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- Covid-19: Nine further deaths, 522 new cases
The Department of Health has been notified of nine further coronavirus-related deaths and 522 new cases. - Elliott barred from racing for six months and fined
Gordon Elliott has been banned from racing for 12 months, with six months suspended, and ordered to pay costs of €15,000, following his Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board referrals committee hearing. - March vaccine targets 'very challenging' - Taoiseach
The Taoiseach has played down the prospect of Ireland seeking vaccines from other European countries to meet vaccination targets. - Cousins jailed for hijacking bus near Dublin Airport
Two cousins who hijacked a bus near Dublin Airport last year have each been sentenced to five and four years in prison. - Gardaí investigate 'unexplained death' of man in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating the unexplained death of a man in Lusk, Co Dublin. - Over half of Kerry village receive Covid-19 vaccination
More than half the population of the Co Kerry village of Sneem have now had at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccination, with those who received the vaccine spending an observation period in a local pub. - Amendment to Children Act to be enacted by end of March
Legislation to allow children who have died as a result of murder or manslaughter to be publicly named is expected to be enacted by the end of the month. - Man jailed for assault during abduction in Drogheda
A man who was in involved in the abduction of another man, who gardaí found in a bath naked and seriously injured, has been jailed for three years. - Pope urges end to violence on historic Iraq trip
Pope Francis, beginning the first trip by a pontiff to Iraq, has made an impassioned call for an end to the militant violence and religious strife that has plagued the country for decades, saying peacemakers should finally be given a chance. - Newspaper must publish Markle statement on front page
The Mail On Sunday must publish a front-page statement about the Duchess of Sussex's victory in her copyright action against the newspaper, the High Court in London has ruled. - Building company begins legal action over restrictions
A building company has begun a High Court challenge to Covid-19 restrictions preventing construction works from resuming, claiming it is unjustifiable discrimination. - Farmer rescued after quad bike falls into sinkhole
A farmer in England has been pulled to safety after his quad bike fell into an 18 metre sinkhole. - Italy defends blocking export of Covid-19 vaccines
Italy has defended blocking a shipment of coronavirus vaccines to Australia, saying such action towards less affected countries was legitimate while it was facing "unacceptable" delivery delays. - Anger, frustration at fees among international students
Many international students who chose to study in Ireland during the pandemic say they are angry and frustrated that they are paying the same level of fees with no access to campus learning. - UK govt relaxes more trade rules between GB and NI
The British government has moved to unilaterally ease another element of the contentious Brexit arrangements governing trade to Northern Ireland. - Ireland-France hauliers no longer need proof of test
Irish hauliers travelling on direct routes from Ireland to France will no longer require proof of a negative Covid-19 test, after the French government amended current legislation with immediate effect. - PSNI officers injured as car rammed in arrest operation
Three police officers have been injured and a police car damaged following an incident in Jonesborough, south Armagh this afternoon, in which a 57-year-old man was arrested. - Toy Show Appeal shares its €6.6m plans
€6.6 million from the RTÉ Toy Show Appeal is to be distributed to children's charities, with Barnardos, Children's Health Foundation and Children's Books Ireland among the lead beneficiaries. - GDP rises 3.4% in 2020 on strong multinational sector
The economy, as measured by GDP, increased by 3.4% in 2020, according to preliminary figures from the Central Statistics Office today. - 'Unknown' number of crocodiles escape SA breeding farm
Police and conservationists in South Africa are still looking for an "unknown" number of young crocodiles that escaped early this week from a breeding farm in Cape Winelands, a district 150km east of Cape Town.
