All passengers arriving into Ireland will have to provide a negative Covid-19 test prior to departure from this Saturday, 16 January. The negative test must be taken within 72 hours prior to arrival in Ireland. Arrivals from Britain and South Africa had already been...
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Recovering from coronavirus gives stronger protection than vaccine
New studies suggest people who have recovered from coronavirus have a stronger protection against the disease than those who take the vaccine. On The Pat Kenny Show this morning, Trinity Professor Luke O’Neill referenced three studies with hopeful findings for those...
Ireland’s daily Covid-19 rate highest in the world
Ireland now has the highest daily number of new confirmed Covid-19 cases in the world for every million people, according to figures published by the Our World in Data organisation. The seven day rolling average is 1,394 cases per million - ahead of the UK on 810,...
Government in U-turn on plans for Leaving Cert students and special schools to return next week
The Government has been forced into a U-turn on plans to allow Leaving Cert students return to school next week. Leaving Cert Students will now study remotely along with all other pupils until January 31. The issue will then be reviewed. Plans to reopen special...
‘Stay in your homes for a month’ while businesses told they may not open until end of March
Measures in place until at least January 31 include: Schools staying closed to all but Leaving Cert and special needs students Childcare services like créches will be for essential workers only Work will halt on most construction sites apart from certain projects like...
What is in the new Covid-19 restrictions?
The Government has announced a series of new restrictions aimed at tackling the recent surge in Covid-19 cases. The measures, which were agreed by Cabinet this afternoon, are on top of existing Level 5 measures that were introduced last week. The measures are in place...
January Newsletter
Govt wants to ‘avoid long-scale shutdown’ of schools – O’Gorman
The Minister for Children has said the Government wants to avoid a "long-scale shutdown" of schools and childcare providers, but he added that the situation is under constant review. Roderic O'Gorman said advice from the National Public Health Emergency Team...
People urged to reduce social contacts to a minimum
Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn has urged the public to reduce contacts to a minimum as the number of people infected with Covid-19 continues to soar. Almost 5,000 new cases and a further seven deaths were reported yesterday. A backlog of around 9,000...
Level Five has returned to Ireland now that Christmas has ended, as the number of COVID-19 cases in the country continue to soar.
Level Five is returning to Ireland now that Christmas has ended, as the number of COVID-19 cases in the country continue to soar. Most of the restrictions will kick in from tomorrow, December 27, with household visits limited to one other family until January 1, and...
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All passengers into Ireland to require negative test result
All passengers arriving into Ireland will have to provide...
Recovering from coronavirus gives stronger protection than vaccine
New studies suggest people who have recovered from...
Ireland’s daily Covid-19 rate highest in the world
Ireland now has the highest daily number of new confirmed...
Government in U-turn on plans for Leaving Cert students and special schools to return next week
The Government has been forced into a U-turn on plans to...
‘Stay in your homes for a month’ while businesses told they may not open until end of March
Measures in place until at least January 31 include:...