A NEW penalty regime of graduated fines for breaching Covid-19 restrictions is to be drawn up, ministers have decided this evening.
October 9, 2020
A NEW penalty regime of graduated fines for breaching Covid-19 restrictions is to be drawn up, ministers have decided this evening.
October 9, 2020
Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has warned the profile of coronavirus in the state continues to deteriorate as 617 new cases and five further deaths were confirmed today.
October 9, 2020
The World Health Organisation has announced a record in new daily coronavirus cases confirmed worldwide, with more than 350,000 reported to the UN health agency on Friday.
October 9, 2020
There have been 617 new cases of Covid-19 and five further deaths attributed to the virus confirmed by the Department of Health today.
October 9, 2020
Finance minister Paschal Donohoe has signalled that he's open to a new penalty regime for breaching Covid-19 restrictions if it's supported by the gardaí.
October 9, 2020
The mother of singer Harry Styles has taken to the skies and raised more than £10,000 for Parkinson's UK.
October 9, 2020
The mother of singer Harry Styles has taken to the skies and raised more than £10,000 for Parkinson's UK.
October 9, 2020
The FTSE 100 lifted to a three-week high as traders welcomed an expansion of furlough measures for companies hit by tighter restrictions.
October 9, 2020
A young man recorded a final message to his wife and children, saying: “I'm sorry. I cannot take care of you”, as he suffocated in the back of a lorry...
October 9, 2020
The speaker of the US House of Representatives has unveiled legislation that would allow Congress to intervene to remove Donald Trump as president, insisting it is not about him but...
October 9, 2020
Officials in a US city have approved a move to rename their sewage plant after British comedian John Oliver as part of a tongue-in-cheek battle between the two.
October 9, 2020
The embattled president of Kyrgyzstan has ordered a near-two-week state of emergency in the capital in a bid to end turmoil sparked by a disputed parliamentary election as clashes between...
October 9, 2020
Covid-19 cases in Northern Ireland have skyrocketed with a record 1,080 people being confirmed positive on Friday, the Department of Health has confirmed.
October 9, 2020
Pub giant Wetherspoons is expected to tumble to an annual loss after sales were hammered by the mass closure of sites in the face of the coronavirus lockdown.
October 9, 2020
The northern-most sheikhdom in the United Arab Emirates has partnered with Bear Grylls to offer a new adventure camp aimed at reviving its tourist industry amid the coronavirus pandemic.
October 9, 2020
It's a fair assumption that extending the first natural break in the school year, the Halloween mid-term, did not form part of the thinking and planning that went into their...
October 9, 2020
It's a fair assumption that extending the first natural break in the school year, the Halloween mid-term, did not form part of the thinking and planning that went into their...
October 9, 2020
The return to school classrooms has been a rare Government success - so why is the Cabinet now looking at closing them for an extra week in an extended mid-term...
October 9, 2020
The return to school classrooms has been a rare Government success - so why is the Cabinet now looking at closing them for an extra week in an extended mid-term...
October 9, 2020
A frightened kitten found on John Lennon Drive in Liverpool has been named after the musician on what would have been his 80th birthday.
October 9, 2020
The World Food Programme's Nobel Peace Prize award shines a light on vulnerable communities across the Middle East and Africa that the UN agency seeks to help, those starving and...
October 9, 2020
Outdoor classrooms, face masks and hand sanitising stations are just some of the many changes schools have made since they reopened at the end of August.
October 9, 2020
Spain's government has declared a state of emergency in Madrid so it can resume partial restrictions on movement that were struck down by a court.
October 9, 2020
The embattled president of Kyrgyzstan has ordered a state of emergency in the capital in a bid to end the political turmoil sparked by a disputed parliamentary election.
October 9, 2020
A federal judge has denied a motion to extend voter registration in Florida even though a computer meltdown on the final day of registration might have prevented thousands from taking...
October 9, 2020
Norway's 83-year-old king has undergone an operation to replace a heart valve at the main hospital in Oslo.
October 9, 2020
The United Nations food agency, the World Food Programme (WFP), won the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger and improve conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas.
October 9, 2020
Police in heavy riot gear have been clearing out a notorious Berlin squat, encountering only passive resistance from residents as they carried them individually down a fire engine ladder.
October 9, 2020
Russia has reported more than 12,000 new coronavirus infections, its highest daily increase since the start of the pandemic.
October 9, 2020
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize to the World Food Programme.
October 9, 2020
The London Stock Exchange Group will pocket nearly £4 billion after agreeing to sell Borsa Italiana in order to win approval for its takeover of Refinitiv.
October 9, 2020
India has reported another 70,496 new infections in the past 24 hours, taking the country's total since the pandemic began to more than 6.9 million.
October 9, 2020
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is questioning President Donald Trump's fitness to serve, announcing legislation that would create a commission to allow Congress to intervene under the US Constitution's 25th Amendment...
October 9, 2020
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is questioning President Donald Trump's fitness to serve, announcing legislation that would create a commission to allow Congress to intervene under the US Constitution's 25th Amendment...
October 9, 2020
The US election campaign's final debates between Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden were thrown into uncertainty on Thursday as the two rival camps offered conflicting proposals for the remaining...
October 9, 2020
The US election campaign's final debates between Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden were thrown into uncertainty on Thursday as the two rival camps offered conflicting proposals for the remaining...
October 9, 2020
Gardaí have sent a number of files to the DPP arising from alleged breaches of the anti-Covid measure making it mandatory to wear a face mask in a shop or...
October 9, 2020
Martin Coyne wasn't going to sit around and wait for Level 3 restrictions to quell the rapidly rising tide.
October 9, 2020
Martin Coyne wasn't going to sit around and wait for Level 3 restrictions to quell the rapidly rising tide.
