Gatherings with alcohol have been identified as contributing to spikes in the increased spread of Covid-19 in the autumn, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said.
Ireland could find itself swiftly grappling with another worrying spread of coronavirus despite a drop in daily cases recorded yesterday.
Those most vulnerable to coronavirus will only be recommended for immediate access to the forthcoming vaccines if the scientific data shows it works best for them, the head of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) told the Irish Independent.
RTÉ representatives have met with gardaí who are probing a controversial farewell party that saw breaches in Covid-19 social-distancing guidelines.
Joshua Wong, the high-profile Hong Kong democracy activist, is likely to be returned to prison after he and two others pleaded guilty yesterday to inciting and organising an “unauthorised assembly” last year outside the city's police headquarters.
The Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) will be extended to new entrants until March, under plans to be discussed by Cabinet today.
A group of leading GOP national security experts yesterday urged congressional Republicans to demand President Donald Trump concede the election and immediately begin the transition to the incoming Biden administration.
