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Sister expresses concern on the eve of Lyra McKee’s second anniversary

Police have ruled out the involvement of loyalist paramilitary groups in organising violence in Belfast. There have now been seven nights of rioting. The Police Service of Northern Ireland says it doesn’t believe it was ‘orchestrated by a group’. An umbrella body representing the likes of the UVF and UDA has insisted none of its

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Irish Water update on supplies in Gortahork and Falcarragh

Irish Water says due to essential maintenance, there was an outage at the Gortahork-Falcarragh Water Treatment Plant today. Irish Water and Donegal County Council say although the water treatment plant is now back in production, customers in Gortahork-Falcarragh and surrounding areas may experience low water pressure and/or water outages for a period of time this

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NI expected to administer one millionth vaccine this weekend

113 more cases of Covid 19 have been confirmed North of the border today, with two more Covid-related deaths. Meanwhile, Northern Ireland’s one millionth Covid-19 vaccine is likely to be administered this weekend. The total now stands at 988,000 – with 806,000 first doses and 182,000 second jabs. The total population of the North is

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International travel the “weakest element” of Covid policy – Shortall

The government has been accused of failing to put an adequate system in place to protect the country from importing Covid variants. It’s after new figures showed the number of foreign residents who arrived into Dublin Airport increased by nearly 66 per cent last week. It was the first full week of mandatory hotel quarantine.

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NEPHT “never, ever” want to recommend lockdown measures again

  The Deputy Chief Medical Officer says he “never, ever” wants to recommend lockdown measures to the Government again. The National Public Health Emergency Team is urging people to continue to keep their contacts down to stop the spread of Covid-19, while the reproductive number is below, or close to one. The number of patients

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Further calls for responsibility for LUH car parking fees to change hands

  There are further calls for the responsibility of car parking charges at Letterkenny University Hospital to lie with the Friends of the Hospital. It comes as figures show that the HSE collected almost 15 thousand euro in income from Letterkenny University car parking fees last year. The minimum fee for a space at the

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Discussions on identity vital in addressing NI tensions – Blaney

A Donegal Senator says there needs to be more North South dialogue about identity as part of a process to address the ongoing tension in Loyalist areas. Senator Niall Blaney is a member of the Oireachtas Good Friday Committee, and Fianna Fail spokesperson on Northern Ireland in the Seanad. He says Taoiseach Michael Martin is

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HSE collects almost €15,000 from LUH car park last year

The HSE received almost €15,000 in income from Letterkenny University Hospital car park last year. According to freedom of information figures, over 5.2 million euro was collected nationally with nearly 1.3 million received from Cork University Hospital. University College Hospital Galway was the next highest, at 630,000 euro. Sinn Féin’s health spokesman, David Cullinane, says

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More talks needed between education partners & Government – O’Riordain

  Labour’s education spokesperson doesn’t believe teachers will strike over changes to the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out. The three teacher unions voted for an emergency motion backing industrial action, if they’re not prioritised for vaccines. It’s after the Government decided to roll out injections based on age rather than profession. The Education Minister has told teachers

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