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Work on key areas of the EU UK trade deal has entered the final phase, according to the Chairman of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committe.
David McAllister was speaking following a meeting with the EU's Chief Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier.
A visual demonstration is taking place outside the Dáil highlighting the number of homeless people who have died so far this year.
Homeless activists are calling for more information on the total number of deaths across the country.
Josh Crosbie reports:
The Taoiseach says preparations are proceeding 'at pace' for the rollout of a Covid 19 vaccine here.
It’s after the UK became the first country to approve the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine for widespread use.
Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has apologised to the Public Accounts Committee, whose members include Kildare North TD, Catherine Murphy, for his tweet about attacks that killed 35 British soldiers.
Deputy Stanley says it fell below the standards he expects of himself.
The number of new clusters of Covid-19 in Ireland decreased by over a half last week.
They dropped by almost 60 per cent in private homes.
Ten people accused of naming and posting images of two children who killed another child could be facing a jury trial before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
The family of Jo Jo Dullard are appealing to the public to help "finish her journey home".
The 21 year old went missing while travelling from Dublin twenty five years ago.
Brian Stanley is due to address a controversial tweet he posted over the weekend at the Public Accounts Committee this evening.
It will be the first time the Sinn Fein TD, who chairs the committee, will comment on the tweet.
It will be several weeks before the Pfizer Covid 19 vaccine is available here, despite the UK beginning to roll it out from next week.
Britain has become the first country in the world to approve the vaccine for widespread use.
Stephanie Rohan reports.
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation's lodged a claim with the HSE for recognition of frontline staff who worked through the pandemic.
There have been calls for extra paid leave to be provided to staff who have dealt with the Covid crisis since it started.
The Director of Public Prosecutions will have to decide whether to pursue jury trials in relation to several people accused of naming two child murderers online.
It’s after a district court judge refused to hear the cases due to the seriousness of the alleged offences.
The family of Jo Jo Dullard say they’re not seeking revenge around the disappearance of their sister.
The 21 year old went missing from Moone in Co Kildare twenty five years ago.
132 people Kildare were diagnosed with Covid 19 in the two weeks to Monday.
The county's 14 day incidence rate now stands at 60.2 cases, per 100,000 people.
The national rate for that period is 87 cases per 100,000 people, and 4,144 diagnoses.
Just 577 people in Kildare closed their Pandemic Unemployment Payment claim in the run-up to exiting Level 5 restrictions.
The Dept. of Social Protection says those claims were closed between November 17th and December 1st.
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