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Wednesday 21 October 2020
Stephen O’Donnell’s wife gave birth to their first child on Friday before he took charge of his first Dublin derby.
Sure, eating for two was enjoyable… when I wasn’t battling all-consuming heartburn.
The JAM card has proven such a success in Northern Ireland that activists are calling for its introduction here.
The badge will hopefully see more people giving up their seats for pregnant people on public transport.
Irish Rail today announced the launch of the new service.
Strict new coronavirus measures are now in effect – here’s what they mean for you.
Requests have been made to ensure priority seating is more clearly marked, and for Iarnród Éireann to consider ‘Baby on Board’ badges for expectant mothers.
Members of Swords ambulance crews assisted in the delivery.
“Make her feel like she is a damn queen.”
“We had a checklist for what to pack, it had just one item on it:… ‘Everything’”
Six flight attendants wearing surgical masks can be seen
This is a GRAPHIC but ultimately happy story.
The mother and baby are currently in hospital and are believed to be doing well.
The Minister for Health has said he would consider banning smoking in private vehicles. How would you react?
Health Minister James Reilly says he’s in favour of legislating on smoking in cars.
THE IRISH FARMERS Association has urged Irish MEPs to vote to ban words traditionally linked to meat products from being used on vegetarian alternatives.
The European Parliament is to vote this week on the terminology used for plant-based meat and dairy substitutes.
Amendments put forward would restrict the naming of such products so that they could not use terms normally associated with meat products.
One amendment would curtail the use of terms such as ‘steak’, ‘sausage’, ‘escalope’, ‘burger’ or ‘hamburger’ on products that do not exclusively contain meat.
The IFA has written to MEPs urging them to accept both amendments to protect Irish consumers and the agricultural industry here.
IFA President Tim Cullinan said yesterday that dairy products or plant-based meat branded with ‘real’ meat descriptions is “deliberately misleading to our consumers and undermines our industry.”
What do you think: Should vegetarian foods be allowed use words like ‘steak’ and ‘burger’?
Poll Results:
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