Pubs in Northern Ireland will not reopen until September 1 at the earliest. The announcement comes after it emerged that the R number there might be as high as 1.8. Here in the Republic, the …
The Bahamas and Belgium have been added to the UK’s ‘quarantine list’. The move follows the widespread belief that a second wave of Covid-19 is underway across Europe and elsewhere. The global number of infections …
The R number might be as high as 1.8 across Northern Ireland, health authorities say. This number measures the relative spread of the virus. Anything over 1 is undesirable. Official figures put the number of …
A GAA club in an Irish town has been shut down after a player tested positive for coronavirus. The player is attached to the Ballinabrackey club in Meath. The team has now halted all activities. …
Gardai have arrested two men following the seizure of €3m worth of heroin in the capital. The seizure, 22kg of the drug in total, was made on Wednesday. Two men, aged 31 and 41, are …
A health expert is warning that local lockdowns across Ireland are likely unless urgent changes are made. Professor Tomas Ryan, associate professor at Trinity College Dublin, warned that current measures ‘are not working‘ and that …
Video app TikTok has announced plans to establish its first European data centre in Ireland. It remains unclear what the actual location is, but the company confirmed an investment of €420 million in the new …
A famous pub in the capital has closed down for good amidst the rapidly worsening pandemic in Ireland. The Sackville Lounge, sited near O’Connell St., will not be reopening. Newly-appointed Taoiseach Micheal Martin recently said …
France and Spain have reported alarming increases in coronavirus cases amidst a hard resurgence of the virus across Europe and elsewhere. France reported 1,695 new cases over a 24h period, while Spain reported 1,722. Health …
A teenager has sadly died following an accident at a popular tourist spot in Wicklow. The accident happened at around 2pm today at the Powerscourt Waterfall. It is understood that a male teenager was tragically …
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