Northern Ireland – Page 21

5 years ago

94-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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Six 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...

5 years ago

Southern 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...

5 years ago

Over 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...

5 years ago

Newry’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...

5 years ago

Police 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...

5 years ago

Plea 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...

5 years ago

Over 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...