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Wednesday 14 April 2021
The wellbeing of citizens during the Covid-19 pandemic, a car insurance cut, and Dettol discourages Trump’s advice.
A “horrific” unemployment projection, RTÉ avails of wage subsidy, and the UK death toll is double the reported figures.
The Dáil votes against Mercosur deal, tributes pour in for Brendan Grace, and Tommy Robinson handed jail sentence.
OUR NUMBERS HOSPITALISED with Covid-19 continue to fall and the rate of infection appears to be going in the right direction.
But trying to find a solution to how the virus and its variants enter Ireland from abroad continues to be a real challenge.
It was never going to be easy to set up a legal requirement to get arrivals into the country to pay for a two-week quarantine.
The list of designated countries has continued to grow as the Government revises its understanding of the danger spots.
Now, such is the influx of people that Minister Stephen Donnelly has announced a “pause” on bookings on a precautionary basis, in order to ramp up capacity in the system.
Donnelly confirmed yesterday evening that no bookings in mandatory hotel quarantine will be available until next Monday.
So the question is: Should the government cap incoming arrivals from countries on the mandatory quarantine list?
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Cuan Ó Seireadáin discusses 6 Harcourt Street, which is the subject of a TG4 documentary tonight.
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