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Wednesday 21 October 2020
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris warned against ‘serious escalation’ of garda powers to break up house parties in private homes.
The leaders of the Catholic Church, Church of Ireland, Presbyterians and Methodists issued a statement today.
The guidance involves dividing premises into subgrouping of no more than 50 people in each.
Varadkar said a “special protocol” will be worked out to allow larger groups to attend services.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar made the announcement this evening.
A protest on Saturday is still scheduled to go ahead, despite concerns from health officials.
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The association are unsure what today’s announcement will mean for future League of Ireland fixtures and international matches.
This year’s GAA championships and rugby fixtures are now in severe doubt.
It is expected that further recommendations will be made by public health officials tomorrow.
There could also be moves to get more people to work from home.
It was confirmed today that a total of 18 people have the illness in the Republic while four have it in the North.
Meanwhile, a school in Dublin today began its two-week closing period after it was confirmed a pupil was diagnosed with Covid-19.
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He suggested mass gatherings should be avoided immediately and that he supported the government’s view that the Six Nations game should be postponed.
The Department of Health said this evening that the Six Nations game due to take place a week before Patrick’s Day shouldn’t go ahead.
WITH LEVEL 5 restrictions coming into effect at midnight until 1 December, many businesses will be forced to close for the next six weeks.
Of course, many Irish businesses have an online presence and in the run-up to Christmas will rely heavily on support here at home.
As the festive season approaches we want to know: Will you make an extra effort to ‘buy irish’ this Christmas?
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Lecturer Maeve O’Rourke analyses the government’s nine main arguments in relation to the Bill.
This week, a home cook and recent sea swimming convert talks us through her week.
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