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Govt expected to agree €300m school reopening plan

The Government is expected to agree a €300m-plus plan to reopen schools by the end of August at its Cabinet meeting today.

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104 Pandemic Unemployment Payments stopped after airport checks, Dept confirms

The Department of Social Protection has confirmed that 104 cases of Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) have been stopped as a result of checks carried out at airports.

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Covid-19: No further deaths, 12 additional new cases

The Department of Health has announced that there have been no further deaths related to Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, however an additional 12 cases of the virus have been confirmed.

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July stimulus package is 'enough' to revive economy, says Donohoe

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has defended the July stimulus package saying he believes it is "enough" to revive the economy with a package of measures that they are ready to implement now.

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Students in limbo over accomodation as they await timetables

Third-level students are calling for detailed timetables to allow them make informed decisions on whether or not they need to secure rented accomodation for the upcoming academic year.

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More teachers, strict cleaning regimes in school reopening plan - Varadkar

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said the Government's plan to reopen schools next month involves a range of measures, including investment in changes to school buildings, more teachers, and strict cleaning regimes.

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Holidaymakers arriving in NI from Spain to quarantine fo r14 days

Hundreds of holidaymakers arriving back in Northern Ireland from Spain this morning will have to quarantine for 14 days.

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Rio de Janeiro cancels New Year's Eve festivities over virus

The annual New Year's Eve celebrations which traditionally see millions of people gathered on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro have been cancelled this year as Brazil grapples with surging coronavirus infections.

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North Korea reports first COVID-19 case

North Korea has reported what it says is its first suspected case of the coronavirus.

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UK set to re-impose quarantine on passengers from Spain

The British government is set to announce that all passengers arriving into England from Spain after midnight tonight will have to self-isolate for two weeks - after coronavirus cases rose again in one of the world's most visited countries.

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Galway hotels busy but chauffeur and event services are struggling

Hoteliers in Galway are reporting brisk business, ahead of what is traditionally the busiest week in the city’s tourism calendar.

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Covid-19: One further death, 24 new cases

There has been one further death from Covid-19 reported in the past 24 hours, the Department of Health has confirmed. The number of cases has risen by 24.

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's negative test for coronavirus

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has announced he has tested negative for coronavirus - more than two weeks after being diagnosed on 7 July - attributing his recovery to an unproven malaria drug.

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Famous musicians step onto empty stages for fundraiser

A host of famous musicians, including Picture This, Gavin James and Cranberries guitarist Noel Hogan, are performing in a special fundraising show tonight at venues across Ireland.

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Michelle O'Neill encourages NI shoppers to wear face coverings

Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill has said that wearing face masks is the new "shopping look" in a bid to encourage the public to wear coverings in stores.

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Trump's coronavirus U-turn

On Tuesday Donald Trump's regular coronavirus press briefings resumed.

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Norway reimposes quarantine for Spain travellers, but not Tom Cruise

Norway reimposed quarantine on arrivals from Spain at midnight over a spike in virus cases, but also said such restrictions would not apply to the team behind the latest 'Mission: Impossible' blockbuster.

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Work continues on plan for reopening schools next month

Work is continuing this weekend on completing the Government's plan for the reopening of schools at the end of next month.

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Governments losing support for their handling of Covid-19: survey

Governments are fast losing support for their handling of the coronavirus outbreak from a public that widely believes death and infection figures to be higher than statistics show, a survey of six countries revealed.

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Covid-19: Virus brings new age of uncertainty

We are in something of a lull now, a twilight zone, perhaps a little lost even, with coronavirus.

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Catalonia closes nightclubs as Covid-19 cases spread

The Catalan government has ordered the closure of all nightclubs, discos and event halls across the region of north-eastern Spain following a surge in cases of coronavirus.

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Third Dublin building site closes after Covid-19 case

A third Dublin construction site has been closed after a worker tested positive for Covid-19.

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NI seeks cross-border passenger data-sharing agreement

Northern Ireland's health minister has asked the Irish Government to consider new laws and data-sharing agreements to help track international travellers arriving on the island.

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UK govt could have handled coronavirus 'differently', admits Johnson

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has admitted the UK government could have handled the Covid-19 outbreak "differently", and said there were gaps in the understanding about the virus during the early stages.

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Circus lovers roll up for first show since lockdown

One of the country's last remaining circuses has staged its first performance since virus restrictions came into force with a drive-in show in Tralee.

