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# covid-19-pandemic - Monday 3 August, 2020
All children who are not at-risk expected to return to school, and can miss a max of 20 days off school
This includes children whose parents or other relatives may be at risk, or who may be anxious about the Covid-19 pandemic.
# covid-19-pandemic - Thursday 11 June, 2020
Leo Varadkar tells Dáil he will consider extending maternity leave by three months
A petition signed by 25,000 people called for maternity leave to be extended due to a lack of childcare for women returning to work.
# covid-19-pandemic - Saturday 9 May, 2020
UK 'to introduce two-week quarantine' for all those arriving from abroad - except from Ireland
This will apply to British citizens returning to the UK, but won’t apply to those travelling from Ireland.
# covid-19-pandemic - Wednesday 6 May, 2020
Poll: Should pubs be allowed to reopen at the same time as cafés and restaurants?
There’s been a lot of concern from publicans that they will be the last industry to open.
# covid-19-pandemic - Sunday 3 May, 2020
Cancelled respite during Covid: 'There's no respite, no service at all, no activities. It is very stressful'
The cut in services has placed additional pressure on families.
# covid-19-pandemic - Friday 24 April, 2020
Ajax denied Dutch title as Eredivisie season is declared void
It is the first major European league to end the campaign prematurely, meaning there will be no relegation or promotion.
# covid-19-pandemic - Tuesday 21 April, 2020
Music festivals are cancelled after licenced gatherings of 5,000+ halted until September at earliest
The government advised local authorities not to issue licences for events of more than 5,000 attendees.
# covid-19-pandemic - Monday 20 April, 2020
The price of oil has plummeted to less than zero dollars a barrel
Storage space for oil is now running out, which precipitated today’s steep dive.
# covid-19-pandemic - Saturday 11 April, 2020
Shine Your Light: Ministers, embassies and the Irish public light candles for the sick and frontline workers
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Health Minister Simon Harris urged people to share a light tonight.
# covid-19-pandemic - Tuesday 7 April, 2020
Fifa allows transfer window movement and extension to contracts amid football shutdown
Contracts covering the 2019/20 season in England are set to expire on 30 June.
# covid-19-pandemic - Thursday 26 March, 2020
WATCH: TDs and people all over the country applaud frontline healthcare workers in unison
The clapping began at 8pm.
'A deeply sensitive issue': The government is preparing temporary mortuaries
A government spokesperson said it was being guided “by the need for compassion and care for families who will be affected”.
Irish economy expected to shrink by 7.1% and fall into a recession, ESRI warns
The not-for-profit institute said that the labour market “is set to face the largest one quarter shock in living memory”.
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Poll: Have you sent or received misinformation online?
THE STORY OF Covid-19 in Ireland can’t be told without also talking about the amount of misinformation that was shared about it.
Today and tomorrow, TheJournal.ie is publishing a series of articles exploring how misinformation exploded in Ireland in recent months.
Incorrect information – about topics such as lockdowns and the deaths of healthcare workers – was widely shared, often by people who believed it was true at the time.
We want to know: Have you sent or received misinformation online?
Poll Results:
I've received it (2996)
No (2339)
I've both sent and received it (641)
I'm not sure (396)
I've sent it (121)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
'These are the days you live for': RNLI volunteers recall dramatic rescue of young paddle-boarders in Galway
By John O'Donell and Ian O'Gorman
There was jubilation this week when cousins Sara Feeney and Ellen Glynn were found off Inis Oirr.
Try these recipes for a delicious three-course meal, courtesy of Master pastry chef Shane Smith
By Shane Smith
A chicken pie, baked camembert and a soothing sorbet for you to try at home.
Dr Anthony O'Connor: 'The rhetoric of “all being in it together” is dead'
By Dr Anthony O'Connor - @Antcon7062
Open Letter from Ireland's psychologists: 'Direct Provision is causing untold psychological harm'
By Psychologists for Social Change Ireland
“As a country we must do better,” according to about 150 signatories.
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