NBC refuses to air 2022 Golden Globes over lack of diversity within Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Netflix and WarnerMedia Studios have also cut ties with the organisation. NBC has said it won’t air the 2022 Golden Globes due to a lack of diversity within the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). The network added that it is hopeful that it will “be in a position to air the show in January 2023”, […]
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Tánaiste Leo Varadkar “confident” indoor dining may be able to return from July
More hopeful news. Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said he is “confident” that indoor dining will be able to return across Ireland from July if there isn’t “a resurgence of the virus”. He told Newstalk Breakfast on Monday that if case numbers remain stable, outdoor hospitality will be able to reopen from 7 June and indoor […]
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Live events could return by June as Minister for Culture met with organisers of Liverpool rave
Festival Republic, who recently organised the UK’s first legal rave since the pandemic began, have already submitted a proposal. It looks like live events could make a return across Ireland by June as Minister for Culture Catherine Martin has revealed that she met with the organisers of Liverpool’s recent rave, Festival Republic. Martin said that […]
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Here are the restrictions being eased today as Ireland continues reopening
Exciting times. Covid-19 restrictions are due to ease further from Monday with the biggest relaxing of public health guidelines in months. If you’re thinking of heading out, here is a brief summary of the key changes and everything you can do from 10 May onwards. Intercounty Travel Intercounty travel for non-essential reasons is set to […]
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Micheál Martin says international travel could be possible by “latter part of summer”
Here’s hoping. Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that international travel could be a possibility by the “latter part of the summer” as he confirmed that Ireland will join the EU’s digital green certificate system. Speaking at a press conference in Cork on Sunday, Martin said that “possibilities” may open for people to travel between EU […]
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2 more people with Covid-19 have died, 514 new cases
There has now been a total of 252,809 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of two additional deaths related to Covid-19. There has been a total of 4,921 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of midnight, Saturday 8 May, the HPSC has also been notified of […]
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Simon Harris condemns “downright stupid” comments about student PUP payments
He also said the Government will be outlining a roadmap to begin removing emergency payments at the end of the month. Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris has condemned comments made by an unnamed Minister last week regarding students in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP). On Monday, the Irish Daily Mail […]
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Stephen Donnelly says its “not okay” alcohol is being sold at “pocket money prices”
He said some supermarkets are selling it “cheaper than they are selling water”. Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said it is “not okay” and “not healthy” that alcohol is being sold at “pocket money prices” across certain Irish supermarkets. Donnelly told reporters at the official launch of the policy in Dublin on Wednesday, that […]
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