Organisation: Covid

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Cork GAA clubs closed over fear of outbreak
Several West Cork GAA clubs stood down pending Covid contact assessment
Several West Cork GAA clubs stood down pending Covid contact assessment
A number of clubs in Cork GAA’s Carbery division have been told to suspend activities as a result of a potential Covid-19 case.

Thu, 09 Jul, 2020

It Raines and pours: Buying a sandwich to have a beer isn't a new phenomenon
It Raines and pours: Buying a sandwich to have a beer isn't a new phenomenon
To get a pint under Covid-19 restrictions, we have to buy a ‘substantial meal’, but drinkers in 1900s New York contended with all kinds of regulations and loopholes, writes Donal O’Keeffe

Thu, 09 Jul, 2020

Covid-19: Visits suspended at Cork nursing home
Covid-19: Visits suspended at Cork nursing home
A Cork nursing home has suspended visits after a staff member tested positive for Covid-19.

Thu, 09 Jul, 2020

'None of us are immune': Vast majority of new Covid cases are people under 25, officials say
'None of us are immune': Vast majority of new Covid cases are people under 25, officials say
The trend of more and more younger people contracting the virus has continued

Thu, 09 Jul, 2020

Government spent €500k on Covid information booklets
Government spent €500k on Covid information booklets
The Department of Health sent copies to every home in the country recently - two million in English and two million in Irish.

Thu, 09 Jul, 2020

HSE's Covid-19 tracing app passes 1m downloads
HSE's Covid-19 tracing app passes 1m downloads
Ireland’s Covid-19 tracker smartphone application Ireland’s Covid-19 tracker smartphone application is closing in on one million downloads in less than 48 hours, although the latest figures from the HSE appear to show the overall total in decline.

Wed, 08 Jul, 2020

If you have Covid symptoms, don't adopt 'wait-and-see' approach - get tested, health officials urge
If you have Covid symptoms, don't adopt 'wait-and-see' approach - get tested, health officials urge
Health officials are urging anybody who has coronavirus symptoms to get tested for the virus.

Wed, 08 Jul, 2020

Covid-19: Banks 'very unlikely' to relieve mortgage holders
Covid-19: Banks 'very unlikely' to relieve mortgage holders
Irish banks are “very unlikely” to relieve up to 140,000 mortgage and business customers on payment breaks of interest charges on their loans, despite controversy over the practice.

Wed, 08 Jul, 2020

Varadkar eyes business tax cuts in job stimulus plan
Varadkar eyes business tax cuts in job stimulus plan
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has promised a “radical” and “far-reaching” set of initiatives - including the prospect of reduced business taxes and commercial rates - as part of the Government’s job stimulus package, which is expected to be unveiled the week after next.

Wed, 08 Jul, 2020

UK's €33bn stimulus includes Vat cut to 5% for restaurants and new 'eat-out' voucher
UK's €33bn stimulus includes Vat cut to 5% for restaurants and new 'eat-out' voucher
UK chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled an additional £30bn (€33.3bn) stimulus to the British economy to fend off a potential jobs crisis that includes a bonus for employers for every job they keep, a cut in Vat for restaurants, and a €10 voucher to encourage people to eat out this summer.

Wed, 08 Jul, 2020

Analyst warns sluggish Irish R&D investment levels stalling  recovery
Analyst warns sluggish Irish R&D investment levels stalling  recovery
IRELAND should consider bringing national R&D investment incentives in line with key competitors, whose pro-investor approaches currently seem to be better at accelerating their recovery from Covid-19 impacts.

Wed, 08 Jul, 2020

Confusion among gardaí on how to enforce laws around alcohol amid Covid-19
Confusion among gardaí on how to enforce laws around alcohol amid Covid-19
94% of AGSI members say they have had difficulty enforcing coronavirus laws as restrictions have been eased.

Wed, 08 Jul, 2020

Climate Action Plan needs to be fully implemented to meet EU targets
Climate Action Plan needs to be fully implemented to meet EU targets
Ireland can meet the EU target of a 30% greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, but only if the 2019 Climate Action Plan is fully implemented.

