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Sandra Hurley

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2 years

Fox at the gates of the National Library tonight 🦊

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A small number of Afghan refugees will arrive in Ireland this evening. They are the first of 200 due here since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. All worked in EU institutions in the country. @rtenews

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Sandra Hurley

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EU Commissioner Phil Hogan, FG Senator Jerry Buttimer, Independent TD Noel Grealish, Supreme Court judge Seamus Woulfe and former RTE broadcaster Sean O'Rourke also at Clifden dinner.

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NEW: The Taoiseach has said the CEO of the Beacon Hospital should be held accountable for his actions by the hospital's board. Says vaccines belong to the Irish people and rules and guidelines were broken by the Beacon Hospital. @rtenews

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Row over Leo Varadkar leak is escalating: Sinn Féin is to table a no confidence motion in the Tánaiste to be debated in the Dáil next Tuesday.

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On vaccination priority change: @MaryLouMcDonald tells @rtenews that she fails to see how it can be argued that SNAs, Gardai, teachers and retail staff do not face higher risk

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Government has reversed plan for Leaving Cert classes in person next week. @rtenews

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4 years

- Decision likely in next few days on whether to hold the traditional leaving cert. - Key Govt meeting tomorrow to decide on policy - Aim to give clarity and to avoid the mistakes of last year @rtenews

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The Dying with Dignity Bill has cleared a hurdle in the Dáil by 81 to 71 votes. It will now proceed to committee stage. @rtenews

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26 days

Swapping jerseys ⁦ @rtenews ⁩

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5 years

Dáil has agreed to HSE proposal to applaud frontline health and shop workers at 8pm tonight.

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2 years

Massive shock in North Antrim - Alliance Party’s Patricia O’Lynn has taken a seat from DUP’s Mervyn Storey. @rtenews

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2 years

Earthquake in DUP heartland and first woman to represent North Antrim

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2 years

Massive shock in North Antrim - Alliance Party’s Patricia O’Lynn has taken a seat from DUP’s Mervyn Storey. @rtenews

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Sandra Hurley

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3 years

Has anyone succeeded in getting a hair appointment yet? 💇‍♀️ 😀

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Sandra Hurley

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4 years

NEW: proposals for Cabinet tomorrow - Significant majority of construction to close for Jan with some exceptions - ECCE to close for Jan - Creches open for children of essential workers - RETAIL - no click and collect -delivery only @rtenews

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1 year

Margo meets ⁦ @POTUS ⁩ The young daughter of Senator ⁦ @RebeccaMoy ⁩

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4 years

First Irish vaccination will take place before New Years - expected on either December 30th or 31st. Around 10,000 batches of the Pfizer / BioNTech will arrive after Christmas. @rtenews

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4 years

Green Party members have voted to go into government with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael by 76%.

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3 years

The students on our road having a party are listening to Billy Joel and Barry Manilow 🤔🤷‍♀️

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3 years

Women of Honour say they walked out of meeting with Min Simon Coveney after an hour. They say they are deeply disillusioned and that Min wants to proceed with a “weak administrative review”

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5 years

Full list of essential retail outlets which can remain open ⁦ @rtenews ⁩

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7 years

Sgt McCabe evidence concluded. He has appealed to anyone who received negative text messages about him from Dave Taylor to come forward. #disclosurestribunal

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4 years

Cabinet has agreed to extend the lockdown in county Kildare while measures will be lifted in Laois and Offaly. @rtenews

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Sandra Hurley

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3 years

Cabinet has agreed to buy nearly 3 million Moderna and Janssen vaccines for use next year - 1.8 million doses of Moderna and 1.1 million Janssen for delivery in 2022. This is in addition to 4.9m Pfizer already pre-purchased for 2022 and a further 4.9m for 2023. @rtenews

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4 years

Tánaiste @LeoVaradkar says there was a clear breach of Govt rules at Beacon hosp. Says he would like to know: “were the vaccines offered to the Gardaí in Dundrum, what about special education teachers and SNAs in local schools, local disability services, patients in the hospital”

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5 years

Defence forces staff drafted into HSE to do contact tracing

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4 years

Confirmed by Ireland’s Dept Health that this means nearly another 100,000 vaccines for Ireland. So Az delivering around 400k of the 600k promised. @rtenews

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4 years

Step forward on vaccines. @AstraZeneca will deliver 9 million additional doses in the first quarter (40 million in total) compared to last week’s offer & will start deliveries one week earlier than scheduled. The company will also expand its manufacturing capacity in Europe.

