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Moderna Covid-19 vaccine approved by EMA
The EMA has approved the Moderna vaccine. It follows a meeting this morning by the regulatory body and is the...
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Local Green Party rep reinforces opposition to proposed Carlow wind farm
A local Green party representative has slammed plans for a wind farm to be built in Carlow. Fierce opposition has...
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Judging gets underway at BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition this morning
More than 1,000 students from across the country- including six local schools- are taking part in the first ever virtual...
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Covid numbers in Irish hospitals could reach an all-time high today
The number of patients in hospital with Covid-19 is expected to reach a record high later today. The HSE says...
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Covid-19 latest: 5,325 new cases, 104 in Kilkenny & Carlow, with 17 deaths
5,325 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported with 104 of them in Carlow and Kilkenny. NPHET says there's been 17 further...
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Freezing temperatures tonight as ice warning comes into effect for north-west
Temperatures will fall sharply across the country tonight. A status yellow low temperature/ice warning has now come into effect later...
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Schools set to stay closed for January as senior ministers discuss the issue
Schools are set to remain closed for the rest of the month. The cabinet sub-committee on Covid-19 is meeting to...
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Schools should remain shut for January, says Deputy Mc Guinness
A local government TD says schools should be closed until the end of January at least. John Mc Guinness says...
Read moreDetailsCovid vaccine to be administered at St Luke’s Hospital by end of this week
The first Covid vaccines should be given out at St Luke's by the end of the week. Local SIPTU rep...
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Plans for €100 weekly grant draw fierce criticism from student nurses
Student nurses have strongly criticised a new report recommending they get a €100 per week hospital placement grant. The report,...
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