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Buying mother’s house at less than market value could cause tax headaches
- Personal Finance
- January 24, 2021, 14:00
My husband and I finally got mortgage approval this month after a few years of refusals due to our low joint income, my health issues and our ages. (...)

Efforts intensify to save Curlew from extinction in Ireland
- Environment
- January 22, 2021, 19:53
Thirty field officers are to be recruited as part of an ongoing campaign to safeguard the Curlew, the species of large wader bird which is found in se(...)

Judge refuses to renew Laois pub’s licence after gardaí object
- Crime & Law
- January 18, 2021, 16:36
A judge has refused to renew the licence of a pub in Co Laois after gardaí objected, citing breaches of Covid-19 restrictions during the pandemic. Th(...)

Large increase in number of Covid-19 travel fines issued by gardaí
- Crime & Law
- January 18, 2021, 15:07
Gardaí issued more than 300 fines to motorists found in breach of the Covid-19 travel restrictions over the weekend, as part of a crackdown on people (...)

Vaccinators in Co Laois were hoping to get an eleventh dose out of the Moderna vaccine vials as Ireland administered its first doses of the US vaccine(...)

Former Church of Ireland bishop of Cork Roy Warke dies
- Religion & Beliefs
- January 14, 2021, 20:33
Former Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork Roy Warke has died aged 90. His funeral will take place on Friday. His death on Tuesday came just weeks after (...)

Clarity sought on vaccine rollout in nursing home outbreaks
- Health
- January 14, 2021, 18:55
Clarity is being urgently sought from State health officials on whether nursing home residents not infected by Covid-19 in significant outbreaks can (...)

Commission dealt with 1.3m documents and held 195 hearings
- Religion & Beliefs
- January 14, 2021, 18:55
The Mother and Baby Homes Commission states in bold type in its report that “the conclusions it reaches may not always accord with the prevailing narr(...)

Plea for faster vaccine rollout as six die with Covid-19 at Laois nursing home
- Health
- January 11, 2021, 21:11
A nursing home group that has recorded six Covid-19 deaths in one of its homes has called on the Government to roll out Covid-19 vaccines in care home(...)

Covid-19 outbreak at Dublin nursing home infects 21 residents and five staff
- Health
- January 5, 2021, 18:39
A Dublin nursing home is battling a Covid-19 outbreak that has infected 21 residents and five staff, and resulted in the deaths of two residents. El(...)