Event: Covid-19

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Ireland raises €700m in benchmark debt to fund Covid-19 crisis at lowest cost in history of State
Ireland raises €700m in benchmark debt to fund Covid-19 crisis at lowest cost in history of State
The NTMA has raised €700m for 10-years at a negative rate of -0.025%, marking the lowest cost in history for the State to tap a benchmark 10-year bond in international government debt markets.

Thu, 09 Jul, 2020

EPCR seeking new venue for Champions Cup final
EPCR seeking new venue for Champions Cup final
This season’s Heineken Champions Cup final has been moved away from the planned host city of Marseille with the French Mediterranean port now set to stage the European showpiece at the end of 2020-21.

Thu, 09 Jul, 2020

Government to consider extending rent freeze and evictions ban
Government to consider extending rent freeze and evictions ban
The emergency measures were brought in at the start of the Covid-19 crisis but are due to end on July 20.

Thu, 09 Jul, 2020

42% of Munster GAA clubs struggling to attract volunteers
42% of Munster GAA clubs struggling to attract volunteers
The finding is included in a detailed Munster GAA report focused on the return on coaching investment across the province.

Tue, 07 Jul, 2020

EU see larger Irish economic hit from Covid-19 than first thought
EU see larger Irish economic hit from Covid-19 than first thought
Ireland's economy will endure a harder downturn this year along with the rest of Europe than thought at the start of the Covid-19 crisis but will stage some sort of rebound in 2021, according to the latest EU forecasts.

Tue, 07 Jul, 2020

PGA Tour rows back on plans to allow fans in Ohio
PGA Tour rows back on plans to allow fans in Ohio
GOLF’S PGA Tour has reversed plans to allow spectators into next week’s Memorial Tournament in Ohio due to the "the rapidly changing dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic."

Mon, 06 Jul, 2020

Irish housebuilding stocks rise on UK construction pick-up
Irish housebuilding stocks rise on UK construction pick-up
Irish housebuilding stocks jumped, largely in response to UK data showing a housing-led recovery in the British construction industry since it reopened after the Covid-19 lockdown.

Mon, 06 Jul, 2020

HIQA analysis of death notices indicates pandemic death figure may be 'slight overestimate'
HIQA analysis of death notices indicates pandemic death figure may be 'slight overestimate'
Ireland's official figure of 1,700 coronavirus deaths during the pandemic may be a “slight overestimate” but it is an accurate one, an analysis by the Health Information and Quality Authority has found.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

Traffic levels dropped 70% in lockdown, according to CSO
Traffic levels dropped 70% in lockdown, according to CSO
The volume of car traffic on Irish roads plummeted by 70% during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

Kind of blue: Cork Jazz Festival 2020 latest event to be pulled this year due to Covid-19
Kind of blue: Cork Jazz Festival 2020 latest event to be pulled this year due to Covid-19
The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival has become the latest victim of the Covid-19 pandemic, in a huge blow to the local economy.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

Covid-19: Leo Varadkar describes HIQA mortality study as 'interesting but not a surprise'
Covid-19: Leo Varadkar describes HIQA mortality study as 'interesting but not a surprise'
The official Covid-19 death toll stands at 1,738.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

Cork Jazz Festival cancelled due to Covid-19
Cork Jazz Festival cancelled due to Covid-19
The 2020 Guinness Cork Jazz Festival has been cancelled.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

'I was freaked out' says charity walker injured in buzzard attack
'I was freaked out' says charity walker injured in buzzard attack
A woman out walking for charity had to fend off an angry buzzard in the second attack by the vicious bird in the same area within days of each other.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

ESRI: Covid-19 cut in emissions to be 'shortlived'
ESRI: Covid-19 cut in emissions to be 'shortlived'
The slump in emissions due to the Covid-19 lockdowns will do little to help Ireland meet its emissions-reduction targets this year or tougher goals in 2030, according to new research by the Economic and Social Research Institute.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

European stocks gain 12% in quarter despite Covid-19 economic toll
European stocks gain 12% in quarter despite Covid-19 economic toll
European stocks slipped in the latest session but ended strongly in the quarter after mounting a recovery despite the hit from the Covid-19 economic crisis.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2020

Tánaiste asks Dáil to approve €483m to assist SMEs
Tánaiste asks Dáil to approve €483m to assist SMEs
Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar. Photo: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

Tue, 30 Jun, 2020

Killarney mayor: Tourism deserves its own minister
Killarney mayor: Tourism deserves its own minister
The mayor of Killarney, the town at the centre of Kerry’s 400 million euro tourist industry has called for a review of the decision “to lump tourism” in with five other Government Departments and says the tourism sector deserves its own minister.

