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Posted by The Analyst | 01 April 2020 | Breaking News
The joggers glare at my kids as though I’m needlessly lugging tiny adorable biohazards on my daily walk

Another week in confinement saw new measures being introduced. An Taoiseach has said he doesn't like the phrase 'lockdown' as a concept. Perhaps because it sounds punitive, unlike the cosy little re-brand of isolation now better known as cocooning. Still, I wish we could lean in to the severity of our situation if only to...

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Posted by The Analyst | 01 April 2020 | Breaking News
Only we can save ourselves from this deadly threat

We have become so used to seeing the wheels of Government spinning in mid-air, the pace of decision-making recently has been dizzying.

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Posted by The Analyst | 01 April 2020 | Breaking News
No butts as Tokyo gets serious on smoking

Patrons of Tokyo restaurants and bars were able to light up indoors for the last time yesterday as one of the world's most cigarette-friendly cities starts enforcing anti-smoking laws from today.

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Posted by The Analyst | 01 April 2020 | Breaking News
Mulvany admits racing programme might require ‘complete overhaul’

Sportspeople face more questions than answers amid the coronavirus crisis given the uncertainty about when competition will resume, but things are even more complicated for trainers right now.

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Posted by The Analyst | 01 April 2020 | Breaking News
Lockdown may cause drop of over 4,000 beds in Dublin hotel pipeline

The Covid-19 outbreak is expected to reduce the pipeline for new hotel bedrooms in Dublin by 32pc, with 4,057 fewer beds to be delivered by 2022 than previously expected.

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Posted by The Analyst | 01 April 2020 | Breaking News
Let’s leave April Fools to the kids this year – they need a little laugh

Today is an April Fool's Day like no other. As if coronavirus hasn't already put us in a spin, April 1 gives us one more thing to fret about. How much pranking is appropriate in the midst of a pandemic, when, in hospitals not far from us, severely ill people are fighting for their lives?

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Posted by The Analyst | 01 April 2020 | Breaking News
FAI sweat on UEFA’s play-off call

FAI officials should find out today if they will have to decide whether Mick McCarthy or Stephen Kenny should manage Ireland for their Euro 2020 play-off.

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