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Pandemic 'not fully behind' us despite signs of recovery – Paschal Donohoe

The Minister for Finance has said that, while the pandemic is not “fully behind us”, Ireland and the European Union are seeing very positive indicators of recovery. Paschal Donohoe said that unemployment levels across the Euro area has reached a low ...

24 Feb 2022 at 17:01

National News

Alan Kelly will resign as Labour leader after losing support of parliamentary party

Alan Kelly has announced he is to resign as Labour Party leader after less than two years after being informed by parliamentary colleagues that they had lost confidence in him. Delivering a public statement at Leinster House on Wednesday evening, ...

03 Mar 2022 at 10:06

Northern Ireland

Frontline workers honoured with Freedom of Belfast for role during pandemic

Frontline workers have been granted the Freedom of Belfast for their work during the coronavirus pandemic. Healthcare and social care staff, as well as those from key public and frontline services, and the community and voluntary sector were ...

25 Aug 2022 at 23:00

World

WHO downgrades Covid-19 pandemic, saying it is no longer a global emergency

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said Covid-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency. The announcement marks a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies ...

05 May 2023 at 15:05

Northern Ireland

Bereaved family members call for accountability for NI Covid response

Families of people who died of Covid-19 have called for accountability for decisions made in Northern Ireland in response to the pandemic. On Thursday, former health minister Robin Swann and Dr Denis McMahon, permanent secretary of ...

06 Jul 2023 at 19:01

Northern Ireland

Not enough consideration was given to impact of Covid lockdown – Foster

Not enough consideration was given to the impact of lockdown measures introduced in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Baroness Arlene Foster has said. The former Northern Ireland first minister and DUP leader also told the UK ...

11 Jul 2023 at 13:09

Arts & Entertainment

Phone, call or text a friend – they appreciate it more than you think

Getting in touch with a friend with a note, call or text is more appreciated than you might think, a new study suggests. Researchers found that people consistently underestimate how much others in their social circle might ...

11 Jul 2022 at 15:56

Northern Ireland

UK gender pay gap widens to 8.3% but below pre-pandemic levels

The gender pay gap for UK workers widened to 8.3% this year, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that the difference in average earnings for full-time male and female employees ...

26 Oct 2022 at 12:44

Derry News

Trade unions invite Derry workers to a 'Know Your Rights' information workshop

Derry workers affected by the pandemic have been invited to an information workshop to inform them of their rights. Niall McCarroll, Chair of Derry Trades Union Council (DTUC) says workers have been on the frontlines ...

16 Nov 2020 at 19:27

Northern Ireland

Swann says he did not provide sufficient direction at start of pandemic

Stormont’s former health minister Robin Swann has admitted he did not provide sufficient direction in preparing for a surge in the number of critical cases during the early months of the Covid pandemic. Giving ...

18 Nov 2024 at 12:23

Northern Ireland

Covid had more impact on health services in NI, Swann tells inquiry

Disruption to hospital treatment caused by Covid-19 in Northern Ireland was greater than the rest of the UK because of the already strained state of its health service, former health minister Robin Swann has ...

18 Nov 2024 at 14:29

Northern Ireland

Decisions taken during Covid pandemic still weigh heavily on me, says Swann

Stormont’s former health minister Robin Swann has admitted that decisions he made during the Covid pandemic continue to “weigh heavily” upon him. Mr Swann also told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that he did not ...

18 Nov 2024 at 16:39

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