Thirteen years on from the banking collapse of 2008 – with some €40bn in taxpayers’ money gone down the pan – and yet we still have no real concept of governance.
DUBLIN (REUTERS) - Ireland will reopen only small parts of society over the next two months, starting with the return to school of some pupils within days as the more infectious UK Covid-19 variant slows suppression of its deadliest wave to date.
Prime Minister Micheál Martin said on Tuesday (Feb 23) that the variant s near dominance was almost akin to battling a new virus.
The government extended its highest level of restrictions until April 5 when it will consider easing limits keeping people to within five kilometres (three miles) of their homes and resuming some construction. Any further gradual easing will take another three to four weeks beyond that, according to a broad reopening plan.
The new public service pay deal has been ratified by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.13 out of 17 unions in the sector backed the deal which comes into fo.