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Fri, 27 Aug 2021 06:01:47 +0000
US braces for more attacks as 85 killed in Kabul bombs
US forces helping to evacuate Afghans desperate to flee Taliban rule braced for more attacks after bomb attacks yesterday killed 85 people, including 13 US soldiers outside the gates of Kabul airport.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 07:02:28 +0000
Displaced Afghan families seek food and shelter
Hundreds of Afghan families who have been camping in searing heat at a Kabul park after the Taliban overran their provinces begged for food and shelter yesterday, the most visible face of a humanitarian crisis unfolding in the war-torn country.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 07:18:02 +0000
UK enters final stages of Kabul evacuations
British forces have entered the final stages of evacuating people from Kabul's airport and processing facilities have closed, Britain's defence ministry said.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 07:34:58 +0000
Efforts to evacuate Irish from Kabul not over - Coveney
The Minister for Foreign Affairs has said that all operations to evacuate civilians out of Kabul Airport are now "effectively closed", but efforts will continue to assist another 75 people who want to return to Ireland.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 06:09:00 +0000
Roadmap for easing Covid restrictions being discussed
The Cabinet Covid Committee meets today to decide on the pace of lifting all remaining restrictions.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 09:48:27 +0000
Walk-in vaccination centres to cater for 12-15s
The Health Service Executive has said it walk-in vaccination centres will cater for children 12 -15 for the first time this weekend.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 05:00:01 +0000
Mortgage approval values at a ten-year high in July
Just over 53,500 mortgages to the value of almost €13.2 billion were approved in Ireland in the 12 months to the end of July, according to Banking and Payments Federation Ireland.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 07:55:02 +0000
More dogs being surrendered as restrictions ease
Dogs Trust Ireland has said it is receiving eight requests every day from people who wish to surrender their dogs as lockdown restrictions ease.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 08:44:09 +0000
Paralympics 2020: Day 3 updates
Day three of the Paralympics brings us another final with an Irish interest as Róisín Ní Riain is back in action, while there's action in equestrian, athletics and archery. Follow it all here.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0000
School honours Olympic heroes by renaming classes
A Dublin school has come up with a novel way of inspiring its pupils and honouring Ireland's Olympic heroes.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 07:39:39 +0000
Covid symptoms last a year for many patients: study
Fatigue and shortness of breath still afflict many patients a year after their hospitalisation for Covid-19, according to a new Chinese study calling for a better understanding of the pandemic's long-term health effects.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 06:27:09 +0000
Risk of clots with Covid 'much higher' than after jab
The increased risk of being admitted to hospital or dying due to blood clots for someone with coronavirus is "much higher" than in people who had a first dose of vaccine, a study has found.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 06:50:40 +0000
US Supreme Court ends pandemic eviction moratorium
The US Supreme Court has blocked the extension of a federal moratorium on evictions, ending a protection granted to millions struggling to pay rent during the pandemic, as the US suffers a huge uptick in cases, driven by the Delta variant.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 06:20:52 +0000
New Zealand extends national Covid lockdown
New Zealand has extended a national lockdown sparked by a Delta virus outbreak into next week but warned restrictions would last longer in the infection epicentre of Auckland.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 05:00:01 +0000
Faulty goods and services top CCPC query list
Issues relating to faulty goods and services topped the list of queries to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission in the first six months of this year.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 06:36:42 +0000
Details of local British embassy workers left in Kabul
The British Foreign Office has defended its Afghanistan embassy staff after documents identifying Afghan workers and job applicants were found left on the ground at the British diplomatic mission in Kabul.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 23:19:34 +0000
Biden: 'We will hunt you down and make you pay'
US President Joe Biden said "it's been a tough day" as he delivered an address following the deadly attacks in Afghanistan.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 09:57:14 +0000
36 evacuated as Ireland ends Kabul mission
A total of 36 Irish citizens and residents have evacuated Afghanistan, as Ireland announced it was ending its emergency mission in Kabul.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 15:08:31 +0000
1,866 new cases of Covid-19 with 331 people in hospital
The National Public Health Emergency Team has called for 90% of over 16s to be fully vaccinated before a further widespread easing of restrictions, it is understood.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 11:05:48 +0000
Paralympics 2020: Gold for Ireland's Ellen Keane
Ellen Keane has won Ireland's first medal of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, claiming gold in the SB8 100m breaststroke with the best performance of her life.



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