Northern Ireland ministers have urged the public to reset their approach to Covid rules after bolstering work from home advice in the face of surging infection rates. The powersharing executive
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Mandatory vaccine passports are to be introduced in Northern Ireland after Stormont ministers backed the move despite DUP opposition. The other four Executive parties backed a proposal from Health Minister
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A Co Down man has been remanded in custody over charges of making threats to kill Northern Ireland’s Health Minister Robin Swann. William Herbert Hawkes, 44, of Ardmillan Crescent in
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Stormont is facing renewed calls to introduce vaccine passports after escalating pressures on the health system saw ambulances diverted away from a main hospital. Craigavon Area Hospital in Co Armagh
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Northern Ireland’s Health Minister has announced a public consultation on a proposal for compulsory Covid-19 and flu vaccination for new health and social care workers in the region. Robin Swann
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Health Minister Robin Swann has welcomed an easing of care home visiting restrictions, taking effect from today. The Health Minister (pictured) said: “Following the latest review, the restrictions on visiting
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The Secretary of State can compel Stormont to act to implement abortion legislation due to the supremacy of Parliament, the high court has heard. Peter Coll QC, acting for Brandon
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Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill has said she will make the case for a full public inquiry into institutions for unmarried mothers in Northern Ireland, stating that women were treated
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The “great scandal” of mother and baby homes, Magdalene laundries and workhouses in Northern Ireland must be investigated by a public inquiry, an independent panel has recommended. The Stormont-commissioned experts
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Stormont ministers have made no changes to current Covid rules in Northern Ireland but have agreed a date when some regulations could be eased. Following a marathon meeting of the
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