The government is set to go against the advice of NPHET on certain aspects of reopening the country from next week. Restaurants and gastropubs are set to be given the go-ahead to reopen and travel between counties over Christmas is likely to be permitted when the government announces plans to lift Level 5 restrictions in […]
The principal did say, however, that PE day at the school was “becoming more of a fashion show”. The principal of Presentation College in Carlow has denied claims that female students at the school were asked not to wear tight leggings to PE classes. The principal did admit, however, that female students were spoken to […]
All round to Mrs. Brown’s for Christmas. If there’s been a TV show as divisive as Mrs. Brown’s Boys since the turn of the millennium, then we haven’t heard of it. It’s famously not to everyone’s tastes, but then again, it regularly tops the most-watched lists in Ireland and the UK. 574,000 people tuned in […]
Trump has told his team “to do what needs to be done”. Donald Trump seems finally set to concede defeat in the US presidential election, having given the go-ahead for the transition of power to president-elect Joe Biden. As part of his apparent refusal to accept that he had lost the election, Trump had previously […]
Ireland currently has the lowest number of public holidays of all EU member states. Irish trade union Fórsa has called on employers in Ireland to pursue pilot projects that would explore the feasibility of introducing a four-day week, without loss of pay or productivity. Fórsa, which has over 80,000 members, urged both public and private […]
An edited version of the song will be played on the station instead, while the original version will still be played on BBC Radio 2. BBC Radio 1 has confirmed that it will not play the original version of ‘Fairytale of New York’, a Christmas song by The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl, on air this […]
“Today is a great day for science and humanity.” A global clinical trial of a Covid-19 vaccine has been found to be more than 90% effective, according to manufacturers Pfizer and BioNTech. The first set of results from the Phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine trial were announced by Pfizer on Monday (9 November), a day described […]
As Joe Biden edges closer to victory, Donald Trump, as expected, is not going down without a fight. Donald Trump has reiterated claims that the US election has been rigged against him as he loses vital ground to rival Joe Biden in the presidential race. In a speech on Thursday evening, Trump made a number […]
To put any fears at ease, the Minister was wearing clothes at the time he made the point. Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Damien English TD, said that “clothes are not essential” when discussing the implications of Level 5 of the government’s Living with Covid framework on the retail sector in Ireland. […]
“You married the most, most, most, most, most genius man in the whole world, Kanye West.” Even in a year as crazy as 2020, with all that’s going on, Kim Kardashian West still possesses an almost unrivalled ability to provoke discussion worldwide via her social media feed. Days after revealing her private island birthday getaway […]
From November of next year, New Zealand will become the seventh country in the world where euthanasia is legal. Euthanasia will soon become legal in New Zealand but cannabis will not after the preliminary results of two referendums were released on Friday. 65.2% of voters in New Zealand voted ‘Yes’ in favour of the End […]
Some schools are reported to have been missing up to 10 teachers due to Covid-19 testing delays. Teachers are “very fearful” and “full of worry” ahead of a return to school after the mid-term break, according to the President of the Association of Secondary School Teachers, Ireland (ASTI). Speaking to Morning Ireland on RTE Radio […]