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Dublin could be at a different level of the covid plan due to be unveiled this week. That means a higher level of restrictions could apply in the capital. @rtenews

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1 year

President criticises von der Leyen over Israel comments via @RTENews

President criticises von der Leyen over Israel comments

President Michael D Higgins has strongly criticised the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen for comments on the Middle East conflict which she made on a visit to Israel last Friday.

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Sandra Hurley

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3 years

Salary for vacant role of director of the National Cyber Security Centre should be 220-290k pa plus benefits of 150-200k, Oireachtas Committee hears. It has been reported that salary on offer is 89k.

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Justice Minister ⁦ @HMcEntee ⁩ announcing that stalking and non-fatal strangulation will become standalone offences. ⁦ @rtenews ⁩

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Sandra Hurley

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4 years

Statement from Dara Calleary on attending event with over 80 people:

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2 years

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar on ruling out future coalition with Sin Féin: "Oil and water can't mix". Tells @rtetwip that SF is a nationalist, left, populist, euro-critical party – totally incompatible with pro-European FG which believes in sensible economic policies

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2 years

Green Party TD @costellop highlighting the 5-year delay in publishing the Mulcahy report into allegations of planning corruption in Donegal.

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3 years

Cabinet has agreed an 8pm curfew @rtenews

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7 years

Sgt McCabe says the Paul Williams articles on him were “payback” and he knew they were in relation to what he was doing on penalty points. #disclosurestribunal

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Sandra Hurley

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4 years

Taoiseach also says the 5km limit will be maintained but will not be reduced.

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Sandra Hurley

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4 years

Travel ban from Britain and South Africa will be extended for 48 hours - until Friday at midnight. From Sat, new requirement for arrivals from those countries for a negative PCR test within preceding 72 hours. @rtenews

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Taoiseach says all cabinet taking 10% pay cut - says issue of extra pay for super juniors could have been handled better @rtenews

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4 years

Labour leader @alankellylabour calling for Cabinet to meet tomorrow. Says it’s unacceptable for uncertainty to continue about new restrictions for five days.

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Sandra Hurley

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2 years

40 FF TDs and Senators have backed the call by @JamesOConnorTD to seek an emergency meeting with Finance Minister on AIB plans to go cashless in 70 branches.

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Sandra Hurley

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5 years

Govt briefing: Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan is "back at his desk"

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Sandra Hurley

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3 years

SCHOOLS REOPENING AS PLANNED Dept Education statement after meeting between Minister and stakeholders: - all agreed the importance of in-school teaching - no public health rationale to delay reopening - More public heath guidance tomorrow for schools @rtenews

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Sandra Hurley

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3 years

Nphet New recommendations: - extension of covid passes to other areas outside hospitality - does not specify which areas - no new restrictions for now but warns that it can’t be ruled out for the future @rtenews

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3 years

Senior counsel Kerida Naidoo has been nominated by the government for appointment to the High Court

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Sandra Hurley

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10 months

Minister for Justice and Garda Commissioner tonight after special meeting to discuss violence on Dublin streets. Minister: Every force possible is being deployed - this will not be tolerated - order will be restored. @rtenews

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4 years

New restrictions will run until January 12. @rtenews

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5 years

Sinn Fein leader calling for restaurants and cafes to close today ahead of st Patricks day. Also calling for all-island response to tackling virus.

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3 years

Three members of Women of Honour after meeting Defence Min Simon Coveney for 2 hours. They say he has apologised to them and committed to independent external review of their complaints. @rtenews

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Taoiseach @LeoVaradkar has said that the people of Dublin will be asked next year whether they want a directly elected mayor. Vote will be held on the same day as the local and European elections. @rtenews

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Tánaiste Leo Varadkar tells @rtenews that no EU countries will be added to mandatory hotel quarantine list due to practical and legal issues including capacity. Legal issues relat to EU citizens right to travel.