Sun, 28 Jun, 2020

UCC's key role in WHO trial of potential Covid-19 treatments
UCC's key role in WHO trial of potential Covid-19 treatments
University College Cork will play a leading role in Ireland's participation in the World Health Organisation's trial to evaluate potential Covid-19 treatments.

Fri, 26 Jun, 2020

Dublin music college unveils new Spotify scholarship
Dublin music college unveils new Spotify scholarship
The British and Irish Modern Music (BIMM) Institute Dublin has announced a new music scholarship worth €13,200 with Spotify.

Fri, 26 Jun, 2020

459 fewer people required emergency accommodation in May
459 fewer people required emergency accommodation in May
1,217 families were in emergency accommodation in May, which the Department says is the lowest number recorded in the last three years.

Thu, 25 Jun, 2020

Champions Cup quarter-finals set for September, organisers announce
Champions Cup quarter-finals set for September, organisers announce
Heineken Champions Cup organisers EPCR are reviewing the feasibility of staging its finals in Marseille in October having announced new dates for the knockout stages this morning

Thu, 25 Jun, 2020

Doctors fear prosecution for decisions made in 'good faith' during Covid-19 crisis
Doctors fear prosecution for decisions made in 'good faith' during Covid-19 crisis
Doctors are worried they will face investigation and possible prosecution for decisions they made in “good faith” during the Covid-19 crisis.

Thu, 25 Jun, 2020

Marian Fogarty: Coronavirus shows need for tighter regulation of nursing homes
Marian Fogarty: Coronavirus shows need for tighter regulation of nursing homes
"The level of infection and death arising from Covid-19 in nursing homes should lead to tighter regulation of the sector," says Marian Fogarty, Associate Solicitor with Cantillons Solicitors, Cork.

Wed, 24 Jun, 2020

Munster must shed its matchday revenue reliance - Ian Flanagan
Munster must shed its matchday revenue reliance - Ian Flanagan
Ian Flanagan does not believe Munster Rugby will be at any more of a disadvantage in the post-pandemic landscape than its rivals but it is clear to the chief executive that significant changes in the way its business is conducted will have to be made.

Wed, 24 Jun, 2020

St Gabriel's respite home for children with complex needs will close without additional funding
St Gabriel's respite home for children with complex needs will close without additional funding
A respite centre that opened during the lockdown to support the families of children with complex needs will be forced to withdraw services unless it receives additional funding.

Wed, 24 Jun, 2020

Nurses split from children for eight weeks, committeee hears
Nurses split from children for eight weeks, committeee hears
Nurses moved their children and didn't see them for up to eight weeks during the Covid-19 outbreak, the Oireachtas committee on the virus has heard.

Tue, 23 Jun, 2020

Ireland has greatest reliance on private childcare services in OECD
Ireland has greatest reliance on private childcare services in OECD
OECD data from 2017 showed that Ireland, alongside New Zealand, had the highest percentage of children attending private services at 99%, well above the OECD average of 34% and EU average of 27%. Picture: PA Ireland has the highest level of private childcare services in Europe and among OECD countries as well as a lower than average level of government investment.

Tue, 23 Jun, 2020

Parents reassured that proper Covid-19 hygiene measures will be in place when creches reopen
Parents reassured that proper Covid-19 hygiene measures will be in place when creches reopen
Parents are being reassured the proper Covid-19 hygiene measures will be in place when creches reopen from Monday.

