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Tuesday 22 September 2020
The Registrar will now be able to investigate couples and report them to immigration services.
You can also carry over the leave you’ve build up, for up to 15 months.
An opposition TD said that if Labour backed the new measures the party would have “completely abandoned any pretence of social justice”.
The black card comes into play from January.
The Bill also allows for roadside testing for drug driving, and details plans to test unconscious drivers.
PUBS OUTSIDE DUBLIN that don’t serve food will be permitted to open today for the first time since March.
Strict measures will be in place: customers will not be able to sit at or order at the bar, and groups will be limited to six people from three different households, with distancing of at least one metre between each table.
If a pub can implement a distance of two metres, the 105-minute time limit for customers can be waived. All customers are to be off the premises by 11.30pm.
Amidst a rising number of cases in counties around the country, Professor Philip Nolan told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland that although people outside of Dublin can go to the pub, “the question is should you, and how often”.
So, with that in mind, will you go to a ‘wet’ pub this week?
Poll Results:
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Mostly cloudy with a couple of showers
Max: 17 °C
Min: 6 °C
Partly sunny with a shower
Max: 12 °C
Min: 6 °C
Cool with rain at times
Max: 11 °C
Min: 5 °C