Wed, 08 Jul, 2020

Sportswear retailer JD Sports scraps shareholder dividend pay out due to Covid uncertainty
Sportswear retailer JD Sports scraps shareholder dividend pay out due to Covid uncertainty
Despite a 30% jump in revenue to over £6bn, JD Sports said it will not be paying shareholders an annual dividend due to the ongoing Covid uncertainty.

Tue, 07 Jul, 2020

Mothers gather outside Dáil in call for extension of maternity leave
Mothers gather outside Dáil in call for extension of maternity leave
Mothers, many holding their young babies, met outside the Dil in the rain to demand emergency legislation that would extend maternity leave by three months.

Tue, 07 Jul, 2020

Debenhams workers 'shabbily treated,' Taoiseach says
Debenhams workers 'shabbily treated,' Taoiseach says
Speaking during his first Leaders’ Questions as Taoiseach, Mr Martin said it was particularly regrettable that the company closed in the context of Covid-19.

Tue, 07 Jul, 2020

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

Dr Tony Holohan to be granted Freedom of the City of Dublin
Dr Tony Holohan to be granted Freedom of the City of Dublin
The Department of Health's Dr Tony Holohan is to be granted the Freedom of the City of Dublin.

Mon, 06 Jul, 2020

Non-essential travel advice extended until July 20
Non-essential travel advice extended until July 20
The government has extended the advice against non-essential international travel until July 20.

Mon, 06 Jul, 2020

Indecent assault teacher loses bid to have sentence delayed
Indecent assault teacher loses bid to have sentence delayed
An elderly former school teacher convicted of fondling Dublin school boys five decades ago has lost his bid to have his sentence delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Mon, 06 Jul, 2020

Dealz eyes seven more stores as discount retailer prepares to open in Clonakilty
Dealz eyes seven more stores as discount retailer prepares to open in Clonakilty
The owner Dealz-Poundland has opened three stores in the Republic and plans to open seven more this year as the discount retailer sees opportunities to expand in the Covid economic downturn with its Pep&Co clothing brand.

Mon, 06 Jul, 2020

Oliver Mangan: As stock markets soar, others are less convinced about the Covid-19 rebound
Oliver Mangan: As stock markets soar, others are less convinced about the Covid-19 rebound
Stock markets continue to be underpinned by the run of good data from economies emerging from the great lockdown imposed to contain the spread of Covid-19.

Mon, 06 Jul, 2020

Donnelly urged to re-examine case of nursing home resident who died with infested face wound
Donnelly urged to re-examine case of nursing home resident who died with infested face wound
Ultan Meehan was brought to hospital on May 29, two weeks after his wife raised concern about his condition on a visit to Kilbrew Nursing Home in Ashbourne, Co Meath.

Mon, 06 Jul, 2020

Taoiseach warns that reopening of pubs could be delayed if Covid figures surge
Taoiseach warns that reopening of pubs could be delayed if Covid figures surge
Micheál Martin issued the warning this morning as he expressed concerns about some of the scenes witnessed outside city pubs in Dublin and Cork over the weekend.

Mon, 06 Jul, 2020

Lifting and bringing back Covid restrictions a 'dangerous gamble', says professor
Lifting and bringing back Covid restrictions a 'dangerous gamble', says professor
An expert is warning that repeatedly imposing, lifting and bringing Covid restrictions back in could be a dangerous gamble.

Mon, 06 Jul, 2020

Credit Unions to push new government for more reforms
Credit Unions to push new government for more reforms
The main representative group for the credit union movement will, this week, issue the Government with a list of key reform demands it sees as being vital to strengthening the industry.

Mon, 06 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

Irish Examiner View: No easy answers post-Covid-19, so patience is essential
Irish Examiner View: No easy answers post-Covid-19, so patience is essential
A defining characteristic of crisis is uncertainty. Crisis can mean not knowing what might or could happen next and this, naturally, intensifies frustration and generates stress, occasionally panic. Heightened tension at a time of war, natural disaster, famine, economic implosion, or like today, during a pandemic is inevitable.

