All posts tagged "Northern Ireland"
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 years agoFlu vaccine programme to be expanded across NI and ‘relieve further pressure on health service’
The flu vaccination programme in Northern Ireland is being further expanded to include those aged 50 to 64. According to Health...
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 years agoText scam advising people they are eligible for Covid-19 vaccine as con artists try to cash in
Police are warning the public of a new phishing text message scam circulating telling people that they are ‘eligible’ for the...
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 years agoSchools to stay closed and ‘promote remote learning’ until February half-term break
Education Minister Peter Weir has said pre-school education settings, primary and post primary schools will be required to provide remote learning...
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 years agoConcerns as GB-based retailers withdraw from offering deliveries to Northern Ireland
Economy Minister Diane Dodds has written to Cabinet Office Secretary Michael Gove to call for urgent action to be taken on...
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 years ago94-year-old Eileen ‘delighted and privileged’ to receive first Oxford vaccine in Northern Ireland
The first Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine has been administered in Northern Ireland today. Ninety-four-year-old Eileen Lynch has become the first person in Northern...
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 years agoSix more Covid-related deaths as First Minister speaks on plans to reopen schools on January 11
There were six further Covid-related deaths reported by the Department of Health today (Sunday). Today’s stats – according to the official...
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News
/ 3 years agoSouthern Health Trust ‘named and shamed’ as ‘rogue employer who failed to pay minimum wage’
The Southern Health Trust has been named among a list of UK employers who have failed to pay their employees the...
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 years agoOver 120 revellers hit with £200 fines as police target New Year house parties breaking Covid rules
Police have voiced “disappointment” that over 150 penalties had to be imposed as people across Northern Ireland insisted on holding house...
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Bessbrook
/ 3 years agoNewry’s ‘Black Santa’ John Dalzell awarded OBE having raised close to £2m for Southern Hospice
A Bessbrook man who has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for the Southern Area Hospice Services in Newry has been...
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 years agoPolice confirm 51 £1,000 fines for failing to isolate as Health Minister gives stark New Year warning
Over 50 people in Northern Ireland to date have been slapped with £1,000 fines by PSNI enforcing regulations requiring individuals to...
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 years agoPlea to stay home this week and cancel New Year party plans to avoid Covid ‘super-spreader’
People are being encouraged to mute their New Year’s Eve celebrations amid claims that house parties would be a “super-spreader” for...
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 years agoOver 25,000 care home residents and staff receive Covid-19 vaccine across NI to date
Health Minister Robin Swann has praised the work of the COVID-19 vaccination teams who have now administered the first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech...