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Met Éireann, issued a Status Yellow wind and rainfall warning this afternoon. The alert is set to take effect from 3pm tomorrow.  Throughout recent periods and night of St Stephen’s Day, winds related to Storm Bella (named by the UK Met…

Pope Francis's Christmas message for nations is to share Covid-19 vaccines amongst each other. He said that walls of nationalism could not be built to stop a pandemic that knows no borders. The message was dominated by the effects…

DUBLIN: A new variant of COVID-19 that appeared in the UK has also been found in Ireland. Several new cases have been reported in the eastern part of the country, including Dublin. This was confirmed by a group of public health experts led…

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, was recently tested positive for Covid-19. As McConalogue became positive, all the ministers in the Irish cabinet went into observation. As a precaution, all ministers…

DUBLIN: The COVID-19 pandemic is reported to have reduced burglaries in Ireland, but there has been an increase in murder and drugs and weapons offences. The figures from Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that burglaries in Ireland…

Aldi recently confirmed that by 2022, it will open a new store in Clonakilty in Co Cork.   The company said that they have received the final planning permission for the store at the Waterfront in the town. This new project is expected…

DUBLIN: The Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys said new arrangements have been put in place to process new applications submitted by people for Pandemic Unemployment Payments (PUPs) over the Christmas period.­­­ Tens of…

DUBLIN: As a precautionary measure, the HSE released new guidelines as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase in London and the South East of England. Previously, it was suggested that those arriving in Ireland from the UK…

DUBLIN: Immigration permissions that are due to expire from 21st January 2021 - 20th April 2021 are extended to the 20th April 2021. This is the sixth such extension since the onset of the pandemic. The move by the Justice Minister…

DUBLIN: Concerns are growing as the number of COVID-19 patients is rising even before Christmas. When the number of cases of COVID per day is almost 1000, the spike in deaths is also causing serious concern. CMO Dr. Tony Holohan…