Sunday 1 August, 2021
Most drivers in the UK want a lower motorway speed limit in wet weather.
August is almost upon us.
The return to offices will be done on a staged basis, according to Minister Eamon Ryan.
Security officers on the Luas are temporarily increasing after a report found many women feel unsafe on public transport.
Cabinet is to discuss how many people can attend weddings and whether vaccine passes might be used.
Indoor hospitality will reopen on Monday.
Irish Water has appealed to members of the public in numerous counties to reduce their water usage.
Temperatures are to stay above 17 or 18 degrees again tonight.
There are signs the high pressure could break down over the weekend.
There are arguments for and against free public transport.
The advice against non-essential international travel is no longer in place.
Temperatures in the high 20s are expected to remain a feature across the island over the coming week.
1,173 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed yesterday.
The President has signed into law a Bill to ban ticket touting for large events.
A survey has found on average, tenants are spending 36% of their monthly income on rent.
The social media pages of some English players were hit by racist comments following Sunday’s match.
A number of TDs have raised concerns following the party’s disastrous by-election result last week.
The president released a statement on the matter today.
The UK government is considering a ban on boiling lobsters alive.
Trials of a four-day working week in Iceland have been deemed an “overwhelming success”.
The constituency will go to the polls on Thursday.
Indoor hospitality is now being delayed until at least 19 July when the government will propose a plan for how the reopening will take place.
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service imported a supply of blood from the UK earlier this week.
An EU directive restricting certain single-use plastic products being placed on the Irish market is now in effect.
130 countries have agreed a global tax reform on corporation tax but Ireland wasn’t among them.
A TD has called on the government to give €150 each person born since 1996 to entice them to get vaccinated.
Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalised recreational marijuana use for adults earlier this week.
47% of respondents said the Protocol is appropriate for Northern Ireland, while the same number disagreed.
The claim was first made last Friday. The Journal FactCheck finds it to be true.
The government looks set to delay the reopening of indoor hospitality until at least 19 July.
There are concerns that the Delta variant could lead us to delay our summer reopening of indoor hospitality.
Cinemas reopened their doors on 7 June.
A landmark US government report on UFO sightings said most could not be explained.
From TheJournal.ie
The Housing Minister suggested it could be a runner – but is Ireland actually allowed to do this?
NPHET will next week issue advice to government on the planned 5 July reopening measures.
Limerick are defending champions.
Members of the public continue to report receiving hoax phone calls,
Seven in-a-row for Dublin, or will we see new champions?
