LAST UPDATE | 23 Apr 2020
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1. #DEBT: Leo Varadkar will later urge fellow EU leaders to consider mutual sharing of the debt member states are incurring as they battle Covid-19.
2. #DIRECT PROVISION: Covid-19 crisis highlights how ‘unsuitable’ some Direct Provision conditions are, the Ombudsman said.
3. #DRUG SEIZURES: Gardaí have made a number of large seizures of drugs and other illicit items due to the increased number of checkpoints in place to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
4. #DIVISIVE: A confidential government memo has said the next phase of Covid-19 measures in Ireland could be “far more divisive” with the public, the Irish Times reports today. The tone of the note was described as “jaw-dropping” by sources, the paper reports.
5. #POLITICS: The Dáil is set to meet again today to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on the Irish economy.
6. #NO HELP: The government’s offer to address the childcare challenges of healthcare workers “actively discriminates” against single parents and will not help the vast majority of nurses, their union has claimed.
7. #DROGHEDA: A man has been arrested and charged after spitting at a garda yesterday afternoon in Drogheda.
8. #PET CASES: Two pet cats in New York state have tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the first confirmed cases in companion animals in the US, federal officials said.
9. #UNITED STATES: US president Donald Trump claims he has signed an executive order “temporarily suspending immigration into the United States” despite doubt from experts about its impact.
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