Lebanon's parliament approves two-week state of emergency in Beirut
Dozens of demonstrators shouted as lawmakers arrived at parliament to ratify the emergency measure.
Dozens of demonstrators shouted as lawmakers arrived at parliament to ratify the emergency measure.
Rationing of critical care during any coronavirus surge must not happen at the expense of the most vulnerable, writes Clonan.
TD Niall Collins says some pubs have remained open.
The Catalan giants can bring in another player following the injury to Ousmane Dembele.
The US will also begin funnelling all flights from China to seven major airports where passengers can be screened for illness.
Many homes have been evacuated and power has been cut due to the fires.
Joe Schmidt confirmed that he definitely won’t be calling on foreign-based players in an emergency.
The Mississippi River is currently at 17 feet – just below flood range.
The report notes that the mortality rate for heart attack and stroke has continued to decrease year-on-year for the past 10 years.
Green Party leader Eamon Ryan said this move will put pressure on the government to be more ambitious with its policies.
Emergency services were alerted to the incident at midday.
Dublin Fire Brigade serves emergency call outs for Dublin city, as well as the greater Dublin area.
The five individuals are aged between 76 and 95 years old.
The ban had been put in place last month to “mitigate the risk” of this type of driving on public roads.
Sean O’Sullivan woke at 6am and couldn’t rouse his granny Ruth.
Opposition politicians have described the ban on driving with blue lights and sirens as a “backward” move.
Volunteers are worried about the potential delays this will cause when they are travelling to incidents.
While attempting to catch a sliotar, the hurler’s left hand struck the helmet of an opposing player during a club league match.
Declaring a national emergency would free Trump to seek to redirect federal funds and bypass Congress.
Landslides and flash flooding have left roads blocked.
The Garda Representative Association said as many as 60% of gardaí only have basic driver training, which means they can not exceed the speed limit in a chase.
The Virgin Atlantic flight landed just after 7am this morning.
Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile said that when weather alerts are reported, they should be done so on an all-Ireland basis.
Ombudsman for Children Dr Niall Muldoon says the government needs to change its thinking.
Over 1500 residents have been ordered to evacuate the surrounding areas as some lose their homes.
Photos emerged online this week of passengers using their oxygen masks incorrectly during an emergency Southwest Airlines landing.
This year over the 24 hours of Good Friday, the centre processed a total of 379 calls.
The water supply has come under great pressure in the aftermath of Storm Emma.
Varadkar said that a number of deaths may have been caused by the storm.
Dr Peter Sloane says that he wants to draw attention to the lack of resources to the ambulance service in Carraroe.
Crews are being told to use Dublin Airport for transfers to Beaumont Hospital, adding up to 20 minutes onto the journey for the patient.
The National Emergency Coordination Group on severe weather convened this morning to assess the situation in the wake of Eleanor and to review the weather ahead.
While there were master keys to individual units at the centre, there was no clarity as to how these could be located in an emergency.
It was the first time the system was brought into use in ireland under the 2009 Broadcasting Act.
“Our number one priority today is to avoid any injuries and any loss of life.”
An estimated 5,700 structures have been destroyed by the wildfires.
A total of 6.3 million people have been ordered to evacuate the southern US State.
A powerful 8.2 magnitude earthquake hit Mexico late last night.
Houston’s Mayor has defended the decision not to evacuate the city.
The Category 4 hurricane has wreaked havoc across the gulf coast since making its landfall last Friday.