General News
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- Daily cases of Covid-19 drop to mid-December levels
The Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn has said that today's figure of 303 new cases of Covid-19 is the lowest number of daily cases reported since mid December. - Son of dying man released from hotel quarantine
An Irish man who challenged the lawfulness of his detention in mandatory hotel quarantine has been released this afternoon. - Plan for refugees in doubt due to Covid travel concerns
A Government plan to bring 28 child refugees to Ireland is in doubt because gardaí may not be allowed to travel to Greece due to safety concerns related to Covid-19. - Caution urged ahead of lockdown easing in England
Caution has been urged ahead of a major easing of England's lockdown, which will allow pubs and restaurants to serve customers outside and hairdressers and non-essential shops to resume business. - Dept issues warning about scam phone calls
The Department of Social Protection has issued a warning about scam phone calls from people claiming to be department officials. - Covid outbreaks linked to 'three flights into Ireland'
There have been Covid-19 outbreaks linked to at least three flights into Ireland in the past fortnight, according to a spokesperson from the Department of Health. - Unionist concerns need to be addressed - Donaldson
DUP politician Jeffrey Donaldson has said he is "fearful" of what may happen if action is not taken to address the concerns of unionists in Northern Ireland. - North's peace walls become focal point for violence
A metal gate at Lanark way in west Belfast was last week the focus of the worst violence witnessed in Belfast for years. - Covid-19: What restrictions will change from Monday?
Ireland's coronavirus restrictions will begin to ease this coming Monday, 12 April. Here's what to expect. - Philip came to Ireland on 'mission to heal' - McAleese
Former president Mary McAleese has said Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth felt a "duty" to bring about reconciliation between Britain and Ireland. - St Vincent covered in ash following volcanic eruption
Ash has covered much of the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent and the stench of sulphur filled the air after a series of eruptions from a volcano that had been quiet for decades. - Dublin author Lee Dunne dies aged 86
The death has been announced of the author and playwright Lee Dunne at the age of 86. - Second level students ready to return to class
The final phase of schools reopening comes into effect tomorrow with the last cohort of second level students back in the classroom. - France extends gap between Covid-19 vaccine shots
France will lengthen the period between the first and second shots of Covid-19 vaccines to six weeks from four weeks as of 14 April to accelerate the inoculation campaign, the country's health minister has said. - Myanmar's post-coup civilian death toll climbs past 700
A security guard was wounded in a bomb blast outside a military-owned bank in Myanmar's second-biggest city this morning, as the civilian death toll from the junta's brutal crackdown on dissent topped more than 700 at the weekend. - Accident reported at Iranian nuclear facility
An "accident" took place at an Iranian nuclear facility this morning but caused no casualties or damage, the Fars news agency reported, citing the spokesman of Iran's nuclear agency. - NASA delays Mars helicopter flight for tech check
NASA has delayed by at least several days the first flight of its mini-helicopter on Mars after a possible tech issue emerged while testing its rotors, the US space agency said. - German conservatives mull Merkel succession
With less than six months to go until a general election and their poll ratings plummeting, Angela Merkel's conservatives are meeting for crunch talks today as pressure builds to pick their chancellor candidate. - Asylum seekers able to open account with BoI - IHREC
Asylum seekers will be able to open a bank account with Bank of Ireland following an agreement that the bank will accept State-issued documents, according to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. - Ash clouds and Love/Hate: Reeling in the Years returns
It's back to the future once again this Sunday as Reeling in the Years returns to RTÉ One for a new run.
