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First Covid vaccine doses for two 101-year-old women in Dublin

It was birthday present like no other for Mary Kelly who turned 101-years-old today.

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Concerns over Covid vaccines being administered to healthcare workers

Health unions have queried why frontline healthcare workers are being given what they describe as the "least efficacious" vaccine when they are the workers most exposed to Covid-19.

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Government won't allow Aer Lingus to fail - Varadkar

The Government is engaged in confidential talks with Aer Lingus about providing further financial supports for the airline.

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Varadkar promises more targeted Covid-19 supports

The economy will "bounce back" sooner than many people think, the Tánaiste has told the Dáil, but he added that the pandemic will leave "many scars" including lost jobs and livelihoods as well as lost lives.

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Leaving Cert plan gives 'clarity and choice', says minister

Minister for Education Norma Foley has said the hybrid plan for the Leaving Certificate is fair and that a decision had to be made despite teachers' concerns about calculated grades.

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NI ministers consider retaining restrictions until 1 April

Northern Ireland's power-sharing Executive may consider retaining its current level of Covid-19 restrictions until 1 April, with a review of the measures on 18 March.

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Ireland set for 2.2m J&J doses once vaccine approved - McGuinness

Ireland's EU Commissioner Mairead McGuinness has said the Commission is hopeful that the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine will be approved, and that 200 million doses have been ordered for EU states, meaning Ireland should receive 2.2 million doses.

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Researchers urge delay in administering Pfizer vaccine's second dose

Researchers have urged governments to delay administering the second dose of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, which they said had an efficacy of 92.6% after the first dose.

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Camile Thai to create 220 jobs, open 15 new outlets

Thai takeaway chain Camile Thai has announced it is to create 220 jobs in Ireland this year.

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Patients arrive at Ireland's first wildlife hospital

The first patients have arrived at Ireland's first hospital dedicated to sick, injured and orphaned wildlife.

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Teacher unions concerned over Leaving Cert exam plans

The Teachers' Union of Ireland has called for further engagement and clarifications on the Government's hybrid exams and calculated grades Leaving Certificate plan which was announced yesterday.

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Ireland set to receive 1m vaccines per month from April

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said the Government is expecting to receive at least one million Covid-19 vaccine doses per month in April, May and June.

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NI administers 447,685 vaccines, carers next for jabs

A major extension of Northern Ireland's Covid-19 vaccination programme has been announced today.

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What Covid-19 vaccines are online or in development?

With several Covid-19 vaccines either being rolled out or under trial, here is a rundown of the various stages of their development.

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Blanket school closures 'unconstitutional', say children's charities

A number of leading children's charities have said the blanket closure of schools is in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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EC announce measures to deal with new variants of Covid-19

The European Commission has announced a series of measures to deal with new variants of Covid-19.

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10 million Pfizer vaccine doses for EU delayed since December - sources

The European Union is short about 10 million doses of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine that were due in December, according to EU sources.

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Ryanair to appeal EU's General Court ruling on state aid

Ryanair has today lost its fight against state aid granted to flag carriers including rivals Air France and SAS after a top European court said such schemes amid the Covid-19 pandemic were not discriminatory.

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Covid-19 lockdowns lifted in Melbourne and Auckland

Major cities in Australia and New Zealand lifted stay-at-home orders for millions of residents after successfully using snap lockdowns to quash outbreaks of virulent strains of Covid-19.

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Teen cycles in memory of nan and to help grandad grieve

"How far are you away from me now?"

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Call for clarity over Junior Cert as LC talks ongoing

The Cabinet sub-committee on Education will be briefed today on the talks that have been taking place aimed at devising a format for the Leaving Certificate examinations this year.

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The EU needs a 'Vaccine Czar'

The European Commission's vaccine debacle - the escalation of a commercial dispute with a single company into an international incident involving one of the union's most sensitive borders - has masked a deeper vaccine problem for the EU as a whole: the lack of follow-through.

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Cases of Covid in hospitals reduce, ICU figure down

Cases of Covid-19 in hospitals continue to reduce, according to the latest figures from the Health Service Executive.

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Mandatory hotel quarantining legislation could take three weeks to pass

Further discussions are expected to take place today as Government seeks to agree a plan to establish a mandatory hotel quarantine system.

