The French ambassador to Ireland, Vincent Guérend, has said there has to be exceptions to Ireland’s ‘harsh’ mandatory hotel quarantine system. He was speaking after the European Commission said it was seeking ‘clarifications’ from the Government over the system. A spokesperson said on Thursday there were concerns in relation to the general principles of European…
There have been seven further Covid-19 related deaths confirmed this evening by the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet).Of the deaths reported today two occurred in April, another two occurred in March, and three happened in February. The number of deaths related to coronavirus now stands at 4,737.Another 400 cases of the coronavirus were also…
As part of Covid-19 measures in Ireland, hotel guests undergo testing on the first and tenth days of quarantine Irish citizens living in the UAE said Ireland’s mandatory hotel quarantine has caused anguish for residents who need to travel home on compassionate or emergency grounds. Many are calling on the government to make exceptions for…
As part of The Good Information Project we are posing the question this month ‘What could a shared island look like?’. Here, CJ McKinney examines what we know – and don’t know – about the economics and living standards of a different Ireland. HOW WOULD A united Ireland do economically? At the moment, credible answers are pretty…
Gio Reyna was a candidate to play for the U.S. Men’s National Team in this month’s pair of European friendlies, but will now reportedly not be allowed to take part in the final one. Borussia Dortmund has reportedly refused Reyna to take part in the scheduled USMNT friendly with Northern Ireland in Belfast on March…
THE NATIONAL IMMUNISATION Advisory Committee (NIAC) has recommended that the administration of the Covid-19 AstraZeneca vaccine be temporarily deferred. In a statement this morning, Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn said the recommendation has been made following a report from the Norwegian Medicines Agency of four new reports of serious blood clotting events in…
Welcome to our dedicated rolling Ireland news blog with all the very latest updates from up and down the country. We will be bringing you multiple stories an hour from big Government announcements to small crashes – and updates from West Cork all the way to Donegal. And today is the 9th of March with…
Black people in Northern Ireland received COVID-19 fines at a rate nine times higher than white people last year.The figures have been described as an example of “Northern Ireland’s structural racism and oppression of black people”, with police facing calls from human rights groups and political representatives to provide answers, and explain the figures.VICE World…
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We’re all set for another busy day in Ireland’s fast-moving news cycle. And the Irish Mirror is here to keep you in the loop on all the developments that break today. The Government has said it hopes Irish schools could start returning from March 1. Meanwhile, a body has been pulled from a Galway river…