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Government aware of challenges facing businesses - Donohoe

The Minister for Finance has said the Government accepts that some businesses may not be able to pass on the full cut in VAT announced in yesterday's July stimulus.

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Unions warn of crisis in aviation industry

The Irish Air Line Pilots' Association has warned that Aer Lingus may be liquidated by parent company IAG, who it said would prioritise Iberia and British Airways in order to survive the downturn experienced by the fall in flights.

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Covid-19 reproductive rate falls and is stabilising - Donnelly

The Minister for Health has told the Dáil that the reproductive number has fallen to between 0.7 and 1.4 and has been stabilising.

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'You have to pick yourself back up and go again' - Irish athletes get back on track for 2021

The eyes of the world should have been on Tokyo for the opening ceremony of the 2020 Olympic Games - but instead thousands of athletes from across the world must refocus their thoughts to next year - including those who had qualified to represent Ireland.

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Govt's economic reboot plan a 'missed opportunity' - Doherty

The Government's July stimulus plan has been described as a "big, missed opportunity", which does not deal with the "quantum of the problems in the tourism and hospitality".

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US virus cases top 4m, Europe passes 3m amid fresh outbreaks

The coronavirus pandemic has hit new milestones, with cases topping four million in the United States and three million in Europe as fresh spikes from Belgium to Tokyo to Melbourne forced new restrictions on citizens.

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Restarting health services and reopening schools a 'priority'

The acting Chief Medical Officer has said recommendations about reopening pubs on 10 August will be most appropriately made in a couple of weeks' time.

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Mixed reaction from businesses to July Stimulus plan

Representative groups and businesses have been reacting to the July Stimulus package, agreed by the Cabinet this afternoon.

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Stimulus plan ticks many boxes, but will it be enough?

Just seven short months ago, the question facing politicians, economists and to some extent the electorate, was what should the winners of the pending general election spend the €11bn in unallocated resources or "fiscal space" that they would likely have over the next five years on?

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'Miserly' stimulus package 'lacks ambition' - McDonald

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said the stimulus package announced by the Government today "lacks ambition".

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Minister for Health says virus 'R' rate has fallen

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said that "things have stabilised" over the past ten days in relation to the spread of Covid-19.

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Coronavirus outbreak at poultry plant in Antrim

A small number of workers at poultry firm Moy Park's factory in Co Antrim have tested positive for Covid-19.

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No finding of major rent arrears problem during pandemic in ESRI report - O'Brien

A report carried out by the Economic Social Research Institute did not find a significant rent arrears problem during the first three months of the Covid-19 pandemic, Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien has told the Dáil.

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Breaking Pandemic payment to be extended until April 2021

The Pandemic Unemployment Payment is to be extended until April but will be gradually reduced to €203 per week over that period based on the pre-pandemic earnings of the claimant.

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Figures on Govt contacting arrivals in Ireland 'shocking' - Shorthall

The co-Leader of the Social Democrats has described as "shocking", figures which show that 7% of people are being contacted after arriving in Ireland to check their location.

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Second Dublin building site closes after Covid-19 case

A second Dublin construction site has been closed temporarily after a worker tested positive for Covid-19.

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'Torturous' consequences of Covid for cancer patients

This story is part of an RTÉ Investigates series: Covid - Future Health Care

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Draft Oireachtas report calls for independent review into nursing home deaths

There should be an independent review into all deaths in nursing home settings during the coronavirus pandemic, according to an unpublished draft Oireachtas report.

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Brazil sets daily record with 68,000 new virus cases

Brazil has recorded a new daily record of coronavirus cases with nearly 68,000 infections, a sign Covid-19 is still far from being brought under control in the hard-hit country.

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July stimulus package to be agreed by Cabinet today

Low-cost loans, an extension of the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme and enhanced restart grants are among the measures expected to be included in the Government's July stimulus package due to agreed by the Cabinet later today.

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Irish abroad and foreign nationals here react to green list

Close to a third of all travel to Ireland from overseas is for the purpose of 'visiting friends and relatives,' according to Tourism Ireland.

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Niagara Falls boats show difference in Covid-19 rules in US and Canada

Images and footage emerging from the tourist hotspot of Niagara Falls have shown the stark differences between the social distancing rules in Canada and the neighbouring US.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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