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# shutdown - Friday 15 May, 2020
'Why I believe homework should be banned', by one primary school student
Misha McEnaney is a fifth class student. He outlines why he believes homework should be banned for all children.
Zoombombing, FaceTiming and finding your light: surviving working from home
Sarah Geraghty offers some helpful advice to those dealing with new forms of communication via technology.
# shutdown - Monday 11 May, 2020
'Lockdown, disability and me': One man shares his thoughts on the Covid-19 shutdown
James Rickard has Cerebral Palsy. He says this shutdown has reminded him of the importance of connection.
# shutdown - Wednesday 6 May, 2020
GAA say no inter-county games to be played before October
While not ruling them out, the Association say there is a ‘lack of appetite’ for the staging of games behind closed doors.
# shutdown - Sunday 3 May, 2020
'We lost 92% of business in 24 hours, but we've adapted fast and maybe people can learn from us'
Kieran Doyle of Doyles Veg Prep explains how quick thinking after the shutdown has enabled his business to continue.
# shutdown - Saturday 2 May, 2020
Businesses told to check 'essential workers' list again as some may have closed in error
Minister Heather Humphreys said some businesses may have closed when there was no need to.
A simple recipe for fruit soda bread and some thoughts on the lockdown, from an expert Co Down baker
Tracey Jeffrey had built a breadmaking business that relied on tourism, but when that stopped overnight, she decided to bake for her neighbours.
# shutdown - Sunday 12 April, 2020
How one coffee business is adapting to Covid-19 changes with a new support scheme
Ferg Brown from Roasted Brown has come up with a way to boost his own coffee sales while supporting his customers.
# shutdown - Friday 10 April, 2020
Politics of a pandemic: How Covid-19 changes could open doors to a better Ireland
Dr Stephen Onakuse says the Irish electorate displayed a new empathy in GE2020 and somehow, the coronavirus brought the changes they sought.
# shutdown - Tuesday 7 April, 2020
Fifa allows transfer window movement and extension to contracts amid football shutdown
Contracts covering the 2019/20 season in England are set to expire on 30 June.
# shutdown - Monday 6 April, 2020
Coronavirus: People on social welfare income support now tops 710,000
A total of 507,000 were issued with a Pandemic Unemployment Payment last Friday.
# shutdown - Thursday 2 April, 2020
'It was shaping to be a very strong year': How will the coronavirus crisis impact people buying houses?
All of these indicators suggested a market that was growing, with supply remaining low relative to demand.
# shutdown - Tuesday 31 March, 2020
‘This is like a war - Irish sport and the Irish economy will need a Marshall Plan’
Fianna Fáil sports spokesperson warns that it could be months before we see top-level sport again in Ireland.
# shutdown - Monday 30 March, 2020
Ireland's summer tour to Australia 'highly unlikely', concede Wallabies
Rugby Australia chief Raelene Castle has suggested that the Wallabies could travel to Ireland instead later in the year.
# shutdown - Friday 27 March, 2020
The US Open golf is set to be postponed until later in the summer
The Masters and the PGA Championship have already been postponed.
# shutdown - Monday 16 March, 2020
The Aintree Grand National has been cancelled due to coronavirus
Officials accept that it would not be possible to stage the race behind closed doors.
Start of new Major League Baseball season pushed back by at least eight weeks
The 2020 season will not start until mid-May at the earliest.
# shutdown - Sunday 15 March, 2020
Taoiseach may seek special powers to close pubs and nightclubs over Covid-19
Images on social media showed busy pubs around the country last night despite recommendations against indoor gatherings.
# shutdown - Saturday 14 March, 2020
Mavericks and Suns go ahead with postponed NBA match - on e-sports stream
Is this the immediate future of sports?
'Just because there's no live sport, that doesn't mean we're stopping' - Sports media versus the shutdown
Media outlets across Ireland are finding ways to adapt to a world without live sport.
# shutdown - Thursday 12 March, 2020
What the new Covid-19 government measures mean for workers
People are being advised to work from home if possible from 6pm today.
'We shouldn't stockpile': Ministers Harris and Humphreys warn against coronavirus panic-buying
The ministers were speaking today following the announcement about the closure of schools, colleges and cultural institutions from 6pm.
