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Sun, 17 Jan 2021 07:19:28 +0000
UK virus variant will become dominant - De Gascun
The Director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory, Dr Cillian De Gascun, has said it is inevitable that a variant of the virus which was first detected in the UK will become the dominant variant here over time.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 03:09:54 +0000
Biden to sign executive orders on first day in office
Joe Biden's top aide said the incoming US president would sign about a dozen executive orders on his first day in office, as police fearing violence from Donald Trump supporters staged a nationwide security operation ahead of the inauguration.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 07:00:00 +0000
Medical research on children at mother-and-baby homes
Attitudes towards unmarried mothers are illustrated throughout the pages of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation report, though survivors did not need to read it to know about stigma.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 07:00:00 +0000
Survivors criticise Commission's vaccine trial findings
A survivor of Bessborough mother-and-baby home in Cork has criticised a finding of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes that there is "no evidence of injury to the children involved as a result of the vaccines".

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 06:30:32 +0000
Navalny warned of arrest as he returns to Russia today
Arch Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny returns to Russia from Germany today, facing imminent arrest after authorities warned they would detain him for violating a sentence over alleged fraud.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 07:00:00 +0000
5 ways in which this inauguration will be different
Last week's events and the ongoing threat to security, coupled with the Covid-19 pandemic mean next Wednesday's inauguration of the 46th president of the United States will look and feel very different to any that has gone before it.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 06:00:00 +0000
Explainer: How to claim 'work from home' tax relief
If you are one of the 700,000 employees now working from your home office, kitchen table or indeed bedroom, you could be entitled to claim the e-workers tax relief.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 20:25:10 +0000
Student nurses to have clinical placements suspended
Over 2,000 student nurses and midwives are to have their clinical placements suspended for at least two weeks in order to free up qualified supervisory staff for frontline duties in hospitals.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 13:29:09 +0000
Hospital system operating at 'surge capacity' - Reid
The Chief Executive of the HSE has said the hospital system is tightening up as the numbers being treated for Covid-19 increases.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 13:56:21 +0000
GPs and nurses get Moderna jab at vaccination centres
Around 1,800 frontline medical workers are receiving a Covid-19 vaccine as part of a targeted vaccination programme this weekend.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000
Talks to continue about reopening of special schools
Talks will continue next week about the reopening of schools for students with special educational needs on Thursday after the union representing Special Needs Assistants said an agreement on the issue has not been finalised.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 08:32:52 +0000
Merkel ally Laschet elected Germany's CDU party leader
Moderate Armin Laschet has been elected as the head of Germany's conservative CDU party.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 19:24:33 +0000
Woman walks one million steps to raise charity funds
Many people are doing a lot more walking during lockdown, but today Mandy Finlay reached her goal of one million steps for charity.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 07:00:00 +0000
Explained: What is known about the new Covid variants?
Three new variants of Covid-19 have been causing concern in recent times. One that was first detected in the UK, another in South Africa and more recently a variant that was detected in Brazil. But what are variants and should we be worried about th...

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 11:10:52 +0000
Stena adds Dublin-Cherbourg route to meet Brexit demand
Ferry operator Stena Line is to further increase its freight capacity direct from Ireland to continental Europe in response to increased post-Brexit demand by adding a new weekend sailing from Dublin to Cherbourg.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 16:57:11 +0000
Levels of infection are still 'far too high' - Holohan
The Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has said Covid-19 has "taken root in every single part of the country" and that the levels of infection are still "far too high".

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 12:08:33 +0000
'War is not over yet' in stopping spread of Covid-19
The Director of Public Health for the North East has said the region has been hit by unprecedented levels of the virus and the "war is not over yet" in stopping the spread of the infection.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 16:34:24 +0000
Parents of boy with autism call for clarity over school
The parents of a 12-year-old boy with autism have called for an end to the uncertainty over the re-opening of special schools and the re-opening of classes for children with additional needs.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 07:00:02 +0000
The Brexit Effect: The squall before the storm
Two weeks into Brexit, problems are mounting and recriminations are flying in all directions. The reality of Brexit is proving every bit as toxic as the four-and-a-half-year slog that got us to this point.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 15:09:19 +0000
Uganda's Museveni declared winner of presidential poll
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won a decisive re-election victory today, elections officials said, but his main rival Bobi Wine alleged widespread fraud and said citizens should reject the result.



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