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# New Rules

Close contact guidance for children aged 12 and under changes today - here are the new rules

Asymptomatic children who become close contacts in school will no longer have to restrict their movements.

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Sep 27th 2021, 6:10 AM

# guidance

HIQA: Temperature checks and screening for Covid-19 symptoms should not be carried out in schools

The watchdog has reviewed how other countries are managing the virus in schools.

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Sep 4th 2020, 4:05 PM

# Fáilte Ireland

Updated guidance on weddings: All guests out of function room by 11.30pm and face coverings when leaving table

Fáilte Ireland updated its advice to the hospitality industry – including for weddings – on Monday evening.

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Aug 26th 2020, 9:12 AM

# guidance

'I don’t want them thinking about followers on Instagram or putting pictures on social media'

Some more words of advice for young Irish striker Adam Idah from Norwich City manager Daniel Farke.

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Jul 24th 2020, 4:23 PM

# Questions answered

Q&A: What do you want to know about Ireland's Covid-19 restrictions and health advice?

Are you confused about what you’re being told you should and shouldn’t do?

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Jul 16th 2020, 11:53 AM

# guidance

Explainer: What exactly is the latest advice on face masks and why you should wear them?

Dr Tony Holohan has said “we need to do better” in terms of the general public wearing face masks as recommended.

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Jun 9th 2020, 11:28 AM

# not compulsory

Wearing of face masks on public transport and in supermarkets likely to be recommended, says minister

The Taoiseach previously said the wearing of face masks will not be compulsory.

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May 13th 2020, 5:17 PM

# guidance

'He needs people who tell him what to do'

Germany may have welcomed Leroy Sane back, but Toni Kroos says the forward has room for improvement.

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Sep 5th 2018, 4:37 PM

# guidance

Fifa wants TV cameras to avoid any 'suggestions of sexual connotations'

Football’s world governing body sent AFP a statement about its policy.

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Jul 13th 2018, 8:37 PM

# guidance

'Problems coming in the door are more intense': Guidance counsellors say cuts hit teens hard

Some 600 of these posts were withdrawn in Budget 2012.

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Dec 25th 2017, 6:30 AM

# Gaza

'Not sitting on the fence': How the government wants backbenchers to explain Ireland's UN abstention

Charlie Flanagan issued advice to government TDs and Senators to deal with queries over Ireland’s controversial decision to abstain from a UN vote on Gaza.

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Aug 2nd 2014, 7:15 AM

# Child Protection

Children First bill published, 15 years after it was first mooted

Minister Frances Fitzgerald had promised in early March that the bill would be published soon.

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Apr 14th 2014, 1:50 PM

# guidance

13 ways to live your life like a 'Footballers' Wives' character

Just think: what would Tanya Turner do in your situation?

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Apr 17th 2013, 7:30 PM

Voices

Column: Legal clarity needed after Marie Fleming 'right to die' verdict

By not ordering the DPP to issue guidelines on factors which would influence a prosecution for carrying out an assisted suicide, Marie Fleming and others in her situation have been left in legal limbo, writes Dr Eimear Spain.

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Jan 16th 2013, 7:30 PM

Voices

Column: Why do we love reading books about the economic crisis?

All these critiques don’t spur us to action, writes Tom Boland, so why do we keep buying them?

Jan 6th 2013, 8:15 AM

# guidance

Guidelines issued on relationships between doctors and industry

The President of the Medical Council said that the public needs to be confident that their doctor’s professional opinion is not influenced by marketing or promotional activities.

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Oct 12th 2012, 12:00 PM