Cormac McQuinn
Independent.ie
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Taoiseach's White House meeting in doubt due to Covid-19 crisis
TAOISEACH Micheál Martin has acknowledged that the annual St Patrick's Day visit to the White House is in doubt due to the Covid-19 pandemic. → Read More
Taoiseach: 'Ireland's hospitals in their most terrible week so far'
IRELAND'S hospitals are in their "most terrible week" so far in the Covid-19 pandemic, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said. → Read More
Order that ran Tuam home refuse to say if exhumation funds offer has increased
The order of nuns that ran the infamous mother and baby home in Tuam has refused to say if it has increased its offer of €2.5m towards the cost of excavating the site where hundreds of infants are believed to have been improperly buried. → Read More
Multiple family members ‘being treated together’ in hospital with Covid-19
There are now cases where multiple members of the same family are ending up in hospital with Covid-19 amid warnings the crisis in wards and intensive care units looks set to last for weeks. → Read More
Dáil warned pay hike for health department role will cause pressure for increases elsewhere
THE €81,000 pay increase for the position of Department of Health Secretary General will cause pressure to bring in such hikes elsewhere in the civil service, the Dáil has been told. → Read More
Plan to force creches to refund parents if children can’t attend as Leaving Certs to study remotely following Government U-turn
The Government is exploring ways to force childcare providers to repay parents who are charged fees for services that can’t be used due to Covid-19 restrictions. → Read More
Ireland warned of risk posed by Brexit to energy supplies
Ireland’s energy supply is at risk of being “doubly disconnected” due to Brexit, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has been warned. The claim came from the Irish Offshore Operators’ Association (IOOA) in a letter to Mr Martin at the end of November. → Read More
Taoiseach says law will change to allow for names of child murder victims to be reported
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has promised that the law will be changed so that the identity of murdered children can once again be reported. → Read More
€5,000 fines or prison for truckers who try to dodge post-Brexit customs checks
Truckers who try to dodge new customs checks when travelling from Britain will be pursued by Revenue and face possible sanctions, including a €5,000 fine or prison time. → Read More
Truckers who try to dodge new customs checks from Britain face fines or prison
TRUCKERS who try to dodge new customs checks when travelling from Britain will be pursued by Revenue and face possible sanctions like fines and prison time. → Read More
Solidarity must be a two-way street, says McGuinness as the EU prepares for life without Britain
When Mairead McGuinness started her new job as a European Commissioner, she found a note on her desk in the Berlaymont Building in Brussels. It was from Phil Hogan, her predecessor as Ireland’s Commissioner who had to resign in controversial circumstances amid the furore over the infamous Golfgate dinner. → Read More
Phil Hogan paid a ‘very heavy price’ for Golfgate, says Mairead McGuinness
Ireland’s European Commissioner Mairead McGuinness says her predecessor Phil Hogan paid a “very heavy price” for the Golfgate controversy. → Read More
Covid-19 vaccine red tape over ‘complex consent process’ delays roll-out here in Ireland
Red tape over getting informed consent from people being given the Covid-19 vaccine is among the reasons why it was not immediately rolled out upon delivery of the first batch to Ireland. → Read More
Brexit with a deal still ‘lose-lose’: Ireland's European Commissioner Mairead McGuinness
Ireland’s European Commissioner has said Brexit is still a “lose-lose situation” despite the last-minute Christmas Eve trade deal. → Read More
‘A modern democracy’ demands TD maternity leave reform, says Martin
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the lack of official maternity leave for women politicians “doesn’t reflect well on a modern democracy” and should be rectified. → Read More
Minister who tested positive for Covid after shopping trip ‘followed all rules’
Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue went shopping in Dublin city centre hours ahead of a scheduled Covid-19 test which later came back positive. → Read More
Minister Ryan says Government hoping to see Brexit deal today
TRANSPORT Minister Eamon Ryan said the Government is hoping to see a Brexit deal agreed today. → Read More
Hope for Irish residents stranded in Britain as flights arranged for tomorrow
THERE is hope that Irish residents stranded in Britain as the Government arranged at least two special flights to bring them home tomorrow. → Read More
‘Protect your loved ones’ – 727 Covid-19 further cases confirmed today
PEOPLE who have been socialising in pubs, restaurants and each other's homes need to "think long and hard" about seeing vulnerable relatives over Christmas, Minister Simon Harris has warned. → Read More
Hundreds of Irish truckers stranded amid ban on travel to and from Britain
A travel ban imposed by a number of countries on Britain has left about 200 Irish truckers stranded in the south-east of England as they try to make their way with freight from Ireland to the continent. → Read More