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- 390 new cases of Covid-19, no additional deaths
The Department of Health has announced an additional 390 cases of Covid-19 with 209 of these cases in Dublin. - Virus is dangerous to 'young and healthy' - survivor
A healthcare worker who spent 68 days in intensive care due to Covid-19 has warned the "disease does not care that you are young, fit and healthy." - Three Expressway services to end early next year
Bus Éireann has announced that it will be cutting Expressway services between Dublin and three other cities from early next year. - Quarter of new virus cases among 15 to 24-year-olds
A quarter of all new cases of Covid-19 in the last two weeks have been among younger people aged between 15 and 24. - Slight fall in patients in hospital with Covid-19
The number of patients in hospital with confirmed Covid-19 is relatively stable, according to the latest figures from the Health Service Executive. - Trump tax allegations add fuel to pivotal first debate
US President Donald Trump faced allegations that he paid little or no income tax for years before he came to power, as his cloudy financial past stoked controversy ahead of the first election debate. - Fatigued: The long road to recovery from Covid-19
A man who was hospitalised with Covid-19 in March has said that he is still suffering from ongoing fatigue six months on. - No new applications for payment breaks from Sept 30
The scheme put in place by the banks to offer payment breaks to borrowers struggling financially due to the Covid-19 pandemic will stop accepting new applications as planned from the end of this month, the Government has confirmed. - Northern Lights put on a stunning display over Finland
Locals and tourists in the city of Rovaniemi in Finland's Lapland were treated to a magnificent display of colourful Northern Lights in the Arctic sky overnight from Friday to Saturday last weekend. - EU Parliament not returning to Strasbourg yet - speaker
MEPs won't yet be returning to Strasbourg due to rising coronavirus infections in France, the European Parliament speaker said Monday, despite a plea by President Emmanuel Macron. - SF call for clarity on legality of D'Arcy appointment
Sinn Féin's Finance Spokesperson has said his party has written to the SIPO in relation to the appointment of the former Fine Gael Senator Michael D'Arcy as chief executive of the Irish Association of Investment Managers to confirm if the appointment "is in breach of the law". - Cardinal Pell 'returning to Rome' after rival ousted
Australian Cardinal George Pell was reportedly to return to Rome tomorrow for the first time since being acquitted of sexual abuse charges, just days after a known Vatican rival was ousted. - Death toll grows as Karabakh fighting enters second day
Fierce fighting raged between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces today, sparking bellicose rhetoric from regional power Turkey despite international pleas for a halt in fighting between the longtime enemies. - UCC Students' Union calls for responsible behaviour
University College Cork's Students' Union is urging students to behave responsibly but says it will not be cancelling plans for Freshers' Week. - Appeal for information over man's "unexplained" death
Gardaí have appealed for information concerning the death of a man in Dublin last February. - 'No indication' UK will withdraw Internal Market Bill
The UK has declined to say it will withdraw legislation that breaches the Northern Ireland Protocol, according to a vice-president of the European Commission following a key meeting of EU and UK officials today. - Son accused of murdering mother further remanded
A 61-year-old man charged with the murder of his elderly mother at his home in Clontarf in Dublin last month has been further remanded in custody in his absence after he was too unwell to face court. - Global coronavirus death toll nears one million
The global death from Covid-19 is nearing one million, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally, with the United States, Brazil and India accounting for almost half of the world's virus-related fatalities. - Report shows impact of Covid crisis on youth services
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed a range of inequalities and exacerbated the vulnerbilities experienced by many young people, according to new research published today. - No hospital visit 'nightmare' for patients and families
A stroke survivor's family has called for national hospital visiting rules to be reviewed, as the country faces "a winter like none of us have experienced before" due to the pandemic, according to HSE CEO Paul Reid.
