are you still using the Covid-19 contact tracing app?
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