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Tuesday 1 December 2020
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris warned against ‘serious escalation’ of garda powers to break up house parties in private homes.
The leaders of the Catholic Church, Church of Ireland, Presbyterians and Methodists issued a statement today.
The guidance involves dividing premises into subgrouping of no more than 50 people in each.
Varadkar said a “special protocol” will be worked out to allow larger groups to attend services.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar made the announcement this evening.
A protest on Saturday is still scheduled to go ahead, despite concerns from health officials.
The association are unsure what today’s announcement will mean for future League of Ireland fixtures and international matches.
This year’s GAA championships and rugby fixtures are now in severe doubt.
It is expected that further recommendations will be made by public health officials tomorrow.
There could also be moves to get more people to work from home.
It was confirmed today that a total of 18 people have the illness in the Republic while four have it in the North.
Meanwhile, a school in Dublin today began its two-week closing period after it was confirmed a pupil was diagnosed with Covid-19.
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He suggested mass gatherings should be avoided immediately and that he supported the government’s view that the Six Nations game should be postponed.
The Department of Health said this evening that the Six Nations game due to take place a week before Patrick’s Day shouldn’t go ahead.
IT’S THE LAST day of November, so it’s safe to say the Christmas countdown has well and truly begun.
With everything that has happened in 2020 so far, many people have chosen to bring a bit Christmas cheer into their lives earlier than usual this year, and decorations have been going up in households around the country for a number of weeks now.
But others are still sticking to their usual traditions and waiting until December to put the tree up.
So, today we want to know: When are you putting up your Christmas tree?
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