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Wounded constable kept away from ED as doctors tried in vain to save partners life Constable Matthew Hunt has been remembered in Parliament. Photo / Supplied Wounded constable kept away from ED as doctors tried in vain to save partners life A paramedic who was among the first to help injured Constable David Goldfinch last year testified that she waited with him in the ambulance outside the hospital, then took him in a different entrance so he wouldnt see emergency department staff trying in vai...

MANY hotels across Northern Ireland are fully booked on their first weekend of reopening this year with concerns about an influx of visitors from the Republic where coronavirus restrictions remain. The north took major steps out of lockdown on Monday after...

Covid-19: NI Executive urged to rethink new travel rules Published image copyrightPacemaker image captionThe Common Travel Area consists of the UK, Republic of Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man Tourism bodies have urged Stormont to rethink guidance on visitors arriving from the Common Travel Area (CTA). People visiting friends and family in Northern Ireland from the UK, Republic of Ireland, Channel Islands or Isle of Man will be exempt from a requirement to self-isolate from 24 May. New ...

Diane Dodds accused of lacking vision over protocol potential Economy Minister Diane Dodds. SDLP economy spokesperson, Sinéad McLaughlin. A NEW 12,000-word document setting out Economy Minister Diane Dodds’ vision for the next decade has been criticized for omitting any reference to the Irish protocol or the all-island economy. Presenting the 10X Economy: An Economic Vision for a decade of innovation paper yesterday, Ms Dodds spoke of her vision as being “purposefully b...

(PA Graphics) “As you’ve seen from our colleagues in Westminster they have been moving ahead in relation to the relaxation of the Covid regulations,” the DUP leader added. “It’s very important that we also continue to relax the Covid regulations because the statistics are very good again today. “If you look at the statistics, the numbers of positive cases have again shown to be very small, which of course is welcome. “My colleague, Diane Dodds (Minister for the Economy), has put p...

An additional 57 positive cases of Covid-19 were also reported in the last day. It is the lowest number of cases reported in a 24-hour period since last September. Meanwhile, a tourism body has called for travel restrictions between Great Britain and Northern Ireland to be eased. The Department of Health #COVID19 Dashboard will be fully updated on Wednesday 7 April. The following information is available today: 57 people have tested positive in the past 24 hours. Sadly, 3 deaths have been repor...

Further NI reopening dates to be published next week Updated / Tuesday, 6 Apr 2021 19:04 First Minister Arlene Foster said it is important to give certainty to people The Northern Ireland Executive hopes to publish dates for the reopening of hairdressers, beauticians and non-essential retail when it meets next week. First Minister Arlene Foster said it is important to give certainty to people, and that a timeline to reopen close contact services could be published at the Executive meeting on 1...

Northern Ireland tourism facing ‘a race for survival’ without immediate intervention Northern Ireland tourism facing ‘a race for survival’ without immediate intervention The Northern Ireland Tourism Alliance ( NITA) calls on the Executive to move quickly to remove UK-wide travel restrictions before it’s too late, reports Shauna McCrudden NITA Chief Executive Joanne Stuart The tourism industry all across Ireland, which has been effectively shut down for a year due to Covid-19 restric...

£800m of business lost to tourism due to pandemic in Northern Ireland The tourism industry will be hoping attractions including the Giants Causeway will help with recovery following the coronavirus lockdown Rebecca Black, PA Looking up at Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge  Almost a billion pounds has been lost in tourism in Northern Ireland since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, a Stormont committee has heard. A senior figure in tourism said the industry had n...

Almost a billion pounds has been lost in tourism in Northern Ireland since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, a Stormont committee has heard. A senior figure in tourism said the industry had not expected the health crisis to have lasted as long but emphasised a position of “real hope” with the rollout of the vaccination programme. Dr Joanne Stuart, chief executive of the Northern Ireland Tourism Alliance, said there is now a need to “look beyond Covid”. She told Stormont’s Economy...