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Debenhams workers 'shabbily treated,' Taoiseach says
No new coronavirus deaths reported in North
No new coronavirus deaths reported in North
No deaths due to Covid-19 have been reported in Northern Ireland today.

Tue, 07 Jul, 2020

Brothers who drowned in Tipperary tragedy named locally
Brothers who drowned in Tipperary tragedy named locally
Two brothers died yesterday in a diving incident in Co Tipperary. The tragedy unfolded at the Portroe Dive Centre at Portroe Quarry, around 1.30pm.

Sun, 05 Jul, 2020

Donal Hickey: Gougane Barra has peace and wildness
Donal Hickey: Gougane Barra has peace and wildness
It's a typically Irish summer’s day of sunshine and occasional showers. Travel restrictions have been eased again and we venture forth to one of nature’s gems, Gougane Barra, deep in the mountains of West Cork.

Sun, 05 Jul, 2020

Covid-19: Garda checks on pubs commence
Covid-19: Garda checks on pubs commence
Gardaí will start to check pubs this evening to make sure they are complying with Covid-19 guidelines.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

Donohoe hints at longer Covid-19 wage scheme duration
Donohoe hints at longer Covid-19 wage scheme duration
Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has said that the Covid-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme will not end abruptly and hinted that it could last until the end of the year.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

Dingle Oceanworld urgently seeks State funding to remain open
Dingle Oceanworld urgently seeks State funding to remain open
The director of Ireland's largest aquarium fears they may have to shut their doors without a State rescue package to help to pay the huge bills to run their giant tanks.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2020

Leo Varadkar criticises Michelle O'Neill's appearance at Dublin 'photo-op' amid Covid risks
Leo Varadkar criticises Michelle O'Neill's appearance at Dublin 'photo-op' amid Covid risks
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has criticised Sinn Féin TDs and leaders for turning up at a “photo op” at a funeral despite Covid-19 concerns and social distancing rules.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2020

Immunology expert says Ireland needs to be ready for Covid-19 travel spikes
Immunology expert says Ireland needs to be ready for Covid-19 travel spikes
A 'green list' of countries with unrestricted travel access to Ireland could be published next Thursday.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2020

Work of Siteserv commission extended by three months
Work of Siteserv commission extended by three months
The Commission of investigation into the sale of utility company Siteserv has been extended by three months as it emerged that the inquiry has cost more than €12m to date.

Wed, 01 Jul, 2020

UN peacekeeping mission to Lebanon in doubt after soldiers test positive for Covid-19
UN peacekeeping mission to Lebanon in doubt after soldiers test positive for Covid-19
The number of Irish troops about to be sent to Lebanon is uncertain after two of them quarantined at a Co Cork military barracks prior to departure tested positive for Covid-19 and several of their colleagues are now under medical scrutiny as a result.

Wed, 01 Jul, 2020

Bernard Mallee: Give patients access to new innovative medicines through a joint State-industry deal
Bernard Mallee: Give patients access to new innovative medicines through a joint State-industry deal
The new Taoiseach has an opportunity to make medicines innovation count for the economy and public health, writes Bernard Mallee

Tue, 30 Jun, 2020

Government denies differences with health chiefs over travel advice
Government denies differences with health chiefs over travel advice
Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien has denied there are differences between health chiefs and the new government over air travel advice and fears about Covid-19 spreading.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2020

Young to benefit from jobs stimulus, Vat threshold set to rise and virus wage schemes extended
Young to benefit from jobs stimulus, Vat threshold set to rise and virus wage schemes extended
Taking more businesses out of the Vat net, reducing taxes for the tourism sector, lowering commercial rates, and extending wage subsidies further are all expected to be included in the Government’s jobs stimulus package to be unveiled next month.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2020

Dr Tony Holohan concerned over Covid-19 travel clusters
Dr Tony Holohan concerned over Covid-19 travel clusters
Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan has expressed concern over a "worrying trend" of rising Covid-19 cases and travel-related clusters.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2020

Munster step up prep work for PRO14 derbies under strict conditions
Munster step up prep work for PRO14 derbies under strict conditions
The Munster squad stepped up preparations on Monday for the return of the Guinness PRO14 campaign in August as they trained for the first time in groups of up to 14 players at the High Performance Centre in Limerick.

