The United States is set to relax EU and UK travel restrictions for vaccinated passengers, according to reports. Photograph: iStock Travel from Ireland to US to be allowed from November for fully vaccinated
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Antigen tests are cheaper and faster than the standard PCR tests for detecting Covid-19, but Irish public health officials have repeatedly questioned their accuracy and utility in the pandemic. Photograph: Laura Hutton/The Irish Times Covid: 1,154 more cases as Hiqa advises caution on antigen tests
The United States is set to relax EU and UK travel restrictions for vaccinated passengers, according to reports. Photograph: iStock Travel from Ireland to US to be allowed from November for fully vaccinated
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Zappone turns down invitation to appear before committee to discuss envoy role Former minister Katherine Zappone has turned down an invitation to appear before an Oireachtas committee to discuss the special envoy controversy. Photograph: The Irish Times

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No guarantee Ireland will keep 12.5% corporate tax rate - Taoiseach Taoiseach Micheál Martin with New York governor Kathy Hochul at their meeting in New York. Photograph: AP Photo/Seth Wenig 3:43

Martin says he will not be making commitments ‘one way or the other’ to companies

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Getting the Irish aviation industry airborne again Passenger numbers are still down, but to between 46 per cent and 49 per cent of 2019 figures, so it is improving. Photograph: Getty Images
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Covid: 1,154 more cases as Hiqa advises caution on antigen tests Antigen tests are cheaper and faster than the standard PCR tests for detecting Covid-19, but Irish public health officials have repeatedly questioned their accuracy and utility in the pandemic. Photograph: Laura Hutton/The Irish Times

No change to mask rules for schools as Hiqa says it is ‘premature’ to consider removing requirements

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