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Monday 28 September 2020
Nicola Sturgeon also announced a raft of measures to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic.
The former Taoiseach is the chair of the Bougainville Referendum Commission.
The First Minister said work was being done to update the “independence prospectus”.
The leaders of the independence movement were found guilty on charges of sedition and misuse of public funds.
Scotland voted against independence in a 2014 referendum by 55 percent.
It is important that we don’t judge the events of the Irish revolution against fictional, sanitised versions of the Irish past, writes Caoimhín De Barra.
Many of those elected to the Dáil were listed as “fé ghlas ag Gallaibh” (imprisoned by the foreigners).
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
The Russian Orthodox Church has cut ties following the move.
Quim Torra said previous comments he made have been taken out of context.
The footage was restored from the original nitrate film and will be available on the IFI Player.
German police arrested Carles Puigdemont after he crossed the border from Denmark.
Puigdemont campaigned from Brussels, where he sought self-imposed exile after he was sacked by Madrid and a Spanish court charged him with rebellion.
There was a record high turnout of over 80%.
A judge at Spain’s Supreme Court has ordered Carme Forcadell to be detained on charges of “rebellion”.
The five men handed themselves in to police in Belgium this morning.
Spanish authorities say deposed officials will be allowed to take their personal belongings from official buildings, but are barred from performing any official duties.
The Spanish prime minister last night quashed the Catalan parliament and called an election for late December.
Earlier, the Catalan parliament voted overwhelmingly to declare independence from Spain and proclaim a new republic.
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont was scathing in his condemnation of the Spanish government’s decision to strip him and his administration of their autonomy.
If Catalonia does not provide a satisfactory response by 8am tomorrow, direct rule could be imposed.
The Prime Minister of Spain is said to be prepared to take the “nuclear option” and suspend the Catalan regional government.
All eyes will be on Carles Puigdemont’s speech later today.
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont is required by law to announce independence by tomorrow evening.
Today, thousands of supporters of Spanish unity took to the streets of Barcelona.
The Catalan leader had said it could declare independence after a meeting on Monday.
The strike is to condemn police violence at a banned weekend referendum on independence.
Tonight’s La Liga fixture against Las Palmas will go ahead despite protests surrounding the Catalan referendum vote.
Authorities in Madrid have instructed police to ensure no votes are cast in Sunday’s vote.
Some 400,000 people marched through central Barcelona today.
The Spanish government has pledged to do everything in its power to stop the vote.
A referendum is set to be held on 1 October.
New polls show that Scots aren’t yet sold on independence.
Has Brexit changed the game that much?
The SNP leader said: “I have never doubted that Scotland will one day become an independent country.”
A third-level student will need at least €11,000 to get through the college year, living away from home.
A new poll found 46% of people are now in favour of Scottish independence.
But Spain says it would hurt their economy.
The Spanish Government has rejected the result and ruled out any further vote.
*The vote is purely symbolic but the Spanish government will obviously be watching the results closely.
The vote is set to go ahead in defiances of legal challenges by central Government.
ANY SIGNIFICANT LEVEL of flu in the community could lead to the Covid-19 test and trace system being overwhelmed as people present with similar symptoms, health experts say.
Chief Clinical Officer Dr Colm Henry told TheJournal.ie that because flu and Covid-19 both seriously impact on vulnerable and older groups, health officials want to “avoid a twin attack on the same populations” in Ireland.
He said the focus will also be on keeping down the level of flu among those who will not be seriously ill with it, but who may pass it on to those vulnerable groups.
This is why the flu vaccine without charge has been extended to a number of other groups this year, including to children aged two to 12. Previously this applied only to those over the age of 70.
So, today we want to know: Do you plan to get the flu vaccine this upcoming winter?
Poll Results:
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