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Tuesday 27 October 2020
The GAA have informed clubs in Kildare, Offaly and Laois that outdoor facilities can re-open for training.
Some Argideen Rangers members told the club they may have been in contact with a person who has tested positive for the virus.
Misha McEnaney is a fifth class student. He outlines why he believes homework should be banned for all children.
Sarah Geraghty offers some helpful advice to those dealing with new forms of communication via technology.
James Rickard has Cerebral Palsy. He says this shutdown has reminded him of the importance of connection.
While not ruling them out, the Association say there is a ‘lack of appetite’ for the staging of games behind closed doors.
Kieran Doyle of Doyles Veg Prep explains how quick thinking after the shutdown has enabled his business to continue.
Minister Heather Humphreys said some businesses may have closed when there was no need to.
Tracey Jeffrey had built a breadmaking business that relied on tourism, but when that stopped overnight, she decided to bake for her neighbours.
Ferg Brown from Roasted Brown has come up with a way to boost his own coffee sales while supporting his customers.
Dr Stephen Onakuse says the Irish electorate displayed a new empathy in GE2020 and somehow, the coronavirus brought the changes they sought.
Contracts covering the 2019/20 season in England are set to expire on 30 June.
A total of 507,000 were issued with a Pandemic Unemployment Payment last Friday.
All of these indicators suggested a market that was growing, with supply remaining low relative to demand.
Fianna Fáil sports spokesperson warns that it could be months before we see top-level sport again in Ireland.
Rugby Australia chief Raelene Castle has suggested that the Wallabies could travel to Ireland instead later in the year.
The Masters and the PGA Championship have already been postponed.
Officials accept that it would not be possible to stage the race behind closed doors.
The 2020 season will not start until mid-May at the earliest.
Images on social media showed busy pubs around the country last night despite recommendations against indoor gatherings.
Is this the immediate future of sports?
Media outlets across Ireland are finding ways to adapt to a world without live sport.
People are being advised to work from home if possible from 6pm today.
The ministers were speaking today following the announcement about the closure of schools, colleges and cultural institutions from 6pm.
Football has been shut down for a fortnight in Spain as coronavirus crisis worsens.
A report in today’s London Times says UK government set to impose action plan to deal with coronavirus pandemic. Doubts exist over final day at Cheltenham.
Fears that Premier League games and Cheltenham Festival would be forced behind closed doors have eased – for now.
It’s understood that the plane suffered a collapsed nose-wheel shortly after landing at Shannon.
It follows five months of unrest from pro-democracy protesters.
The US president’s wall is far from a sure thing even now.
Trump had demanded $5.7 billion but the deal sees $1.36 billion allocated.
In December, London’s Gatwick airport was paralysed for 36 hours after a drone sighting.
Top Democrat Nancy Pelosi yesterday called Trump’s deal a “non-starter”.
The announcement comes as amid the longest-running US government shutdown in history.
Trump will be speaking from the Diplomatic Room at 8pm.
There was no sign early today of a breakthrough in the showdown between Trump and Democrats in Congress.
Pelosi says that the shutdown has meant that the Secret Service cannot plan properly.
“We have some very large people that like eating, so I think we’re going to have a little fun.”
No end in sight as federal workers prepare for fourth week of US government shutdown.
The shutdown has entered its 22nd day – eclipsing a 21-day shutdown under Bill Clinton.
LIKE ALMOST EVERYTHING this year, Halloween in 2020 will be a bit different from usual.
Large scale fancy-dress parties shouldn’t be happening under Level 5.
One thing we can still do, however, is watch some horror films.
There’s plenty to choose from ranging between the child-friendly to the very scary ones available on streaming platforms and set to be shown on TV in the coming days.
So, this morning we’re asking you: Do you plan to watch some horror films this Halloween?
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