The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 3,294 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. In addition, on Monday 21 February, 4,060 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. It brings the day’s cases to a combined total of 7,354. As of 8am today, 608 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of whom 54 … Read more
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has travelled to Berlin for a meeting with the Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz today. Chancellor Scholz will host the Taoiseach at the Federal Chancellery in the German capital for a working lunch, following military honours on arrival and a private meeting between the two leaders. The Chancellor and the Taoiseach will … Read more
The Irish Government has branded Russia’s recognition of two separatist Ukrainian regions as a “blatant violation” of Ukraine’s territorial integrity. Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney said Ireland’s support for Ukraine was “unwavering” and said Dublin would support additional EU sanctions on Russia in response to the move by president Vladimir Putin. The Ukraine crisis … Read more
Alisa, a 38-year-old Ukrainian with an office job in the capital, had always enjoyed sports shooting and joined a local territorial defence unit more than a year ago to acquire combat skills. Now she is worried she might have to use those skills in a real war with Russia. “People die, that’s horrible. Even worse is … Read more
A former soldier has been jailed for ten years for repeatedly raping a woman on multiple occasions and threatening to kill or cause her serious harm. 31 years old, Niall Kennedy of Standhouse Lawns, Newbridge, Co Kildare, was convicted last year of twelve counts of rape on eleven different occasions in August 2017. Not long … Read more
The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, has accepted new recommendations in relation to Ireland’s COVID-19 vaccination programme. The recommendations were made by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), who has endorsed these recommendations. NIAC has recommended that a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine be offered to all children … Read more
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of an additional 3,473 positive PCR cases of Covid-19 in Ireland in the past 24 hours. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) also reported 3,351 PCR-confirmed cases of the virus yesterday, as well as 4,847 PCR-confirmed cases on Saturday. This brings the total number of PCR-confirmed … Read more
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Science and Innovation, Simon Harris, has today announced the appointment of Dr. Patrick Prendergast as the first chairperson of the new technological university (TU) for the South East. Minister Harris confirmed the new university will open its doors on 1 May. Dr. Prendergast, the former Provost of Trinity … Read more
Two girls, both aged in their 20s, have been hospitalised with serious injuries following a road traffic collision in Co Louth last night. The single-vehicle crash occurred after the car hit a tree on the N53 in Rassan, Dundalk at 8:30 pm. Two of the car’s backseat passengers – women aged 21 and 23 – … Read more
A 22-year-old man has died after being injured in an accident that occurred in Co Kerry yesterday. The single-vehicle collision happened during the Killarney Forestry Rally in Mount Eagle, Castleisland at approximately 2 pm on Sunday afternoon. The man, who was driving a car, was badly injured and airlifted to Cork University Hospital where he … Read more
Day after day, immigrants arrive in Ireland to take up new jobs, begin studies in a new college, and start an adventure with new friends. Central to all of that is finding somewhere to live – a new home, away from the one they left behind, in search of a better life. One young Italian … Read more
Status Orange wind warnings have been issued by Met Éireann for several counties as Storm Franklin makes its way across Ireland. An orange wind warning is in place for Co Clare until midnight, while counties Sligo, Leitrim, and Donegal are also under an orange alert until 7 o’clock today morning. A Met Éireann spokesperson said … Read more
A woman in her 30s has died following a single-car crash in Lahinch, Co Clare. Gardaí said the woman was a passenger in the only car involved in the collision, in Lahinch at around 6:40 pm yesterday. She was pronounced dead at the scene. They said no other serious injuries were reported. A man in … Read more
The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that Russia’s plan to invade Ukraine would lead to the largest conflict in Europe since the Second World War. Mr. Johnson said he wanted people to understand the sheer cost in human life that an incursion into Ukraine would bring, with casualties on both sides. In an … Read more
ESB repair crews have been working through the night to restore power to more than 70,000 users after their electricity was cut during Storm Eunice. Around 7,000 households and businesses are without supply this morning. Power is not expected to be restored to some ESB customers in Cork, Kerry, and Enniscorthy in Co Wexford until … Read more