Sat, 04 Jul, 2020

Covid-19: Doctors hopeful of virus treatments as lessons learned over long six months
Covid-19: Doctors hopeful of virus treatments as lessons learned over long six months
A lot has changed in the six months since an entirely new coronavirus began sweeping the globe, with many lessons learned since then, writes Nick Brown and Deena Beasley

Fri, 03 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

Regeneron, Sanofi arthritis drug fails Covid-19 study
Regeneron, Sanofi arthritis drug fails Covid-19 study
Biotech company Regeneron said its rheumatoid arthritis drug Kevzara failed to meet the main goals of a US study testing it in the most critically ill Covid-19 patients

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

Queensland Reds snap seven-year losing streak as rugby returns in Australia
Queensland Reds snap seven-year losing streak as rugby returns in Australia
Queensland Reds fly-half James O'Connor kicked a late penalty to secure a 32-26 win and snap a seven-year losing streak to the New South Wales Waratahs as professional rugby returned to Australia on Friday after a three-month hiatus due to Covid-19.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

'Hollow victory' if end of Covid-19 wage subsidy triggers unemployment surge says Paschal Donohoe
'Hollow victory' if end of Covid-19 wage subsidy triggers unemployment surge says Paschal Donohoe
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has said that the Covid Wage Subsidy Scheme will not end abruptly and hinted that it could last until the end of the year.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

GRAPEVINE: ReganWall adds an advisory board as investors seek Irish acquisitions; plus other news
GRAPEVINE: ReganWall adds an advisory board as investors seek Irish acquisitions; plus other news
Cork law firm ReganWall is dealing with a lot of international investors looking at acquisition opportunities in Ireland

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

Top doc Éanna Falvey warns rugby changes needed to protect players from coronavirus
Top doc Éanna Falvey warns rugby changes needed to protect players from coronavirus
World Rugby’s leading doctor, Éanna Falvey has reiterated the need for temporary changes in the way the sport is played in order to minimise the risk of spreading Covid-19 during matches.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2020

Irish-backed UK pub group warns of uncertain customer demand ahead of reopening
Irish-backed UK pub group warns of uncertain customer demand ahead of reopening
UK pub group Mitchells & Butlers - of which Irish financiers JP McManus and John Magnier are substantial shareholders - has posted a first-half loss and warned of ongoing uncertainty ahead of a return to trading.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2020

Vaccine and US jobs hopes boost global stock markets despite fears of second Covid-19 wave
Vaccine and US jobs hopes boost global stock markets despite fears of second Covid-19 wave
Global stocks climbed as traders assessed prospects for an economic rebound in the US after better-than-estimated jobs data amid concern over a second wave of coronavirus cases.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2020

Cork law firm ReganWall adds advisory board as investors seek Irish acquisitions
Cork law firm ReganWall adds advisory board as investors seek Irish acquisitions
Cork-based solicitors Regan Wall are talking to multiple international investors seeking information about high-value Irish companies across all sectors. Having been tentative for the first few weeks of lockdown, overseas investors are now eager to get back on the pitch, with high-value Irish companies very much on their minds.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2020

Teaching unions say full September reopening of school is unrealistic under current Covid guidelines
Teaching unions say full September reopening of school is unrealistic under current Covid guidelines
Secondary schools will not be in a position to fully reopen in September if the current health advice on physical distancing remains in force.

Thu, 02 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

Govt advice on two-hour limit on meetings caused 'huge confusion' in courts, documents show
Govt advice on two-hour limit on meetings caused 'huge confusion' in courts, documents show
The Courts Service were worried that “absolutely nothing could function” after concerns over a two-hour time limit for people to be allowed stay in the same place were raised.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2020

Farmers asked to respond to farm risks as public did to Covid-19 risks
Farmers asked to respond to farm risks as public did to Covid-19 risks
Faced with an overwhelming public health imperative, practices such as physical distancing, coughing etiquette, and hand sanitising, became the norm.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2020

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