Conor Heneghan

“I don’t want people to think that there won’t be a time where we’ll need more restrictions, we will.” Minister for Health Simon Harris has said that schools throughout the country may have to close and more public events will have to be cancelled in an effort to contain the spread of Covid-19 in Ireland. […]

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The suspension takes effect from midnight tonight. Ryanair has announced the suspension of all flights to, from and within Italy following the decision of the Italian government to lockdown the entire country in an attempt to contain the spread of the coronavirus. As of first thing Wednesday morning (12am, 11 March) Ryanair will suspend all […]

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The measures come into effect from Wednesday morning. Trinity College has confirmed that all lectures will be delivered online for the rest of the semester, rather than physically in a lecture hall, due to the impact of the coronavirus. A statement issued by the college on Tuesday afternoon also confirmed that while all lectures will […]

6 years ago

Incidents of fraud are expected to rise as the coronavirus continues to spread in Ireland and around the world. An Garda Síochána have warned the public to be wary of online fraudsters trying to exploit the spread of the coronavirus to facilitate various types of fraud and cyber-crime online. In a post on the Facebook […]

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Ever eaten in any of these places? Evidence of rodent activity and rodent droppings found in food storage areas, posing a risk of contamination to foodstuffs, were among the reasons for the issuing of six enforcement orders to Irish food businesses last month. According to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), out of date […]

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There are now 13 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland. The Department of Health has confirmed seven new cases of coronavirus in the Republic of Ireland, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 13 in total. The seven new cases were confirmed at the most recent daily briefing by the Department of Health and come […]

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Familiar with any of these places? Four Irish businesses were served with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation in February, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). The food businesses were issued with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998. Four closure orders – […]

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The country is going to experience all sorts of weather this weekend. Met Éireann has issued a status yellow snow/ice warning for the Republic of Ireland as the country braces itself for the arrival of Storm Jorge. The warning, issued at 7am on Saturday morning, is valid from 7am until 4pm on Saturday. A status […]

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The man previously collided with a Garda car while attempting to flee the scene of arrest in 2018. A 28-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of being involved in numerous burglary offences in Cork and Waterford during a 10-day period in May 2018. On 11 May 2018, following a number of burglaries in […]

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The cold snap rumbles on. Met Éireann has extended a nationwide status yellow snow/ice weather warning into Wednesday morning ahead of further snowfall in parts of the country overnight. Initially in place until 8pm on Tuesday, Met Éireann has extended the warning to 10am on Wednesday and warned of scattered wintry showers across the country, […]

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The incident, involving a single car, occurred at Three Trees in Donegal in the early hours of Monday morning. A man in his mid-30s has died as a result of a road collision in Donegal in the early hours of Monday morning. Gardaí in Muff, emergency services and the Coast Guard attended the scene of […]

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