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UK supermarkets stockpiling food as Brexit deal faces make-or-break
- Media & Marketing
- December 13, 2020, 11:05
UK supermarkets are this weekend stockpiling food and other goods after being told by ministers that a no-deal Brexit is on the cards, according to th(...)

‘Busy’ weekend sparks public transport debate in Government
- Irish News
- December 7, 2020, 15:16
Government officials are set for discussions on how to handle public transport over the Christmas after a “busy” weekend following reopening of the ho(...)

Forestry industry in ‘full-scale crisis’, Taoiseach warned
- Irish News
- December 1, 2020, 01:00
The forestry industry in Ireland is in a “full-scale crisis”, with 12,000 jobs in rural Ireland under threat, a lobbying group for the sector has told(...)

Covid-19 vaccine: Government engaged in ‘scenario planning’ for rollout
- Irish News
- November 30, 2020, 16:18
The resumption of normal life, even with a vaccine for Covid-19, will “still take some time”, a high-ranking Government official has said. Liz Canav(...)

Coronavirus: What’s allowed and what to avoid this Christmas
- Irish News
- November 30, 2020, 15:57
Advance booking for Mass, no sitting on Santa’s lap and off-peak shopping are among the Government suggestions for navigating Christmas safely as the (...)

Government settles on Covid strategy after 'Battle of the Spreadsheets'
- Irish News
- November 28, 2020, 01:00
Perhaps unavoidably, much of the Government’s crunch Covid-19 summit on Thursday was conducted over Zoom. Outwardly, it was billed as a Cabinet subco(...)

Covid-19 response: Has Level 5 been worth the cost?
- Irish News
- November 25, 2020, 01:00
It will be, according to a Government source, “a battle of the spreadsheets”. For weeks now, teams in at least three Government departments have been(...)

Health experts favour tighter Covid restrictions, the politicians less
- Politics
- November 21, 2020, 01:37
Information is the currency in Government, and news travels fast. Within hours of its conclusion on Wednesday, word was swirling around official circl(...)

Resistance at Cabinet sees plan to fine outdoor drinkers shelved
- Irish News
- November 17, 2020
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has withdrawn a memo for Cabinet seeking to curtail the circumstances in which people can gather to drink alcohol(...)

Oireachtas group hears of North-South greenways possibility
- Politics
- November 12, 2020, 20:07
Government and Northern Ireland officials have discussed the possibility of joining up new North-South cycle “greenways”, an Oireachtas committee has (...)