Friday 18 September 2020
Dublin is expected to be placed on Level Three before the weekend.
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said meat barons are playing with people’s lives.
It’s expected a press conference outlining the measures will take place after ministers meet at 8am.
There has been a 20-fold increase in the incidence rate of the virus in Dublin over the last few weeks, the Tánaiste said.
Ireland needs to look to other EU countries and how they are handling spikes, says Tánaiste.
The Taoiseach says the UK government’s actions ‘does not build trust’.
Leo Varadkar told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland that Ireland may lose travel connectivity “for up to 4 years” if “strict” travel rules are not relaxed.
EU-UK trade talks are set to start up again tomorrow.
“No one in Ireland has died of Covid in the last 14 days,” Leo Varadkar said today.
With the Leaving Certificate results out on Monday, the minister said an apprenticeship is a great way to get the career you want.
Leo Varadkar said the publication of daily figures should continue but said more ‘common sense’ needed to be heard now.
There is a push to get pubs open next month.
Varadkar said he wouldn’t be surprised if Ireland loses the Trade Commissioner role.
A clip from a speech Varadkar made at the Global Vaccine Summit has been used to claim he said he supports forced vaccination for everyone in Ireland.
A number of high-profile names are in the mix.
Government has u-turned on the idea of sending officers into peoples’ homes to break up gatherings.
NPHET has been asked to work on guidelines that would allow for the safe reopening of all pubs.
Variations of the same post have been widely shared on Facebook.
Children aged two to 12 years can get the flu jab for free this year, but it’s not compulsory.
There is a lot of interest in the trade commissioner job – and the knock on vacancies that might arise.
The coalition has been rocked by resignations and calls for those in the public eye to step aside.
Last night, it emerged that Hogan was stopped by gardaí while driving to the dinner.
They said in a statement tonight that Hogan needs “to give a full account and explanations of his actions”.
The party whip has been removed from senators Paul Daly, Aidan Davitt and Niall Blaney.
Varadkar confirmed that the party whip has been removed from three of his party’s senators.
Correspondence sent to Varadkar shows how the public reacted to the crisis in its initial weeks.
Publicans also want the PUP and wage subsidy scheme levels to remain at current rates for closed pubs until they reopen.
The new system is being designed to allow the country live with Covid-19 over the coming six months.
The Tánaiste explained that when the virus starts rising in the community, “you then start seeing clusters popping up all over the place”.
It is understood that 11pm closure is not a hard rule for businesses.
The newly formed coalition has been beset by difficulties since it formed at the end of June.
Micheál Martin will be happy to see the back of these last few weeks.
The late-night sitting saw business stopped twice and a minister vote against the government.
Cabinet will meet on Tuesday to discuss the advice from NPHET.
Varadkar said it hasn’t been an issue because usually the Tánaiste also hold the position of Foreign Affairs Minister.
Labour leader Alan Kelly attacked the government over the issue in the Dáil today.
Martin will be paid almost €1,500 more than Varadkar was in the last government, despite a 10% cut to the official level of pay.
The Department of Education’s planning document is to be brought to Cabinet tomorrow.
The Tánaiste said that people can now travel to the green list countries for non-essential reasons.
There were few surprises in today’s announcement.
