They will also broadcast messages from non-Catholic denominations and religions following daily Mass.
The Department of Justice has said concerns about the spread of coronavirus prompted them to transfer 150 asylum seekers to a new Direct Provision centre in Cahersiveen, Kerry.
15 Italians who were in Ireland for flight assistant training with Ryanair have Covid19. Some of them were under treatment in two hospitals in Dublin while others have been quarantined. It is believed that they contracted the virus in Bergamo, near Milan, where the training began. Bergamo is the area with of the largest number […]
A very interesting conversation on my twitter timeline this morning that’s worth exploring in more depth: One point that has received very little attention is the upcoming Seanad election and, in particular, the impact that it may have on the timing of the appointment of a Taoiseach and, as a result, the formation of a […]
It is universally accepted that the Coronavirus outbreak that has shut down the western world originated in the city of Wuhan, in China’s Hubei province. It is less universally, but still generally, accepted that the virus made its way into humans via an animal sold at one of that city’s disgusting wet markets – probably […]
The Minister for Education Joe McHugh has announced that all Leaving Certificate students studying languages will receive marks of 100% in lieu of oral assessments.
The Waterford City branch of the Irish Red Cross has warned against a “scamming” scheme being run in the city targeting elderly people and charging €100 for a supposed COVID-19 test.
New figures from the Department of Health show that two-thirds of confirmed cases of COVID-19 as at Monday of this week are in people under the age of 55. The National Public Health Emergency Team analysed 271 cases notified as at midnight Monday, 16 March. In a release this evening (Wednesday) the Health Protection Surveillance […]
Bernie Sanders has announced he will return to his home-state of Vermont to “assess his campaign” with supporters after significant losses to Joe Biden in recent primary contests.
The preacher asked if he was allowed to say “that homosexuality is wrong”. “It depends what you’re saying,” replied the policeman “but if I hear something and I don’t think it’s right I’ll act upon it.”
The city of Philadelphia yesterday announced that, due to the outbreak of COVID-19, police will no longer arrest those found committing a number of offences, including theft, burglary, prostitution, and drug offences, effective immediately. Instead of arresting those found committing these crimes police will instead detain them long enough to confirm their identity and then […]
She’s not the first doctor to get it, and she won’t be the last: Newstalk presenter Ciara Kelly has announced that she has been diagnosed with #COVID19. https://t.co/FCu7VkVqy8 — NewstalkFM (@NewstalkFM) March 18, 2020 For those of you who haven’t been in radio studios, this obviously raises concerns about Newstalk’s entire staff. Almost every programme […]