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Sandra Hurley

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4 years

Some first hand reporting from Marks & Spencer on Grafton street in Dublin: a solid selection of Percy Pigs #brexit #percypigs

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4 years

Text of Sinn Féin no confidence motion in Leo Varadkar:

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Taoiseach Simon Harris greeting ⁦ @Keir_Starmer ⁩ at Farmleigh

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Sandra Hurley

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4 years

Four cabinet ministers voted in favour of Dying with Dignity Bill to proceed to committee stage, after govt motion defeated. - Leo Varadkar - Helen McEntee - Simon Harris - Stephen Donnelly

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4 years

Ministers told new strain of the virus originally seen in UK is now accounting for around 25% of cases according to samples. Cabinet Sub Committee meeting still going on. More on @rtenews

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Sandra Hurley

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3 years

Nphet recommendations: - 90% of over 16s to be fully vaccinated before further easing of restrictions - target likely to take 6 weeks - switch then from regulations to public health advice and personal judgment - masks wd still be required for indoor retail + public transport

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Sandra Hurley

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4 years

112,000 vaccine doses received last night according to @LeoVaradkar in the Dáil - Ireland reached target of 1.187m in first quarter @rtenews

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4 years

Repatriation from GB: Aer Lingus flight EI4179 leaving London Heathrow for Dublin at 8:45pm this evening.

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2 years

Taoiseach confirms at Oireachtas Gender Equality committee that Govt is committed to holding referendum on Article 41.2 which refers to the woman's "life within the home" @rtenews

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NEW: 2 consular flights from GB to Ireland tomorrow evening to repatriate Irish residents - one of those from London. @rtenews

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4 years

The cabinet has agreed to nphet's recommendations to tighten the restrictions on Dublin to level 3 and to ban indoor dining in the capital. The restrictions will be in place from midnight tonight for the next three weeks.

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4 years

Cabinet meeting has ended at Dublin Castle. Dublin county set to be at level “two and a bit” - with some additional restrictions.

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Sandra Hurley

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2 years

the Taoiseach on Dr Tony Holohan move: As I said previously, I’d like to thank the CMO Tony Holohan for his outstanding service to the Irish people, and for his leadership in various Public Health roles, in particular during the pandemic. @rtenews

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2 years

It’s understood that the Irish Government expects headline announcement of NI Protocol deal between EU and UK in the next hour. @rtenews Full details to follow tomorrow or early next week

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6 months

NEW: Sinn Féin also now saying that it would not rerun the recent failed referendums if it was in Government. ⁦ @rtenews ⁩

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3 years

Also agreed at Cabinet: * 8pm curfew for pubs, rests and indoor venues including cinemas and theatres * Until Jan 30 but kept under review * Exception for weddings - midnight and 100 people * Sport - spectators limited to 5,000 people or 50% @rtenews

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Sandra Hurley

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5 years

The HSE has written to all retired staff who have left over past four years asking for their help.

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Sandra Hurley

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6 years

Former Garda Commr Noirin O’Sullivan used 6 phones in the period of interest to the tribunal - only 1 has been recovered and handed over to the inquiry #disclosurestribunal

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Sandra Hurley

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2 years

Holly Cairns will be the next leader of the Social democrats. All other TDs have ruled themselves out. @rtenews

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Sandra Hurley

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4 years

Key meeting of Cabinet Sub-Committee on Covid this afternoon with the Taoiseach, at least 9 Mins and CMO and HSE head. On the menu: - School closures for another 2/3 weeks - Travel ban extensions - Further restrictions

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Sandra Hurley

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3 years

NEW: Boosters will now be given to those who had covid after three months rather than six months. Min Health has accepted new advice from Niac to CMO @rtenews

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Sandra Hurley

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6 years

5 laptops assigned to Noirin O’Sullivan, over lengthy period, not accounted for. Hard drive from only one of 3 PCs recovered. 2 iPads accounted for. #disclosurestribunal

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Sandra Hurley

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* Cab Sub Committee pushed to 1.30pm to consider Nphet recs * Govt taken aback as early closures not floated at Tuesday's meeting * Backdrop of fear of tsunami of cases * Backbencher revolt - many in FF and FG pushing for later closure @rtenews

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Sandra Hurley

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6 years

New CSO figures show that in 2018, more Irish people returned to live in Ireland, than those who emigrated. This is the first time this has been seen since the height of the crash in 2009. @rtenews

