Major community effort produces PPE for frontline workers
A community effort, based in Fermoy, has produced thousands of plastic face shields and frames for frontline health workers in recent weeks.
Business people, schools and...
400% increase in demand sees Jigsaw appeal for support
Youth mental health charity Jigsaw has seen a 400% increase in demand for its online services and supports since the beginning of the coronavirus...
LOCAL GPs: ‘Cocooner walks should not lead to shops, post offices,...
It’s been a while coming, but finally the easing of restrictions means those aged 70, and over, can now take short walks outside of...
Schools grapple with Leaving Cert in changed landscape
By Donal O'Siochru & Niall O'Connor
On April 23, Joe McHugh, Minister for Education and Skills informed the Dáil and the nation that the 2020 Leaving...
Lockdown leaves international fly-fisher with time to write
For Glenda Powell, fly-casting instructor with Blackwater Salmon Fisheries, the impact of Covid-19 on angling, commercially and recreationally, has become starkly clear over the...
Avondhu region childcare raised in Dáil debate
The Dáil has heard of concerns of parents around problems associated with childcare for workers in The Avondhu region.
Cork East TD Seán Sherlock, questioned Health...
Car thieves target unlocked cars
Gardaí have issued a warning about car break ins outside homes as car thieves target vehicles left unlocked overnight.
They have warned people not to...
Dedicated Covid compliance officers could become ‘commonplace’ in Irish businesses
As the Irish workforce and businesses themselves begin to contemplate what the working landscape will look like as the country tentatively emerges from lockdown, the...
96% decline in April car registrations
The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) has released their official new vehicle statistics. New car registrations for April declined 96.1% (344) when...
Normal People no longer listen to the morality police
It was a Liveline (wash yer hands) for the ages, and just the tonic Lockdown Ireland needed, as the voluntarily offended made a holy...
