Month: January 2021

Taoiseach said that Covid-19 restrictions will be in place for at least the first six months of the year. However, he said this does not mean six months of “lockdown”. He also said that schools may remain closed until St Patrick’s Day. “The full million (students) won’t be back” by this date, he said. “Because […]

It’s confirmed by Taoiseach, there will be no easing of Level 5 restrictions at the end of this month, the current measures will be in place for at least another four weeks.  There are no plans to “seal the island” or “seal the border” between north and south to curb the spread of Covid-19. Credit […]

It’s confirmed by the organizer that St Patrick’s Festival Dublin parade will be cancelled this year. The parade was cancelled last year too. According to the organizers of their Facebook, The National St. Patrick’s Festival returns in 2021, running from March 12th to 17th inclusive. The presentation of this years’ Festival will be through ‘SPF […]

Brazil and Ireland join the travel ban list. According to South China Morning Post senior reporter Danny Lee on Twitter, NEW: HONG KONG BARS ENTRY TO ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN IN IRELAND AND BRAZIL IN THE PAST 21 DAYS, AND WILL BE FORBIDDEN TO FLY TO HONG KONG – IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY — G-DLEE […]

Stay home, stay home. Travel only if you are essential workers and for essential purposes only This one is definitely an essential worker ! Just heading to do the milking Guard. I’m an essential worker! Garda Aoife O’Gorman on duty at an #OperationFanacht checkpoint came across this “motorist” in Kiltealy in Wexford yesterday out for […]

The Department of Health has confirmed 2,944 new cases of Covid-19 and 13 deaths. There have now been a total of 172,726 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 2,608 deaths related to the virus in Ireland. According to rte The Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has said that people of all ages are being admitted […]