La Liga suspend games for two weeks with Real Madrid players quarantined
Football has been shut down for a fortnight in Spain as coronavirus crisis worsens.
Every football match in England set to go behind closed doors
A report in today’s London Times says UK government set to impose action plan to deal with coronavirus pandemic. Doubts exist over final day at Cheltenham.
# shutdown - Monday 9 March, 2020
Premier League and Cheltenham given green light to continue
Fears that Premier League games and Cheltenham Festival would be forced behind closed doors have eased – for now.
# shutdown - Monday 2 December, 2019
Shannon Airport runway reopens after light aircraft experiences technical difficulties
It’s understood that the plane suffered a collapsed nose-wheel shortly after landing at Shannon.
# shutdown - Thursday 14 November, 2019
Universities on shutdown in Hong Kong as foreign students are encouraged to leave over violent protests
It follows five months of unrest from pro-democracy protesters.
# shutdown - Saturday 16 February, 2019
Why Trump declaring a border wall emergency may prove more of an obstacle for himself
The US president’s wall is far from a sure thing even now.
# shutdown - Tuesday 12 February, 2019
US congress reaches deal to avoid shutdown that sees Trump get fraction of border wall funding
Trump had demanded $5.7 billion but the deal sees $1.36 billion allocated.
# shutdown - Wednesday 23 January, 2019
Disruption at major US airport after drone sighting
In December, London’s Gatwick airport was paralysed for 36 hours after a drone sighting.
# shutdown - Sunday 20 January, 2019
'She's behaved so irrationally': Trump lashes out at Pelosi for rejecting proposed border wall deal
Top Democrat Nancy Pelosi yesterday called Trump’s deal a “non-starter”.
# shutdown - Saturday 19 January, 2019
US govt shutdown: Trump offers Democrats deal on immigration in exchange for wall money
The announcement comes as amid the longest-running US government shutdown in history.
Trump plans 'major announcement' on government shutdown and southern border
Trump will be speaking from the Diplomatic Room at 8pm.
# shutdown - Wednesday 16 January, 2019
Cash-strapped federal workers flock to food banks amid US government shutdown
There was no sign early today of a breakthrough in the showdown between Trump and Democrats in Congress.
Pelosi tells Trump that his State of the Union should be postponed for safety reasons
Pelosi says that the shutdown has meant that the Secret Service cannot plan properly.
# shutdown - Tuesday 15 January, 2019
Trump buys hundreds of burgers for football team as shutdown impacts staff
“We have some very large people that like eating, so I think we’re going to have a little fun.”
# shutdown - Saturday 12 January, 2019
US shutdown: Unpaid workers forced to take out loans and sign up for benefits
No end in sight as federal workers prepare for fourth week of US government shutdown.
Government shutdown becomes longest in US history
The shutdown has entered its 22nd day – eclipsing a 21-day shutdown under Bill Clinton.
# shutdown - Friday 11 January, 2019
Trump warns that murderers and gangsters would spread across America if wall isn't built
In other Trump news, his former lawyer Michael Cohen is set to testify to Congress next month.
# shutdown - Wednesday 9 January, 2019
Trump claims migrant trafficking gangs have 'better vehicles than US police'
Trump said his proposed wall is the only way to stop illegal migrants “running through”.
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Poll: Would you be comfortable if the social distance rule was changed to 1 metre?
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Dr Tony Holohan has said that the 2m social distancing rule will be reviewed along with other measures, amid calls to halve the policy to one metre.
Since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis, the government has urged members of the public to maintain a two-metre distance from others when outside their homes.
However, concerns have been raised about the impact the measures will have on businesses as the country re-opens, as well as people’s ability to use public transport.
Health authorities have also suggested that the 2m rule limits the number of patients that can be treated in emergency departments and waiting rooms.
But Irish health advice is based on guidance from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, and some worry that shortening the distance will lead to a further spread of Covid-19.
So today we’re wondering: Would you be comfortable if the distance rule changed to 1 metre?
Poll Results:
No (8270)
Yes (7733)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Using all of our health service facilities has helped against Covid-19. Any change to that should be handled carefully
By Dr Ciarán Ó Riain
Money Diaries: A 43-year-old software technician on €35K working from home in Dublin
By TheJournal.ie reader
Our reader this week details how she’s working from home through the lockdown.
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