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Monday 28 September 2020
Robert Brodnick was arrested for a second time just minutes after he had been released the first time.
An unmanned Russian craft, carrying nearly three tons of food, water and oxygen, is lost after it fails to reach orbit.
The salt lorry ploughed through a wall and was left dangling two storeys above the road.
Mark James’s insensitive quip about the latest violence in the North forced the Beeb and him into an apology.
It appears the online video chat service accidentally released its promo video a little early.
In your bank holiday Saturday Fix: Strike looms at Aer Lingus; the high-price of government advice; U2′s controversial Glastonbury appearance; a hair-raising announcement from Wayne Rooney; and the accidental Facebook party.
The girl inadvertently invited all of Facebook to her birthday party with around 1,600 people obliging but it all ended in tears…
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
Diary received by Irish transition year students makes no mention of Easter or Christmas. The EU Commission says the error was “a mistake, not a policy”.
Rick Santorum says he had “nothing to do with” the slogan on his website, written by a black, gay poet.
Nine things you need to know by 9am: Man arrested in connection with discovery of a body in Laois; Japan’s nuclear crisis under control ‘within nine months’; shocking figures from the ISPCA; and Cuba’s socialist state could be about to undergo huge change.
America’s newspaper of record refers to Ireland’s new Taoiseach as a woman as does Reuters news agency.
ANY SIGNIFICANT LEVEL of flu in the community could lead to the Covid-19 test and trace system being overwhelmed as people present with similar symptoms, health experts say.
Chief Clinical Officer Dr Colm Henry told TheJournal.ie that because flu and Covid-19 both seriously impact on vulnerable and older groups, health officials want to “avoid a twin attack on the same populations” in Ireland.
He said the focus will also be on keeping down the level of flu among those who will not be seriously ill with it, but who may pass it on to those vulnerable groups.
This is why the flu vaccine without charge has been extended to a number of other groups this year, including to children aged two to 12. Previously this applied only to those over the age of 70.
So, today we want to know: Do you plan to get the flu vaccine this upcoming winter?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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