Mon, 29 Jun, 2020

Calls for Galway GAA to scrap relegation ahead of championship draw
Calls for Galway GAA to scrap relegation ahead of championship draw
Galway intermediate football club Cárna/Caiseal have called on the county’s football board to remove relegation this year in the interest of rural clubs.

Mon, 29 Jun, 2020

Get ready to see a new side to Sinead Kennedy on new show, Summer at Seven
Get ready to see a new side to Sinead Kennedy on new show, Summer at Seven
We welcome her into our homes every Saturday for the light-hearted Winning Streak - but Sinead Kennedy has worked on hard-hitting documentaries, from cervical cancer campaigner Laura Brennan to the migrant crisis.

Sat, 27 Jun, 2020

Letter to the Editor: Opening the pubs is a precipitous move
Letter to the Editor: Opening the pubs is a precipitous move
We are alarmed at the decision to allow pubs that serve food to reopen on June 29.

Sat, 27 Jun, 2020

Island residents fear Covid-19 risk from re-opening to visitors
Island residents fear Covid-19 risk from re-opening to visitors
Outgoing Gaeltacht minister Sean Kyne has expressed disappointment at the Government decision to approve early re-opening of offshore islands to visitors from Monday.

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

UCC student rent rises still on the table
UCC student rent rises still on the table
Planned rent increases remain on the cards at University College Cork (UCC), with students continuing to ask the university to consider reversing its stance on the matter.

Thu, 25 Jun, 2020

Camogie Association insist it's impossible to run All-Ireland Minor Championship in 2020
Camogie Association insist it's impossible to run All-Ireland Minor Championship in 2020
A Camogie Association statement released to the Irish Examiner indicates there will be no rowing back on the decision to cancel this year’s All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship.

Thu, 25 Jun, 2020

Covid-19 and college grants: Applications to SUSI can be reassessed
Covid-19 and college grants: Applications to SUSI can be reassessed
For would-be college goers, it is important to consider whether the significant changes in financial circumstances foisted upon many families over the past few months have changed their eligibility for receiving a student grant for the coming academic year.

Mon, 22 Jun, 2020

Skoda’s ethereal hybrid a relaxing drive
Skoda’s ethereal hybrid a relaxing drive
Declan Colley is impressed by many aspects of the electric performance of the Skoda Superb

Sat, 20 Jun, 2020

Kildare entrepreneur 'pivots' to launch new health drink range amid Covid-19
Kildare entrepreneur 'pivots' to launch new health drink range amid Covid-19
"Pivoting is what we do best," says Catherina Butler, Kildare entrepreneur and founder of The Naked Collective, a new Irish company launching a range of drinks called Mude into the healthy beverages market.

Fri, 19 Jun, 2020

Farmers take to Zoom for discussion group meetings
Farmers take to Zoom for discussion group meetings
Covid-19 has given rise to a whole new meaning of Discussion Group meeting, and that is the virtual Zoom or online meeting.

Tue, 16 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

Conor Fottrell: Covid-19 saw new ways of working with age-old challenges
Conor Fottrell: Covid-19 saw new ways of working with age-old challenges
It's time to hail the efforts of those working with the most vulnerable and volatile children during the pandemic period, writes Conor Fottrell

Wed, 10 Jun, 2020

Half of Irish events companies have seen profits plunge by over 90%
Half of Irish events companies have seen profits plunge by over 90%
Organisers of major festivals like Electric Picnic have been hit due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Wed, 10 Jun, 2020

Archbishop Eamon Martin: Covid-19 devastated parish finances
Archbishop Eamon Martin: Covid-19 devastated parish finances
Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin is appealing for people to be generous when mass resumes to help parishes recover from the financial impact of Covid-19.

Tue, 09 Jun, 2020

Gardaí were spat or coughed at 93 times between April and June but report high levels of public complicance
Gardaí were spat or coughed at 93 times between April and June but report high levels of public complicance
Gardaí also processed over 30,000 vetting applications for Covid-19 related roles.