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Job postings continue to grow, still down 24% - Indeed Ireland

Job postings on Indeed Ireland were down 24% in early February compared with the same time last year, according to new research from the job site.

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Concerns over impact of further spread of Covid-19 variants

In the week that the European Centre for Disease Control said the risk of further spread of new variants of coronavirus in the region is "high to very high", the Irish Government is continuing to work out measures that could help to stop their importation.

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'It's not the same for everyone' - the great Covid-19 divide

We’re in this together. It’s been the mantra now for almost a year. Certainly, we have all been affected by the pandemic, but have we really been affected in the same way?

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150 jobs to go at Kerry Group

Up to 150 people will lose their jobs at Kerry Group over the next year as the company consolidates its shared services division at facilities in Mexico and Malaysia.

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Donohoe says public finances still within overall budget

The Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe has said the public finances are still within the overall budget published last October.

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Vaccinations for over 85s get under way

The vaccination programme for people aged 85 years and older has begun in some, but not all, GP practices.

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Johnson & Johnson files for EU vaccine approval

Johnson & Johnson has applied for authorisation for its coronavirus vaccine in the EU with a decision possible by the middle of March, the European Medicines Agency has said.

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1.7m more people in England told to shield

Around 1.7 million more people will be added to the shielding list in England after experts identified additional adults at serious risk of Covid-19, health officials have said.

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Jo Whiley upset she was offered Covid-19 vaccine before her sister

BBC broadcaster Jo Whiley has expressed her concern that she was offered the coronavirus vaccine ahead of her sister Frances who has special needs and has since tested positive for Covid-19.

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Court orders Dutch govt to scrap coronavirus curfew

A Dutch court has ordered the government to immediately scrap the night-time curfew imposed to fight the coronavirus, ruling that it lacks proper legal basis.

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Students on campus urged to act safely over Covid

The President of the students' union at University of Limerick has urged students returning to campus or shared accommodation to act safely, but said there has been incidences where a positive case of Covid-19 has spread rapidly in a household where self-isolation can be difficult.

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Trócaire Lenten collection facing €6m shortfall hit

Trócaire has said the inability to distribute its Lenten collection boxes through schools and at church services threatens to leave the charity with a €6 million shortfall in its income this year, as it encouraged people to collect a box from a church or donate online this Lent.

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Special syringe shortage hampers Japan's vaccination roll out

Fears are growing in Japan, where an inoculation drive against Covid-19 will begin today, that millions of doses of Pfizer vaccine could be wasted due to a shortage of special syringes that maximise the number of shots used from each vial.

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Cases of Covid-19 in hospitals reducing. vaccinations for over 85s get under way

Figures from the Health Service Executive show that the pressure on hospitals due to Covid-19 continues to reduce.

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Cabinet to consider legislation over hotel quarantining

Legislation leading to the introduction of mandatory quarantining at hotels in Ireland will be presented to the Cabinet this morning by Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly.

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'We want this lockdown to be the last,' says British PM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he aims to cautiously ease coronavirus restrictions in an "irreversible" manner, but conceded he cannot offer a "cast iron guarantee" that England's third national lockdown will be its last.

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'We are very excited'- vaccination of over 85s to get under way

"We are very excited. There's a feeling almost like Christmas Eve in the surgery."

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'We are not all in this together', say support service staff

"We are not all in this together"

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Covid-19: No new deaths, 821 more cases confirmed

The Department of Health has been notified of no new deaths, with 821 new confirmed Covid-19 cases.

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3,666 decrease in PUP recipients over last week

This week 477,665 people are set to receive the Pandemic Unemployment Payment - a decrease of 3,666 over the last week, according to the Department of Social Protection.

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US Embassy says it takes Covid-19 regulations breach 'very seriously'

The US Embassy has said it takes very seriously the concerns of the Irish Government over breaches of Covid-19 regulations here by US military personnel who landed at Shannon Airport in January.

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Call for use of larger locations in Covid-19 vaccinations

A GP in Dublin has called for vaccinations to be administered in spaces that are larger than doctors' surgeries.

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Israeli study shows Pfizer vaccine 94% effective

Israel's largest healthcare provider has said a study of more than half a million fully vaccinated Israelis indicated the Pfizer/BioNTech jab gave 94% protection against Covid-19.

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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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