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Sandra Hurley

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3 years

Nphet also recommending twice weekly antigen testing for those frequently going to nightclubs, bars and restaurants. @rtenews

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3 years

Education minister Norma Foley has acknowledged that the return of schools will be “challenging” when they reopen. Schools having issues with staffing will be asked to liaise with the Department. More on 9 o’clock news. @rtenews

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Sandra Hurley

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2 years

1970s Belfast comes to Drumcondra this morning for filming of In the Land of Saints and Sinners

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2 years

AIB will appear before the Finance Committee on August 3 according to chair John McGuinness

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4 years

A spokesperson for Phil Hogan has told @rtenews that there will be no response this evening to the call from the Taoiseach and Tanaiste that he consider his position. "we'll reflect on that" @rtenews

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4 years

Announcement on whether to continue kildare restrictions expected later today after Nphet meeting this morning @rtenews

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5 years

Defence forces chief of staff Mark Mellett says army will go on “yellow alert” next week to free up people to help effort to stop spread of Covid-19

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Sandra Hurley

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3 years

Foreign Affairs Minister @simoncoveney tells @thisweekrte that Irish neutrality will have to be redefined in the future in the context of common security. This may or may not require a referendum.

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Sandra Hurley

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Interesting from @leovaradkar on new National Maternity hosp- told the Dáil there are problems with the ownership of the land gifted to a private charity - says safeguards not strong enough. Also governance issues as Govt cannot appoint to board even tho hosp publicly funded. 1/3

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Green Party think in at Airfield. ⁦ @EamonRyan ⁩ confirming his department plans to introduce legislation to give greater clarity to local authorities to create more cycle paths and bus lanes.

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Sandra Hurley

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2 years

Cabinet has now agreed to increase defence force spending to 1.5billion pa by 2028. - Allowances will increase by €89 per week for lowest ranks = 5k per year - primary radar with potential cost of 200m @rtenews

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8 years

March for Choice on the move now

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The Taoiseach has said that ministers were told today that vaccinations of over 16 year olds will be close to 90% by the week of September 6. @rtenews

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Sandra Hurley

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Transport Min Eamon Ryan says the govt is accelerating plans for more cycle ways and walking infrastructure. Announcing 289m funding, he says “we cannot go back to the old ways of roads choked with traffic”

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Sandra Hurley

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Green Party TDs ⁦ @Costellop ⁩ and ⁦ @neasa_neasa ⁩ and councillor ⁦ @hazechu ⁩ holding talks with NGOs today continuing opposition to Ceta.

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4 years

Party says it has no choice "given seriousness of the situation... and the fact that he has faced no sanction nor has he given a credible account for his actions"

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Sandra Hurley

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Free flu vaccine for 50-64 year-olds announced by Health Minister @DonnellyStephen . Available at GPs and pharmacies and people can get it with the Covid booster. @rtenews

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From Sat Jan 16th - All arrivals in to Ireland must have negative PCR test

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Tánasite @LeoVaradkar has told @thisweekrte the situation is alarming and that he cannot rule out more restrictions. However current rules must first be given time to work.

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Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty says new nursing home details show the devastating scale of deaths in homes. Says one public home in Donegal saw half of residents die.

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Sandra Hurley

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@MichealMartinTD @MarrShow Taoiseach also says Ireland will ultimately have a vaccine surplus. Asked if UK should share its surplus with Ireland, he says everyone collectively has a responsibility. Says everyone needs to calm down in the vaccine race.

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Sandra Hurley

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Foreign Affairs Minister @simoncoveney on @rtetwip - yesterday was not legitimate protest, people intent on thuggery - not acceptable

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Also going to Cabinet: ▪️from Apr 12 - Fully vaccinated people to be allowed to meet indoors ▪️from Apr 19 - funeral attendance to go from 10 to 25 @rtenews

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Sandra Hurley

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3 years

Plan for households to get €100 cut in electricity bills will require new legislation. This won’t be introduced to the Dáil until the new year - meaning it will be at least February before customers receive the credit. @rtenews

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There will be an incorporeal cabinet meeting this evening to add countries to the mandatory hotel quarantine list. @rtenews

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