The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines to be administered in Fingal look destined for a nursing home in Balbriggan. The eagerly-awaited Pfizer vaccine has landed in Ireland and an extensive programme of vaccinations against COVID-19 is set to begin in the next couple of days. The wait will go on a couple of weeks in Fingal with Hamilton Park Nursing Home in Balbriggan set to be the first to receive the vaccine for its residents on January 15, 2021. Several local nursing homes will receive the vaccine between January 15 and January 27 with Fingal Nursing Home and Loughshinny Residential Home set to receive the vaccine on January 20.