Tue, 09 Jun, 2020

Mediation fails to resolve pub's dispute with insurer FBD over Covid-19 cover
Mediation fails to resolve pub's dispute with insurer FBD over Covid-19 cover
The action by Dublin pub, Lemon & Duke, has implications for more than 1,000 pubs concerning insurance liability.

Mon, 08 Jun, 2020

Vaccine drug developer AstraZeneca 'seeks merger with Covid-19 treatment firm Gilead'
Vaccine drug developer AstraZeneca 'seeks merger with Covid-19 treatment firm Gilead'
AstraZeneca has approached rival drugmaker Gilead Sciences about a potential merger, according to sources, in what would be the biggest health-care deal on record.

Sun, 07 Jun, 2020

Table service and toilets with traffic lights: Irish pubs plan for an uncertain future after Covid-19
Table service and toilets with traffic lights: Irish pubs plan for an uncertain future after Covid-19
Some pubs are set to reopen towards the end of the month, but only under continuing physical-distancing restrictions, according to the government's revised road map on reopening the country after months of the Covid-19 lockdown.

Sun, 07 Jun, 2020

Coronavirus: ‘Summer of hope’ as reopening accelerates
Coronavirus: ‘Summer of hope’ as reopening accelerates
The Government has announced it is accelerating Ireland’s progress through the roadmap for reopening society in a bid to kick-start the economy and “save summer”.

Sat, 06 Jun, 2020

GAA training to resume this month with clubs set for action in July
GAA training to resume this month with clubs set for action in July
The stipulation comes as details of the Association’s plans to restart Gaelic football and hurling were released to their management committee and Central Council.

Thu, 04 Jun, 2020

Plans for 25 wind turbines between Youghal and Dungarvan
Plans for 25 wind turbines between Youghal and Dungarvan
German-based Innogy SE, in partnership with Dublin-based Highfield Energy, plans to construct 25 turbines, 150 metres high on a 3,500 acre site in an area known as Lyrenacarriga.

Thu, 04 Jun, 2020

HIQA monitoring funeral notice website to identify unconfirmed Covid-19 cases
HIQA monitoring funeral notice website to identify unconfirmed Covid-19 cases
The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) has been monitoring funeral notice website Rip.ie in a bid to locate and identify any previously un-notified incidences of Covid-19 in Ireland.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2020

Gardai smash alleged crime gang laundering €1.5m acquired through cyber crime and prostitution
Gardai smash alleged crime gang laundering €1.5m acquired through cyber crime and prostitution
Five men have been arrested over allegedly laundering €1.5m acquired through cybercrime, organised prostitution and theft.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2020

Rory Hearne: Covid-19 shows we need a new housing direction in Ireland
Rory Hearne: Covid-19 shows we need a new housing direction in Ireland
The pandemic has exposed the vast inequalities and dysfunctions of Ireland’s housing system and needs to be addressed urgently, writes Dr Rory Hearne

Wed, 03 Jun, 2020

Cavan couple celebrate their 'nearly-weds' day at their dream home
Cavan couple celebrate their 'nearly-weds' day at their dream home
Couple hold an 'almost Mr & Mrs day' to replace wedding cancelled by Covid-19

Tue, 02 Jun, 2020

‘We are all the time evolving’: Clonakilty businesses amid Covid-19 have embraced change and challenge
‘We are all the time evolving’: Clonakilty businesses amid Covid-19 have embraced change and challenge
Businesses in Clonakilty have been hard hit by the Covid-19 restrictions but are nothing if not resilient, writes Neil Michael

Mon, 01 Jun, 2020

Cork party-goers in student area giving ‘two fingers’ to locals
Cork party-goers in student area giving ‘two fingers’ to locals
Young people who staged “Magaluf or J1-style house parties” in rented homes in Cork’s university precinct over the weekend have been accused of “giving two fingers to the community” and of putting people at risk of contracting Covid-19.

Mon, 01 Jun, 2020

Harbour and village views from Crosshaven's Drake's Point development
Harbour and village views from Crosshaven's Drake's Point development
The east-west crescents of this new development have plenty to feed the senses, writes Tommy Barker

Sat, 30 May, 2020

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