THERE is a lot of speculation about when the lockdown caused by the pandemic will end. As a lay person, my own best call is that it will be some time before we should do this. The main factor in any decision to relax confinement measures has to be the health needs of citizens. Without […]
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OPINION – GERRY ADAMS: We have an all-island strategy for protecting animal health but not human health
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TUAIRIM: Malartú scéalta idir Pailistínigh agus Gaeil suntasach agus speisialta
Cliceáil ar an nasc thuas le héisteacht le Gráinne Ní Ghilín Ó am go chéile, tig togra ar an tsaol atá suntasach, speisialta. Tháinig an dea-scéala cúpla seachtain ó shin ó chomhghleacaí liom, Eithne O’Connell, go bhfuil leabhar nua le scéalta ón Phailistín a aistríodh go Gaeilge i gcló anois. Tá seacht scéal, idir thraidisiúnta […]
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Bawnmore steps up to help needy during Covid-19 crisis
A LOCAL councillor has praised the community effort behind a successful food bank in the Bawnmore area. Five weeks ago, Sinn Féin councillor Taylor McGrann set up the facility at Millgreen Youth Centre to manage a community response to the Covid-19 crisis and help those in most need. Speaking about the operation, Taylor said: “Along […]
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Caterpillar workers’ safety fears as Belfast factory reopens
Workers at Caterpillar’s West Belfast factory say they fear for their health and safety after the manufacturing firm reintroduced 170 staff members to the workplace this week. Staff at the company’s Springvale site – which makes axles and transmissions – were furloughed when it temporarily suspended production on April 6. However, as regular shift patterns […]
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STORMONT HEALTH COMMITTEE REPORT: Pandemic was ‘unforeseen’ not ‘unforeseeable’, MLA chides health chiefs
Amidst the concern of deaths, heading to being the worst in Europe, the joy of Boris and the pride of now, Colonel, Tom, the Stormont Health Committee met yesterday to re-question the Health Minister and his advisers since they had not performed well last week ( a sort of resit) but this week they were […]
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Orders flooding in for Naomi’s artwork dedicated to frontline workers
A Belfast artist has raised over £500 for the health service through a piece of art dedicated to frontline workers. West Belfast woman Naomi McGuinness has told how online requests are flooding in for copies of the piece, which features frontline workers including a cleaner, transport workers, a supermarket worker and medical staff. “It was […]
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