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Politics
hospital figures
More than 1,500 people in hospital with Covid-19 as Ireland reports more cases per capita than any other country
Special Needs
Re-opening schools for students with special needs to be prioritised by government, says minister
forced adoption
Philomena Lee says Ireland must ensure mother and baby home 'atrocities' never happen again
burials
Varadkar supports investigation into 'disrespectful' leak of mother and baby home information
Online Payments
Irish-founded Stripe to stop processing payments for Donald Trump's campaign website
bessborough
How a 'surprising' lack of burial records impacted the work of the mother and baby home commission
Sunday
10 Jan 2021
Saturday
9 Jan 2021
Friday
8 Jan 2021
Electoral Reform
Voting during a pandemic? Plans for social distancing at polling stations and new Electoral Commission announced
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Stay at home to save lives: Here are the new measures to combat the spread of COVID-19
Government of Ireland
Jan 8
Thursday
7 Jan 2021
Covid-19
Varadkar's message to private hospitals: 'You need to make your doctors, nurses and ICU beds available in third wave'
Riots
'I can't stay': US envoy to Northern Ireland resigns after pro-Trump rioters storm Capitol Hill
CMO LETTER
Sample shows one in four Covid-19 cases in Ireland last week were UK variant, Holohan told government
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Jan 7
need to know
US reeling after storming of Capitol: Here are the main points you need to know this morning
US Capitol
Four fatalities: One person shot by police, three deaths from medical emergencies amid Capitol chaos
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Stay at home to save lives: Here are the new measures to combat the spread of COVID-19
Government of Ireland
Jan 7
As it happened
US Capitol
'You did not win' - America left reeling after Trump riot cleared from US Capitol building
Wednesday
6 Jan 2021
take away takeaway
'Forget about takeaway pints': Taoiseach hits out at selling drink on streets – but no ban
Creche
Childcare services to remain open but only for vulnerable groups and children of essential workers
lockdown 3
Level 5: Details of new restrictions confirmed for schools, creches, construction, travel and retail
Schools
Schools to stay closed until February, but Leaving Cert students allowed to attend class three days per week
third wave
Cabinet to sign off on closure of schools until February, most construction sites set to shut down
Tuesday
5 Jan 2021
runoff
Eyes of the US on Georgia as voters head to the polls with the balance of Congress in their hands
Money Men
Ministers confident of financial 'firepower' to withstand Covid-19 in 2021 despite €19 billion deficit last year
Coronavirus
Taoiseach indicates schools will close for rest of month, says ministers will discuss construction shut-down
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