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Covid-19
Government 'very minded' to accept advice to close hospitality and reimpose travel restrictions after Christmas
reaping the harvest
Growing pains: Fears for migrant workers who carry the load of Ireland's horticulture boom
NPHET advice
Tánaiste warns: 'If we wait until 6 January, restrictions might be tougher and go on for longer'
Post-Christmas
Taoiseach: People should expect further Covid-19 restrictions 'before New Year's Eve'
Brexit
It will be 'challenging' to overcome final trade-talk issues, says von der Leyen after call with Johnson
equipment scramble
HSE in 'detailed discussions' with company over €14m contract for ventilators that failed quality checks
Christmas break
Education Minister says there's no reason to close schools early ahead of Christmas or open them later after New Year
Social Media
Sharing hate speech online to become criminal offence but there will be protections for freedom of speech
Revenue
'Final nail in the coffin for businesses': Revenue claw back of wage subsidy funding raised with Taoiseach
hack
Trump's Twitter account was hacked in October, Dutch prosecutors claim despite denials from Washington
2021
Government will look into whether to allow restaurants to stay open till 12.30am on New Year's Eve
CETA
Green Party Cabinet ministers write to members in a bid to allay fears about the EU-Canada trade deal
Housing
Taoiseach told he is living in a world of 'make believe' by ignoring the reality of the housing crisis
Brexit
'We have found a way forward': Ursula von der Leyen says path to a Brexit agreement is in sight
hunter biden
Donald Trump considering appointment of special prosecutor to investigate Joe Biden's son
Investor Court
Neasa Hourigan says efforts to push CETA deal through are 'extraordinary' and 'cynical'
Controversy
Brian Stanley says he's 'an ally of the LGBT community' and he wishes to apologise to Leo Varadkar
2021
Rollout plan: First vaccines possible by end of year, universities could be used as mass vaccination centres
every contact counts
Government monitoring case numbers but no restrictions on the cards this side of Christmas
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