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September 22, 2020
Tropical storm makes landfall on Texas coast

Tropical Storm Beta has made landfall on the coast of Texas.

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September 22, 2020
Veteran Sherpa guide who set Everest record dies aged 72

A veteran Nepalese Sherpa guide who was the first person to climb Mount Everest 10 times has died at the age of 72 after a long illness, family members said.

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September 22, 2020
Huge California wildfire threatens desert homes near LA

An enormous wildfire that churned through mountains north-east of Los Angeles and into the Mojave Desert was still threatening homes on Monday and was one of more than two dozen...

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September 22, 2020
Lifeboat taken off service as crew member tests positive for Covid

A lifeboat in Donegal has been taken off service after a crew member has tested positive for the coronavirus.

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September 22, 2020
‘Huge relief to reopen after toughest 190 days imaginable’

After 190 days, publican Michael O'Donovan finally reopened his Castle Inn premises to patrons - and admitted he fought back tears of joy and relief.

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September 22, 2020
33,000 jobs in capital’s drink and hospitality sector now in danger

Around 33,000 jobs in Dublin's drink and hospitality sector are in danger, according to a new report.

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September 22, 2020
Locked down in Dublin or self-isolating in Sligo? Dine out at home with the top 50 takeaways and meal-kits around Ireland

If you are sick of cooking and are missing your usual restaurant fix, Katy McGuinness picks 50 of the best meal-kits and takeaways on offer around the country right now.

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September 22, 2020
Garda probe into party at flats to see if Covid rules were broken

A garda investigation has been launched into a street party near the Oliver Bond flat complex in Dublin city centre.

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September 22, 2020
Great escape from latest lockdown will be another marathon and sadly not a sprint

People in Dublin are already nostalgic for the "new normal" they enjoyed over summer.

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September 22, 2020
Green List for travel slashed to just seven countries

Ireland's revised Green List now features just seven countries that travellers can visit or travel from without having to restrict their movements when they return.

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September 22, 2020
‘I have nothing but great things to say about him’ – Stepdaughter defends Van over songs against virus lockdown

Van Morrison's stepdaughter has moved to defend him in the wake of huge controversy over his anti-lockdown songs.

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September 22, 2020
Hospital scanners are years out of date – doctors

Hundreds of outdated scanning machines are being used to diagnose serious illnesses in patients, doctors have warned.

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September 22, 2020
Largest number of Covid clusters in capital occurred in private houses

Private houses in Dublin North West were the location for the largest number of Covid-19 clusters in the capital in the past month.

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September 22, 2020
Old friendships renewed after months apart as traditional pubs open their doors

There were high spirited celebrations and joyous reunions as old friends separated by Covid-19 finally came back together.

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September 22, 2020
Public’s pandemic worries are revealed – and one in two believe the worst is to come

People are as terrified of Covid-19 spread now as they were during some of the bleakest days of the virus when it was claiming many lives, new research has revealed.

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September 22, 2020
Ryanair warns staff over possible Cork and Shannon winter closure

Ryanair has warned its pilots and aircrew in an internal memo that any failure by the Government to adopt the EU's 'traffic light system' from October for air travel during...

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September 22, 2020
Showcase: NCAD moves its creative works online

It's a showcase of art with a difference this year at the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) as it looks to overcome the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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September 22, 2020
Stepdaughter defends Van over songs against virus lockdown

Van Morrison's stepdaughter has moved to defend him in the wake of huge controversy over his anti-lockdown songs.

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September 22, 2020
Insurance firms’ pricing practices will come under the spotlight on Tuesday

Insurers' pricing practices will come under the spotlight on Tuesday, when the City regulator publishes a final report into its general insurance market study.

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September 22, 2020
Supreme Court favourite emerges as Trump moves to choose this week

President Donald Trump met with Judge Amy Coney Barrett at the White House on Monday as the conservative jurist emerged as a favourite to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg...

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September 21, 2020
Man quizzed over Pippa Matthews ‘hacking’ jailed in US over unrelated crimes

A British man questioned over the alleged hacking of an iCloud account belonging to the Duchess of Cambridge's sister has been sentenced to five years in jail in the US...