Tue, 23 Jun, 2020

Aontú submits bill to ban AirBnBs and short-term lets in towns with populations above 10,000
Aontú submits bill to ban AirBnBs and short-term lets in towns with populations above 10,000
Leader Peadar Tóibín has submitted the new bill to the Dáil in order to capitalize on the decline in short-term lettings since the Covid-19 pandemic begun.

Tue, 23 Jun, 2020

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael leaders warn of 'political crisis' if programme for government rejected
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael leaders warn of 'political crisis' if programme for government rejected
The leaders of both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have warned there is "no plan B" in the event of the programme for government being rejected.

Tue, 23 Jun, 2020

Ibec urges Donohoe to give €15,000 grant to 70,000 small firms to save jobs from Covid-19 hit
Ibec urges Donohoe to give €15,000 grant to 70,000 small firms to save jobs from Covid-19 hit
Ireland’s main business group Ibec said that the Government's planned summer recovery package for small firms need not stretch to multi-billions and could be pegged to as little as €2.7bn upfront to save many thousands of jobs.

Tue, 23 Jun, 2020

Record €600m in contactless payments made in May
Record €600m in contactless payments made in May
The average daily spend is an increase of 7% compared to the spending in February prior to the Covid-19 restrictions.

Tue, 23 Jun, 2020

FAI suspend Covid testing with immediate effect
FAI suspend Covid testing with immediate effect
Testing for COVID-19 on players and staff from four SSE Airtricity League clubs will stop.

Sat, 20 Jun, 2020

FAI welcomes 'significant' funding boost
FAI welcomes 'significant' funding boost
Chairman Roy Barrett has welcomed “significant” new government funding for the FAI as “a vote of confidence” in Irish football.

Sat, 20 Jun, 2020

FAI sets dates for games to begin again
FAI sets dates for games to begin again
The FAI has approved a new Safer Return to Football Pathway.

Sat, 20 Jun, 2020

IKEA to return wage support after suffering less than expected
IKEA to return wage support after suffering less than expected
IKEA said it will shortly begin talks with the Irish government and eight other countries about returning the financial support they received to support workers during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Tue, 16 Jun, 2020

€25m in extra supports announced for arts and culture sector
€25m in extra supports announced for arts and culture sector
The Government has announced €25m in extra supports to help the arts and culture sector recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tue, 16 Jun, 2020

Cholera to Covid: Fake news and deadly diseases
Cholera to Covid: Fake news and deadly diseases
An image from Day of the Straws.

Mon, 15 Jun, 2020

Referrals to Tusla at highest level in five years
Referrals to Tusla at highest level in five years
According to Tusla's latest quarterly report, 56,561 referrals were received in 2019, a rise of 3% or 1,425 more referrals than in 2018 and the highest number for the period 2015 - 2019.

Mon, 15 Jun, 2020

Medical staff campaigning for bike lane between Cork hospitals
Medical staff campaigning for bike lane between Cork hospitals
Medics campaigning for a protected bike lane between the main hospitals in Cork city say it could be a positive outcome of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Mon, 15 Jun, 2020

Man used garda’s PPS number to fraudulently claim Covid-19 payment
Man used garda’s PPS number to fraudulently claim Covid-19 payment
A Westmeath man has pleaded guilty to using a garda’s PPS number to fraudulently obtain Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payments totalling €1,050.

Sat, 13 Jun, 2020

Emergency €50m support scheme for beef farmers
Emergency €50m support scheme for beef farmers
Farming lobby groups have welcomed confirmation by the Cabinet of an emergency €50m support scheme for beef farmers.

Fri, 12 Jun, 2020

Covid fallout leads to renewed fears of mortgage interest rate increases
Covid fallout leads to renewed fears of mortgage interest rate increases
The threat of a rise in bad consumer loans in the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis could lead to an increase in mortgage interest rates, according to one consumer commentator.

Fri, 12 Jun, 2020

New mayor of Cork: ‘We can reignite economy’
New mayor of Cork: ‘We can reignite economy’
The new Lord Mayor of Cork has pledged to help reignite the city's economy as the country emerges from lockdown.

Fri, 12 Jun, 2020

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