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Thursday 22 October 2020
‘Almost every member’ of the panel has been deemed a close contact of the player who tested positive.
A member of their senior management team has been diagnosed with Covid-19.
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
Portlaoise and Ferbane amongst the winners as the senior football action returned.
The number of those in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment nationwide has reduced to 232,400.
Over the last 14 days 455 cases had been reported in Kildare, 81 in Offaly and 41 in Laois.
Strict new coronavirus measures have come into effect – here’s what they mean for you.
The measures were announced this evening.
A number of counties are experiencing new outbreaks, but smaller in scale compared to the counties where restrictions are in place.
Carroll Cuisine said all of its factory based employees were tested and received a negative result for Covid-19.
“In all cases, the level of asymptomatic infectivity appears to be very high,”O’Brien Fine Foods said in a statement.
The new restrictions came into effect in Kildare, Offaly and Laois from midnight.
The recent increase in cases in Ireland is largely associated with clusters in three counties.
Local TDs have been reacting to the latest restrictions imposed on Laois. Offaly and Kildare.
The Football Association of Ireland have made a similar announcement.
The meat industry today said there have been a high proportion of asymptomatic positive cases among workers.
The outbreak is largely associated with meat processing factories.
The Acting Chief Medical Officer called on people in the three counties to be particularly cautious.
In 2015, Ciarán Murphy was found in a dog cage in his home by a passers-by who noticed his cottage was in flames.
The Offaly chairman has suggested that teams who break the rule should be removed from the championship.
Daniel Sweeney also suffered a fractured eye socket during the attack after a match in 2018.
The men, arrested in Clara today, are understood to be Brazilian.
Gardaí carried out a search at a house in Birr, Co Offaly today, where the seizure was made.
Gardaí have been investigating after two women died at the hostel on Sunday.
Another 23-year-old male is also in critical condition in hospital.
The crash occurred at approximately 7.30pm this evening.
Kasper Kacprzak was killed, alongside the pilot of the plane, when it crashed in Offaly in 2018.
A dramatic finish in Tullamore this afternoon.
Úna Jackman was the hero of the hour for the Waterford side.
13.6 mm of rain was recorded at Shannon Airport yesterday.
Local representatives and government officials met this afternoon to discuss the plans.
“It’s a fait accompli, I would prefer if there had been more consultation,” one councillor said.
The premises was offered to the Department via the recent public procurement competition for the Midlands region.
There were three rescheduled National Football League fixtures down for decision this afternoon.
Sean Powter also returns to competitive action for the Rebels against Offaly on Saturday.
The judge commended the bravery of the woman who came forward to report the abuse.
Padraic Davis’ side were four points winners in Tullamore.
‘Time comes against you in the end, I wouldn’t have done it for so long if I didn’t love it,’ the 32-year-old wrote.
There were five O’Byrne cup games down for decision today.
The collision happened at about 6pm this evening.
Pawel Walkowiak was last seen in Tullamore, Co Offaly.
AS THE COUNTRY enters Level 5 restrictions for the next six weeks, we’ll all be finding different ways to occupy our time or take a break from work.
In April and May, many people put their trainers on and went for long walks, jogs or runs. Others took a dip in the sea.
With restrictions now in place, we want to know: Do you plan to exercise more over the next six weeks?
Poll Results:
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Lecturer Maeve O’Rourke analyses the government’s nine main arguments in relation to the Bill.
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