Cormac Mcquinn
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Dáil told of childcare provider staff vaccinated ahead of time
- Politics
- February 25, 2021, 16:23
A childcare provider had all staff vaccinated in advance of their place in the rollout plan it has been claimed. Labour Party leader Alan Kelly said(...)

Deleted testimony from mother and baby home survivors can be recovered
- Politics
- February 23, 2021, 21:13
Testimony of survivors to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes which was deleted can be retrieved from a backup system, the Gove(...)

Covid-19: Opposition criticises ‘dangerously defective’ proposals in Government plan
- Politics
- February 23, 2021, 15:56
The Government must offer hope and restore public confidence when it unveils its revised Living with Covid plan on Tuesday, Opposition politicians hav(...)

Covid-19: Tight restrictions to remain until May, as case numbers plateau
- Health
- February 19, 2021, 01:20
No further easing of restrictions, beyond the phased return of schools from early March, are likely to be announced by Government next week after the (...)

St Patrick’s Day meeting between Biden and Martin expected to be virtual
- Politics
- February 12, 2021, 17:41
The Government is expecting a virtual St Patrick’s Day meeting between Taoiseach Micheál Martin and US president Joe Biden this year due to the Covid-(...)

Hospitality and tourism workers urged to take new courses ahead of reopening
- Irish News
- February 12, 2021, 13:11
Workers in the Covid-19-hit hospitality and tourism industries are being encouraged to use the shut-down of the sector as a time to take up new traini(...)

Covid-19: What might mandatory hotel quarantine look like?
- Politics
- February 11, 2021, 01:22
Next Tuesday the Cabinet will consider a Bill to enforce mandatory quarantine in hotels for certain incoming travellers for the first time as part of (...)

Government concern as 5,200 Irish people return from holidays abroad in one week
- Politics
- February 10, 2021, 16:30
More than 5,200 Irish residents that arrived into Dublin Airport over the course of a week starting at the end of January said they had been on holida(...)

Decision to raise Department of Health chief’s salary ‘stinks’, PAC hears
- Politics
- January 29, 2021, 16:52
The decision to raise the salary level of the next secretary general of the Department of Health by more than €90,000 “stinks to the high heavens”, a (...)

New Limerick mayor in line for €135,000 salary
- Politics
- January 26, 2021, 17:24
The future directly elected mayor of Limerick will be in line for annual pay of almost €135,000 under Government plans for the office. An election f(...)