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September 21, 2020
65pc drop in number of Pandemic Unemployment Payment claimants since peak

There has been a 65pc drop in the number of people who are receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment since the peak on May 5th of this year, it has been...

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September 21, 2020
Father ‘so proud’ of five-year-old daughter for calling for help after seizure

A five-year-old girl has been praised for calling for help after her father experienced a “serious” seizure.

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September 21, 2020
Dáil to debate Bill that would make sick pay a legal right

The Dáil will debate a new sick pay Bill that would ensure six weeks' sick pay for workers if written into law on Tuesday night.

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September 21, 2020
‘Hallelujah’ I sang when the pub door finally opened – six months and a week later, I hereby declare John B’s open

Ah, but it's so good to open. Six months and one week without a customer.

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September 21, 2020
Northern Ireland-wide restrictions to come into force as 125 new Covid cases and two deaths reported

Northern Ireland-wide restrictions that will see a ban on households mixing have been announced after an urgent meeting of the Northern Ireland Executive.

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September 21, 2020
Coronavirus Ireland: 188 new cases, 76 in Dublin as Nphet reiterates calls to reduce social contacts

A further 188 cases of Covid-19 has been confirmed by the Department of Health, with no new deaths.

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September 21, 2020
John Lennon’s killer apologises to Yoko Ono for his ‘despicable act’

John Lennon's killer has apologised to the singer's widow, Yoko Ono, saying he thinks about the “despicable act” all the time and accepts he may spend the rest of his...

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September 21, 2020
John Lennon’s killer apologises to Yoko Ono for his ‘despicable act’

John Lennon's killer has apologised to the singer's widow, Yoko Ono, saying he thinks about the “despicable act” all the time and accepts he may spend the rest of his...

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September 21, 2020
Veteran film star Michael Lonsdale dies aged 89

Michael Lonsdale, a giant of the silver screen and theatre in France who worked with some of the world's top directors in an acting career that spanned 60 years, has...

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September 21, 2020
Youths urinating in stairwells and shouting ‘f*** the residents’ – community anger over rave outside Dublin flat complex

Residents of a Dublin flat complex have hit out at an outdoor rave attended by hundreds of youths over the weekend and said their area is wrongly being condemned for...

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September 21, 2020
HSE boss travelling for essential work from Leitrim during Dublin lockdown

HSE boss Paul Reid will be travelling to Dublin from his home in Leitrim during the current lockdown for “essential meetings only,” the HSE confirmed today.

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September 21, 2020
Microsoft buys Doom maker in £5.9bn deal ahead of new Xbox release

Microsoft has bought the owner of gaming hits Doom and Fallout in a deal worth 7.5 billion dollars (£5.9 billion).

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September 21, 2020
Expansion of cross border health provision urged to tackle ‘dire’ waiting lists

An expansion of cross border health provision could help to reduce Northern Ireland's “dire” waiting lists, Michelle O'Neill has said.

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September 21, 2020
FTSE 100 suffers worst trading day since June amid second wave fears

The FTSE 100 plunged to its worst day in three months on the back of fears that a second wave of Covid-19 will force the Government to launch harsh lockdown...

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September 21, 2020
Explainer: Why the spread of Covid-19 will get worse before it gets better despite tough measures

Way back in March when the first virus wave hit we were told curbing it was a marathon not a sprint.

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September 21, 2020
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s body to lie in state at Supreme Court and Capitol

The body of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will lie in repose at the Supreme Court this week, with arrangements to allow for public viewing despite the coronavirus pandemic.

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September 21, 2020
‘It has been the toughest 190 days you could imagine’ – publican fights back tears as bar re-opens

AFTER 190 days, publican Michael O'Donovan finally re-opened his Castle Inn premises to patrons - and admitted he fought back the tears.

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September 21, 2020
‘It has been the toughest 190 days you could imagine’ – publican fights back tears as bar re-opens

AFTER 190 days, publican Michael O'Donovan finally re-opened his Castle Inn premises to patrons - and admitted he fought back the tears.

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September 21, 2020
Study suggests dengue may provide some immunity against Covid-19

A new study that analysed the coronavirus outbreak in Brazil has found a link between the spread of the virus and past outbreaks of dengue fever that suggests exposure to...

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